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hot take: 8x05 was not actually a good episode

it was certainly an enjoyable episode, and it's definitely my favorite episode of the season so far. but if you take off the shipping goggles for a second and just actually analyze the content, it's not great.

Hen and Karen's argument is entirely contrived, and shouldn't be an argument they're having after several years of Hen being a married paramedic. And while Aisha, Tracie, and Declan's performances were outstanding, the whole arc of Denny almost dying felt entirely out of place with the rest of the largely goofy and unserious episode.

Athena's arc I absolutely hated. I have issues with how Athena treats kids that I'm not going to get into right now, but the way she treated those girls was incredibly unfair given that they weren't even the ones who ran into Denny. This show has a habit of making genz (not kids, specifcally genz culture) the butt of so many jokes, and as a genz kid, it's not that funny. if this arc was to teach kids about the dangers of doing dumb teenager shit, they absolutely went about it in the wrong way

and as for Buck and Tommy's arc. it was super fun and super cute, but why is it just Buck, Tommy, and Eddie? Buck gets cursed with a dislocated shoulder and boils and no one else seems to care? I don't remember super well, but I do know that Bobby, Hen, and Chim, weren't super involved in that arc.

when the episode started I thought to myself "this is gonna be like another jinx (4x06) episode". Jinx is one of, if not, my favorite episode of the show because of the fun firefam dynamics and the silliness of it all. but what made it work was the cohesiveness. all of the characters are involved in the plot together as a unit. Eddie has his own little thing going on on the side, but it doesn't take away from his role as part of the firefam. and while the episode does get a bit more serious and dramatic towards the end, it maintains a steady silly atmosphere the whole way that feels, again, much more cohesive.

also, with jinx, the title makes sense. masks kind of makes sense because it's halloween, and buck has the whole boils thing going on, but the title is largely unrelated. I mean, wouldn't it make more sense for an episode titled Masks to relate to how Eddie is masking his trauma over Shannon and his sadness at having Chris gone? Or how Bobby is masking his trauma over his nde at the end of last season? Or even how Buck maybe hasn't fully accepted himself as Not Straight? But true to form with this season, there's really no overall theme with the title

8x05 has some really fun and adorable moments, and like I said, it's still my favorite episode of the season. But honestly, it's just because I like Bucktommy. they get a lot of screen time for a cute and funny plot and it's super fun to watch, but the episode as a whole is not really a whole. it's just a bunch of random unrelated one-off arcs strung together around the loose "halloween" theme with no overarching message, moral, or otherwise connector. and doesn't it just say so much that what's considered to be the favorite episode of the season (at least within this section of the fandom) isn't even all that great

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the scene at miceli's was so deeply OOC for both buck and tommy any way you look at it. the sole purpose of the scene was getting tommy to 'confess' about being engaged to dispatcher abby. the end goal of this scene was this confession (which....... was an odd choice in the first place. but i don't wanna get into that. also i already did it) everything else they threw in there kinda half-assed and with no regard for anything. it's such bad characterisation that the writers won't be able to explain away, at this point, even if they wanted to. like is there a single person in that room willing to stand up and go "WHEW! THAT LINE SURE WAS SUPER MISOGYNISTIC! LET'S DIAL IT BACK A BIT HUH!" like, you don't care about character consistency, but try not to be super sexist in the process of butchering them? so. fuck the scene at miceli's, it doesn't exist to me.

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it is truly impressive how fast 911 has imploded. a few weeks ago I was staying up until 3 in the morning to watch the new 911 ep on hulu when I missed it live, and now it's been like 4 days and I still havent gotten up the energy to watch ep 8 yet. truly, no one is doing it like them

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911 bisexual representation

so the thing about representation is that it's important for 2 reasons. the first is that it allows people to feel seen and understood. there's an excitement and emotional response to seeing yourself represented on screen. But part of that excitement hinges on accuracy. the more inaccurate a character seems, the more it breaks immersion, and the less excited a person becomes.

which leads into the second reason representation is important: it teaches people about groups they might not often interact with. often the first and interaction people have with groups unlike their own is through tv. now there is a certain responisbility of a viewer to understand that no one representation of a given group is going to ring true for every member of that group. but there is a responsibility of the creators to do that group justice and provide a sound jumping off point for anyone just starting to learn

now for how this relates to Buck. we here on tumblr are well versed in sexuality. we know that even if Buck never goes on to look at another man he's still bisexual. we, who truly care about this show and representation, who hear Oliver saying he's bi in interviews and reposting fanart of Buck in the bi flag on his insta story, we don't need Buck to say he's queer to understand that he is.

but for stay-at-home mom Cathy in Nebraska who, to her knowledge has never met a bisexual person, this might be her first and/or biggest interaction with bisexuality. and because she has no prior knowledge she's going to come away from this thinking that bisexuality is a phase or an addiction or just a one-person thing. if Oliver has his way and Buck gets to fuck his way through LA, then she might come away thinking that all bisexual people are sluts. of course, she might not have even made the connection that Buck is identifying as bisexual because he's never said it, and Cathy most certainly does not care about cast interviews.

the point is, to all the people saying that Buck dating a woman doesn't erase his bisexuality, you're right, it doesn't. Buck will always be bi, he will have always dated and fallen in love with a man, he will have always had a boyfriend. but 911 is trying to get away with saying they have bisexual representation without actually taking care with it. they're trying to score points with us, queer fans who care about this stuff, and trying not to upset or make uncomfortable the general audience, which is largely straight. and what that's doing is it's giving people who maybe don't understant what being bisexual means a certain idea that is harmful and offensive to actual bisexual people

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All soups are good soups! And I only have 11 slots so I apologise in advance if your favourite isn’t here.

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i am absolutely vibing with morgan and the hot janitor. those fuckers better be together for at least half a season

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also, side note, when Van has sex, does he feel what he's feeling and what the other person is feeling? because I feel like that could be either really good or really bad

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every new episode of Brilliant Minds reaffirms how good this show is. they had an arc where heightened sexual desires were a symptom of a fatal disease and still managed to be incredibly sex positive. and not in a preachy tiktok buzzword type way but in an actual human way and I just don't think I've ever seen a show handle a story like this with so much care

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If ody3 gets together right now, what do yall think the rest of the show is gonna be about? The show has the possibility to morph into a larger ensemble cast in the future, but right now, Max, Avery, and Tristan are THE main characters. If they get together with no drama, what's the back half of the season even going to be about

Also, it makes sense that it's going to take some time. Avery is already against things like marriage and heteronormativity. And both her partners are male. It makes sense that she's having an easier time accepting and enjoying this.

But Max and Tristan are both still into the whole marriage, house, and kids thing. It will take them more time to adjust to the possibility of it looking a little different. And assuming they both currently identify as straight, they also have to adjust to being in a relationship with another man

Just give it time and let the slow burn slow burn

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If anything, this episode has made me more sure of a throuple. Yes, Max and Tristan don't seem to be into it right now. But Avery very much does. And the show is actually acknowledging this being a possibility beyond just a one-time threesome. I do still think they will keep there backdoors open and I'm not entirely sold on them consistently following through. But this episode does make me sure that, at least for now, they're not going to ignore it or play it off for shits and giggles

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Crying pleading begging you all to go watch Brilliant Minds. It is technically a medical procedural and yet calling it that feels a disservice to the emotional and intense storyline. Doctor Wolf, despite not really playing well with others, cares so much about his patients and not just "curing" them but actually helping them live happy and meaningful lives.

It also centers around a middle-aged gay man who mentions his sexuality multiple times and has a bantery relationship with another doctor who is also explicitly shown to be gay by the third episode.

The interpersonal and character plots aren't just drama for drama's sake, but actual mature and heartfelt issues that are intense but also very adult in nature.

And the characters themselves are all interesting. They all have distinct personalities and quirks and problems. And they each have their time to shine.

Just go watch it please!!!!!

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ima be honest, Avery really pissed me off in this episode. rant under the cut if you want to avoid. tldr: hipaa privacy laws are there for a reason, and a stranger's sexuality label is none of your business.

a. you can't ignore hipaa privacy laws just because you think it's the right thing to do. I don't care if he was cheating on his fiancee, it's none of your business. you're not his friend or her friend, you barely know these people, and it's not your responsibility to solve their relationship problems, or pass judgement on what they do. there's a decent chance you don't know what the real story is. and guess what? you didn't. you were wrong. This one is a real problem for me because it happens so often on tv where someone ignores some kind of law because "it's the right thing", completely misunderstanding the point of that law in the first place. hipaa privacy laws are for the benefit of the patient. in this case, it protected a cheater. but in other cases, it prevents doctors from disclosing embarassing or even dangerous information to strangers. how would you feel if, for example, you confessed you were gay to a therapist, and they told your family without your permission? It's not for you to meddle in someone's relationship, and you're not qualified to give actual couple's counseling. It is not your business.

b. DO NOT ASK A STRANGER THEIR SEXUALITY. This one really really pissed me off because, what are you doing? that is none of your business. first of all, and this one's less important, bi is not the only inclusive label. he could have been pan, fluid, queer, questioning, or even just unlabeled. You cannot assume someone's label based on limited (and, as it turns out, incorrect) information. Second of all, again, it's none of your business. him being whatever sexuality he is, and possibly having had an affair with his groomsman is none of your business beyond what that means for his medical health. it's not your job to figure out what he identified as. and to ask his fiancee? these people are not your friends. they're not your family. they are your patients. to ask a grieving woman about her late fiance's sexuality to satisfy your own personal curiosity is incredibly inapropriate, and a major overstep of boundaries

I swear I love Avery. She's witty and opinionated and a goofball at heart, and I respect that so much. But if you want to be a doctor you need to know what your boundaries are. If I was her patient, and she did something like this, I would immediately request a new doctor, if not sue.

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Please, spread this for those who might need it right now

U.S. suicide hotline: call or text 988 (available 24 hours)

U.S. trans lifeline: (877) 565-8860 (when you call, you’ll speak to a trans/nonbinary peer operator. full anonymity and confidentiality)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) – provides 24/7 confidential support and referrals for individuals and families facing mental health and substance use disorders, including panic attacks and anxiety.

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