#the pseudo retcon of Eddie and Shannon's age and story
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CRITICAL THOUGHTS INCOMING
If the writers never make Buddie canon, I honestly think itāll be a big disappointment and a dumb decision. Let me explain.Ā
If the writers decide to keep Buck and Eddie with either A) Natalia and Marisol or B) some other women down the line, either case is, TO ME, uninteresting and boring. And frankly a disservice to the characters of Buck and Eddie.Ā
Look, I already donāt have that much faith in the writers to - again if they decide to keep Marisol and Natalia around - make these two interesting, just for starters. History, aka canon, shows that the writers and powers that be donāt have much interest in making any love interest for Buck or Eddie interesting or particularly compelling.Ā
Abby is an exception because she was a main character in season one. Shannon in her own way is an exception too, despite being a temporary side character.Ā
TK, I guess, would be considered the second bestĀ ādevelopedā character/love interest. But good god, at what cost? We effectively had to sit with TK for a season and a half to have it drilled into us that sheās selfish, career driven (in a bad way), struggles to be nice or have sympathy for others in any capacity, has unresolved daddy issues that she refuses to work on, and is an overall bitch. Wow, so glad we had to witness this for a season and a half. Oh and, no, TK may be a shitty person, but I didnāt find her to be all that interesting. (the actress was mediocre too, so that didnāt help matters)
Ali had a little sass to her and couldnāt handle the reality of Buckās job (which is fine. itās good she recognized they werenāt compatible). Not much else to her. Ana was a teacher, low key ableist,Ā ānice,ā and... fuck if I know what else. She was there and,Ā to me, she was uninteresting.Ā
Marisol hasnāt even been set up in any way beyond us, the audience, knowing that Eddie met her on a call, she pointed out the right glue in front of Eddieās face, and she does DIY. At best sheās a one dimensional character right now.Ā
Natalia is also, at present, pretty one dimensional as well. We only know her profession, but weāve been given nothing else of substance to understand really why she has done or said anything in the show. We were shown sheās uncomfortable with Buck and his life, so she left, but came back because???? Natalia says she likes Buck, but we havenāt been shown why she does beyond her initial intrigue with his death. Her character already has a weird and rocky start, so.... Good luck to the writers.
Whether the writers decide to keep Natalia and Marisol and make them endgame, or bring in two new love interests at some point, I simply donāt have faith that the writers will make them good, compelling, and even somewhat decently developed characters. Yes I get that this show is a first responders show, and so thatās their focus, but my gosh if they can make interesting characters out of the people on their calls (not always, but sometimes), then why canāt they make the love interests for Main Characters interesting and fun to watch?????
The writers honestly wrote themselves into a corner making Buck and Eddie so incredibly stellar as an obvious romantic pairing. They WROTE these two as always having each others backs, always supporting each other, having fun together, being silly together, understanding each other on such a deep level truly no one else compares, loving each other, being protective of each other, having fantastic chemistry (thatās on the actors), and on and on. They WROTE these two as, truly, being perfect for one another in every way.Ā
I really do think it will be such a bizarre and dumb decision to, potentially, never make Buck and Eddie canon.Ā
I will also say that, for me, even if whatever LI Buck and Eddie end up with (thatās not each other) are developed well or even decently, I know I still wonāt care about them. Why? Because again I already know Buck and Eddie are perfect for each other, so no one can compare.Ā
Yes Iām a big Buddie shipper. I also recognize there are definitely people out there that easily accept simple (underdeveloped in my eyes) characters like Ali or Ana or Marisol, etc. I get that people will go with the flow of,Ā āBuck/Eddie seem happy with this person, so thatās good enough for me.ā I get that. But Iām not one of them, and definitely not for characters like Buck and Eddie who I think deserve better than poorly developed love interests. Like gd, am I really asking that much of the writers to do better when I know they have it in them?Ā
In relation to all this Iāve stated in other posts that I donāt really care for Marisol or Natalia, and I donāt have to. Iām allowed to sayĀ āyeah I donāt really care for this characterā without there being some deep and/or terrible reasoning behind it. I also donāt have to like specific storylines for characters. As this post indicates, I donāt care for the current romantic storylines of Eddie and Buck, but especially Buck (weāve seen this movie four gd times already). If someone likes it in any way, thatās totally cool. You feel how you feel.Ā
I doubt Iāll have anyone coming onto my post debating me about this, but just in case? Please donāt bother. I donāt care that the likelihood of Buck and Natalia lasting are probably low. Same with Eddie and Marisol. I just donāt care because I donāt care for these storylines. Iām not looking forward to seeing more of either of these storylines, no matter how long or short they last.Ā
EDIT: Also? Holy shit I'm also just tired of Buck and Eddie being paired off with unmemorable and forgettable people. The mostĀ āmemorableā one would probably be TK, but only because sheās such a bitch, and yet still uninteresting.Ā
TL;DR? I want better for Buck and Eddie. Letting them get together and be together romantically is, I think, the best and logical decision for these characters.Ā
#911 critical#911 discourse#9-1-1#Eddie Diaz#Evan Buckley#Buddie#I'm sure some folks may think Eddie dating#just for fun right now makes sense because of#the pseudo retcon of Eddie and Shannon's age and story#but uhhhh the writers didn't have to do that#as I've said in other posts#the writers absolutely could have worked the#entirety of s6 making Buddie canon...#but they didn't#IF the writers ever do decide to make Buddie canon#to me s6 is a big example of them just absolutely#dragging their feet at making Buddie canon#creating unnecessary roadblocks#idk when I'll be 'done' venting about my frustrastions#for s6 but that's why I always tag posts like this#as 'critical' and discourse' in case y'all don't#want to see this stuff#anyway#my thoughts
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