#Acts 1:9

[pilgrimjim]

Ascension Day Double Bill

Happy Ascension Day! Here is a pair of videos to help you keep the feast.

“Opulent Ascension,” an installation by Sean Scully in San Giorgio Maggiore (Venice Biennale, 2019). Inspired by Jacob’s dream of a ladder to heaven (Genesis 28:12), Scully’s stack of colored felt slabs rises more than ten meters toward the luminous dome of San Giorgio Maggiore, Palladio’s splendid Renaissance church in Venice. Amid the subdued grays and whites of the interior, the miraculous…

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#Acts 1:9 #Ascension Day #Ascension of Christ #Genesis 28:12 #Jacob&039;s Dream #Palladio #Pandemic #San Giorgio Maggiore #Sean Scully #Venice

[leiazsolo]

Regarding Tommy (AKA Stop hating him for the “Begins” episodes)

So I’ve been seeing a TON of hate for Tommy specifically because of his behaviour in the ‘Begins’ episodes and how he “shouldn’t be forgiven” so I’m getting fed up and decided to to a TIMELINE of Tommy & why we don’t need to be spoon fed his ‘redemption’ because we saw it across 10-ish years of flashbacks in the Begins episodes and can learn to understand that some stuff can just be implied with storytelling rather than treating the audience like babies and spelling it out for them. I will be starting with his first chronological appearance NOT his first on-screen appearance.

Starting Approx. 2005-2006 2x12 “Chimney Begins” now I’m not sure exactly what dates the episode here but google tells me it’s set around here, If I’m wrong let me know.

This was the big episode of Tommy being an asshole, I will not deny he was an asshole. He was one of the primary assholes of this episode along with the old captain. Let’s look at this episode with what we know about Tommy now, not what we knew then.

Tommy was a closeted gay man in a male-led, white-led field (presumably gay, we haven’t had his label yet) working under a captain we know is Homophobic, Sexist, and Racist. He also was a white man in a white male field back in 2005, prejudice was still a huge thing in 2005 (and still is but we’re not here to talk about that) and this episode shows this well, because it had to fit with the ‘times’. Tommy was an aggressor to begin with Im not going to deny this, but do you know who was also there, standing by and watching the rest of the 118 treat Chimney like shit for MONTHS? Eli! Yes lovey Eli who eventually helped get Chim into the field and let him stay with him in Boston. Yes he ended up being a good guy, but that doesn’t excuse the months he spent staying quiet watching the 118 mistreat Chim. You’ll see this theme pop up again later, funnily enough. Eventually we see Tommy and Chim become civil, after Chimney saves his life. He goes on to befriend Chimney, telling him his favourite movie is Love Actually (that’s fruity) amongst other things.

Fast forward to somewhere between 2009-2010 2x09 “Hen Begins” aka the next time we see Tommy chronologically and the first time we meet him in the show. We know a rough timeline as Sal says his girlfriend took him to see the new Twilight movie, and they reference the Edward vs Jacob, which means it’s most likely New Moon or Eclipse as that was more heavily a marketing thing for those two than the first one. This is also the first time Tommy is implied to be gay (He doesn’t deny the accusation and instead jokes about kissing Sal/Chimney) Now at this point in time I know this probably was not planned, but is something to look back at.

Tommy is this episode steps back from being an aggressor, he is still working under Gerrard and still closeted. He is still a part of the problem, but other than being present in the episode and in the scenes where Sal and Gerrard acted as aggressors, he didn’t actually contribute verbally to the mistreatment of Hen. The primary aggressor for Hen was Gerrard and remained to be Gerrard throughout the episode even when her co-workers saw her doing good things. And going back to Eli in Chimneys episode, guess who was also a bystander to Hens mistreatment, filling a similar role to Hen that Eli filled? CHIMNEY. He stood back for also presumably months, didn’t defend Hen against their co-workers, and just let what happened to him happen to her. Then, at the end of the episode it’s revealed multiple members of her team submitted complaints against their captain for the mistreatment of Hen, I’m willing to bet that he was one of those people, him, Chim, and even potentially Sal as he was less of an ass by the end. By the end of her episode we know they are now friendly at work and he thinks she’s a good firefighter.

Skip forward to 2014-ish, 2x16 “Bobby Begins Again.” We immediately see the team meshing, Chim, Hen, Tommy, and even Sal. 9 Years have passed since he met Chimney, and 4-ish since Hen and it’s implied they’re a friendly unit, Tommy is still closeted, and has been working under a rotating number of captains (six to be exact), but has clearly become a better, and more accepting person, the world is changing and he isn’t being held back with the times. He goes out for drinks with Hen & Chimney, laughs with them, has an overall good time being their friend and seeming enjoying working under Bobby for another 4 years, we even see them smash his face into a cake at a surprise leaving party they’ve thrown him. We know Buck took his place at the 118 which was not long before S1 began, so we’re assuming he left the 118 2017/2018.

This is the last time we see Tommy until 7x03, presumably set in 2023/2024 “Capsized”, a whole canonical 16-18 years after we first meet him, and 6 years since he left the 118. In those 6 years we know he:

A) is still friendly with Chimney, we know from 2x14 when he phones him to drop the fire retardant on the house. He is also mentioned to still be in contact in 3x16

B) Has come out/discovered his sexuality.

C) Is obviously not bigoted, or at least as much as he was back in 2005-ish.

In terms of Hen we can assume they haven’t really stayed “friends” since Tommy left, as she states in Capsized that she forgot he worked there. She worked with him for 8-ish years, I’ve worked with people for that length of time and don’t talk to them now, doesn’t mean I hate them, we just don’t really have reason to talk anymore. I just think their friendship was more a “we’re work friends” kind of relationship rather than a “we’re in each other’s lives” one, which is a completely normal and valid relationship. Whereas with Chim we know they’ve remained at least acquaintances to chat, and friends enough that Tommy would risk both his life and job to save Bobby.

At this point in the timeline it’s been approximately CANONICALLY 16-18 years since we met Tommy, and the fandom is still asking for his character to be held accountable for things he said all those years ago, when clearly in the canon of the show has been forgiven. At this point in the show I really don’t think we need to be spoonfed this narrative, it would feel clunky and weird to see an apology on screen for something that’s clearly been addressed off screen. It would frankly be a waste of the limited airtime we have this season.

I also think it’s super important to remember that Tommy wasn’t planned that far in advance, we know he was bought back by Minear because he wanted the person who was part of Bucks coming out to be someone the audience had already met before & Lou was both available and willing to do it. If they had been planning this exact storyline since season 2, maybe Tommy would have been portrayed differently, who knows.

I get we love Buddie and we want Buddie so much, I am not and never will jump ship from Buddie, I love that Tommy is Bucks first boyfriend, I just hope Eddie gets to be his last.

I’m also super glad we’re getting Bucks coming out separately from Eddies potential future coming out, I am on the (seemingly) small majority that thinks that would have been way too much to happen all at once, and also the characters deserve to have their own coming out stories not to be lumped together.

so yeah. TLDR; Tommy has evolved over 16-18 years, 10 years of which we saw across the Begins episodes, and if we want to be spoonfed his accountability for his behaviour in the begins episode, we should also be asking the same from Eli and Chim.

#Tommy Kinard #911 abc #911 season 7 #bucktommy #evan buckley #911 #9-1-1 #9 1 1 abc #buck x tommy #listen i’m just fed up bc this happens with everyone Buck or Eddie dates #if you wanna dislike bucktommy go for it i’m not saying you have to like them #or even like tommy #i’m just saying you need to just be honest about your reasons for disliking him #and you don’t have to forgive him that’s fine you do you #but you can’t act like the characters haven’t

[imminent-danger-came]

I am seeing some of the WORST takes about tdp season 4. Sweet, sweet tumblr users. This season was a lot of set up, not everything was supposed to be explained or resolved, or even "should" have been. Season 4 had to do the heavy leg work of re-establishing characters and arcs and the plot moving foreword. It just needs a little time to be able to act on everything it's now established. It did a good job building off of arc 1, and now we are fully indoctrinated into arc 2!

#like yes you are SUPPOSED to think Rayla was acting weird #yes you are SUPPOSED to be confused about why she came back #yes you are SUPPOSED to wonder why Callum is throwing himself into his work/magic #(I think it's possible to infer but it's going to be explored) #yes you are SUPPOSED to be disappointed that Rayllum didn’t completely hash out their issues #Yes. Even the fact that Rayla wasn't as focused on this season. #she opened up about NOTHING and it's clear that during her 2 year absence something happened to her #I promise it's going to be explored these writers don't just leave plot points #Really s4 and s5 are gonna be more like 1 season narrative wise #s4 ep 9 was more like a mid season finally #This is exactly how it went down with seasons 1 and 2 #*finale #anyways #The only thing that feels like it was completed narrativly this season was the Janaya plot #This all feels super intentional to me man #tdp #the dragon prince #tdp spoilers #Like let the plot happen #Just because it didn't ALL happen in one season like you thought it would doesn't mean it won't #okay that's all the salt I have in me #imp tag

[wavesalwayscrash]

Waves Always Crash /// Page 9

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here comes the silly boy!

#WAC pages #Act 1 #Chapter 1 #Page 9 #c: grouse #c: lain #c: mariner #c: condor

[loserdiaz]

rewatching 911 and i have questions. like...

if not married then why the widower and the divorce arcs

#like im sorry but with the well incident buck really acted like he just lost his husband #and with the shooting buck was the parent having to tell his child daddy might mot come home #LIKE HELLO?????? #the divorce era.... they're literally married idc #eddie diaz #evan buckley #evan buck buckley #buck x eddie #buddie #911onabc #911 on fox #tv: 9 1 1 #april rambles

[evanbegins]

tease tidbit tuesday 🍽️

no i did not completely forget who tagged me! anyway i was tagged by the loveliest @malewifediaz, @steadfastsaturnsrings, @cal-daisies-and-briars, @wikiangela, @jamespearce9-1-1, and @wildlife4life <3333 more of the little lunch-pasta scene from my buck sleeptalking fic! right before eddie tells buck him and ana broke up, but it's easier to just say this is the boys being disgusting goofy goobers. like rancidly so..

(its not tuesday here anymore as of like 20 minutes ago but i was lazy and needed to get out of bed)

here it is:

“Yeah, of course I did. It tasted okay, wasn’t my favourite,” Eddie would shrug if it didn’t hurt his shoulders, peering into the pot Buck was stirring before he’s settling back down, giving a slight uncomfortable shift of his body when his shoulder clenches. He’ll have to pluck his pain pills off of the counter and take them while eating lunch with Buck (he didn’t eat a lot of the sushi nor crab, admittedly; it wasn’t as good as Buck’s favourite place). “That pasta is making me hungry just looking at it. Smells really good.”

And if Buck bats his eyelashes at him from the compliment, Eddie doesn’t say anything. He just lets Buck keep on stirring and stirring the pot, kinda nasty wet noises permeating the air. Eddie would be grossed out if he didn’t know that Buck’s pasta is always ten times better when he adds a lot of sauce. “Thanks,” he smiles all big and wide, “Luckily for you, I just finished it up. You want a plate?”

“Obviously,” Eddie scoffs, slightly cracking his knuckles against the counter before pulling away. He knows he can’t help grab anything to set the table, so he gives Buck a sheepish look. “Look at you, having to play maid with me. Sorry about it.”

Buck laughs a little when he grabs three plates and stacks silverware on top, puttering over to the dining room and setting the plates. “You only like me for my cooking and cleaning, don’t you?”

“Yes.”

Buck gives an exaggerated scoff of indignation as he sets the last plate down, pulling out the chair for Eddie with a certain look. “I knew it. God, do you not like my glorious looks, either?” He gives an even more exaggerated fake flip of his non-existent long hair, one hand on his hip. He still has some sauce on his knuckles, probably when he was taste-testing and didn’t realize he was making a small mess.

“Of course I don’t,” Eddie laughs a little with a grin hurting his cheeks as he sits down, looking up at Buck with big eyes, like usual. However, his face morphs a little bit, turning into something more serious, his brows furrowing for a moment. “Hey. Can I tell you something before you call Chris out here?”

tags: @nmcggg @daffi-990 @yourcatfishfriend @theotherbuckley @annieontheside @thosetwofirefighters @knightlywonders @watchyourbuck @loserdiaz @thewolvesof1998 @queerdiaz

(and anyone else who wants to! feel free to tag me!)

#setting the plates for your boy best friend #the inherent homoeroticism of acts of service #sassy buck sarcastic eddie #tease tidbit tuesday #9 1 1 fox #9 1 1 show #evan buckley #eddie diaz #buddie #9 1 1 on abc #9 1 1 tv #9 1 1 on fox #buck x eddie #buddie fic #fic wip #my wips #wip #current wip #wip stuff #buddie wip

[tripleaxeldiaz]

oliver has given so much to this show and this fandom, he was SO proud of this episode, and you assholes tank it because you think you know better than the people who actually work on the show. it’s embarassing frankly i hope you’re pleased with yourselves

#9-1-1 #911 spoilers #disk horse #like i would be mortified if i acted like some of y’all

[mattzerella-sticks]

When Eddie comes out as gay the funniest thing Buck can do is set him up on a blind date with Josh only for Buck to learn too late that Josh and Eddie don't like each other.

#911 on abc #9-1-1 on abc #911 abc #evan 'buck' buckley #eddie diaz #josh russo #gay eddie diaz #bi buck #they don't hate each other but they also don't get along they're oil and water #they're also adults and know how to exist in the same space without acting childish #i think it'd be funny buck being proud setting them up and telling maddie and chimney only for them to tell buck they don't like each other #only it's too late and eddie and josh arrive at the restaurant to see that buck set them up with each other #and despite not liking each other they stay because they rag on buck for setting them up because they're the only 2 gay guys he knows #3 eddie corrects josh but buck cant set either of us up with his bf #and i also think josh clocks Eddie’s feelings for buck but promises to keep them to himself #and they leave the dinner not closer but with a newfound respect for each other #plus i think it'd be a good way of tackling how not every gay person has to like each other #and also how to be an adult around people you don't like #neither will let buck live this down and also have a weird understanding where if they're in the same room at least they can #bitch and gossip with each other

[moonylouwho]

what’s the best three episode run in 9-1-1 history and why is it this one

#911 what’s your grievance #buck begins #jinx #don’t even get me started on 9-1-1 what’s your grievance #ostark acted his arse off #LOVE ME ANYWAY #buck begins is in top five of the entire show #i love buck so much #i hate his parents tho #i love the entire idea of the jinx episode #has some of the best dialogue and emergencies #911 abc #eddie diaz #evan buckley #chimney han #christopher diaz #bobby nash #maddie buckley #athena grant #henrietta wilson

[tackledkey]

Local person rewatches their old hyperfixation and is forced to realise that it's actually not as great as they remember. More news at 9

#9 movie #shane acker's 9 #shane acker 9 #the PACING. WHAT IS UP WITH IT #the troubled production is glaringly obvious #great aesthetic and strong acting even if the characters weren't fleshed out. #me: you think i play favourites you're wrong! i love all my children equally! #also me:......i don't care for 6. #shane ackers 9 #1 is still good though keep thotting it up in heaven queen i miss you every day

[panevanbuckley]

eddie wasn't allowed in the back of the ambulance because his and buck's first kiss cannot be him giving buck mouth-to-mouth

#bobby is simply acting in their best interests #911 fox #9-1-1 #buddie #eddie diaz #evan buckley

[buddieswhvre]

WIP WEDNESDAY

A small wip on what I'm working for the upcoming buddie week.

“You did this, a year ago. Why are you just telling me now? Did something happen?”

 

“No, actually you know what? Yes. I saw something today.” Buck sent a questioning glance and Eddie continued.

“I saw a video of a very familiar firefighter climbing on a crane while having a sniper on loose.” Ugh, Buck should have known that somehow the video might circle back to Eddie.

“I- I was doing my job.”

“Saving that person? Yes, that was a part of your job, but risking your own life while doing it, was most definitely not.”

“It was either me or the rest of the 118 and it was-”

“It was what? Better for everyone if you got shot? Just like what you told me three days ago? About how it would have been better if it was you who was shot?”

“Eddie- Eddie hear me out. Everyone has someone waiting-”

“And you don't? What about me and Christopher? Are we not your family?

#911 abc #9 1 1 fanfiction #911 fanfic #911 fandom #buddie fanfic #buck and eddie #buck x eddie #evan buck buckely #buddie #eddie diaz #eddie gets to know buck's crane act #eddie has a lot to say #eddie calls buck evan #buddie week 2024 #buddie wip #wip wednesday #angst with a happy ending

[goldenhand9107]

i love this show dearly, i really do (halfway through season 3, we’re so finishing this tonight) but the cast really is just

random tv actor you’ve never seen before,

random tv actor you’ve never seen before,

random tv actor you’ve seen in like one other show,

random tv actor you’ve never seen before,

TWO TIME ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE ANGELA BASSETT,

and random tv actor you’ve never seen before.

it’s honestly kinda hilarious

#seriously not to diminish any of the other actors performances they really are outstanding #but man Angela Bassett can ACT #go girl get that paycheck #911 abc #911 show #911 #9-1-1

[kinardbuckley]

#notmyeddie

#911 #911 abc #911 on abc #911 spoilers #9-1-1 #tv: 911 #tv: 9 1 1 #tv: 9-1-1 #eddie diaz #notmyeddie2024 #tim minear stop making the characters act out of pocket challenge<3 #notmyweewooshow

[youregonnabeokay-kid]

controversial opinion but by the end of the show Buck should no longer be a firefighter

from as early as season one we see how much pressure he puts on his position as a firefighter. firefighting is his identity at this point and that’s not a good thing

he thinks that people value him because he helps them, because he has something to offer to them, not because of who he is

it’s why he panics so much with the lawsuit. he thinks that if he isn’t a firefighter then he means nothing. he thinks that without the connection to the 118 they won’t want to spend time with him anymore and they won’t love him anymore because if he’s not a firefighter he doesn’t deserve their love

we all know that Buck has some major self-worth issues and i think that the only proper way to wrap up his character would be to prove to him that he’s wrong

he does deserve love, he is loved and it has nothing to do with what he can provide for others

remember “what does Buck have?”

“he has us.”

yeah, that should be Buck’s endgame.

he’s no longer a firefighter because he realizes he doesn’t have to be one to be loved

#buck needs to get to the point where he believes ‘that won’t happen to us’ #and ‘you’re stuck with us’ and ‘you act like you’re expendable but you’re wrong’ #he needs to get to the point where he believes that he’s loved #and that’ll only happen if he’s no longer a firefighter #because as long as he’s a firefighter he’s going to continue to relate his worth to his job #911 abc #9-1-1 #911 tv #evan buckley #buck #911 on abc #911 fox #911 on fox

[buckttommy]

Edy Ganem stop being queerphobic challenge level: IMPOSSIBLE.

#I didn't want to say anything because I know I have a considerable number of followers and I didn't want anyone sending her hate because of #something I posted. But since I'm no longer the only one talking about it... #Now Miss Girl. #You know good and well at your big age you could (and should!) have just left well enough alone #and that's my thing is #people create these situations for themselves and then act shocked when their actions (or lack of action since she still didn't issue a real #acknowledgement or apology) has consequences. #Being anti-queerphobic is about way more than the rainbow LOVE IS LOVE rhetoric leftists like to pronounce and that's where most people get #tripped up. I feel like she's one of those people — at least with the transphobic little joke that no one laughed at #But with that comment about turning a straight character gay? That's just outright homophobia and it's not cool. She could have chosen to #ignore it but instead she chose to like AND comment sooooo. How else is that meant to he interpreted except ignorance at best #and intentional homophobia at the very worst? #Anyways. Devin Kelley is the only valid 9-1-1 girlfriend. I know she's dead but can we bring Shannon back? #No? Okay? [sad tigger walking away.gif]