Buddie and their brother felt like taking the assignment of this particularly cheesy choice of social media promotion by ABC seriously. Their sister ... did not.
I'm not sure I'm that impressed with this episode. Tonally it was a bit all over the place. But there were things I really liked and some I didn't care for at all. But I will give the story time to unfold.
The talks were amazing. (I skipped the one Eddie had with Marisol, I couldn't care less about her) I love mentor Bobby. And how open Buck and Eddie can be with each other. And the little glimpse of Hen and Athena. And of course, the Buckley siblings.
I loved Hen and Karen's story. Denny was such a sweetheart. And I like that they are adopting/fostering an older kid. The little girl did such a good job. And I liked how that one call played into Hen's situation. I missed them doing that. And Maddie with the 911 call. I like seeing them in scenes together. Especially after the rift in S6.
Marisol now more than ever seems like Ana 2: The electric boogaloo. I don't like her and don't care about her and they seem so forced. Though Eddie doubling down seems so in character and like such a coping mechanism? Like falling back on bad habits because he is out of his depth?
And Tommy kinda reminds me of Ali? Because it still feels like Buck is forcing it a tiny bit but not in the hurtful way as with Taylor and Natalia. I will see where it will go but they seem to be really reading from two different books, still. Plus, him calling Buck Evan reminds me of Ana calling Eddie Edmundo. And not in a good way.
But Lou was amazing. He is doing a very good job. But Tommy is still temporary to me.
I liked how supportive Maddie was. I love their talks and Oliver and Jennifer play off of each other so well. But when she said I... I just think that maybe you're not sure of your own feelings yet. It just felt like foreshadowing.
When Bobby said Eddie had no issues with committing to Shannon I kinda called bullshit. Because he did. The person he has no issues committing to is Buck. I mean, the will? I understand why Bobby wouldn't mention him but it was so clear in that conversation. Buck was the pink elephant in the room with them.
Eddie seems a little off this season because so far he is mostly played for laughs? A little bit ridiculous. But his scenes with Buck are *chef's kiss*. I like how open and honest they are with each other. How they are a safe space for the other. But also go to the other for advice and reassurance. Their talks grounded the story a lot. Even with the teasing. Or maybe because of it. I may be just a tad impatient because I want Buddie, now. But on the other hand their love story is a marathon not a sprint. And as James Blunt said, I'm a patient (wo)man, as you discover.
But we got a hug YAY
And I'm sorry, there is nothing heterosexual about them cosplaying Miami Vice.
When the 9-1-1 actors say stuff that makes them sound like us >>>
"I'm like, wouldn't Hen kind of establish a relationship with her best friend's love of his life?
I would love to see Hen and Maddie's relationship explored even more and see what that looks like. And there have been some touches on it that we shot this season."
Taylor Kelly, in her book: "...I had always feared, if my relationship with firefighter Buckley came to an end because of some infidelity on his part, it would have been with the other firefighter he was closest to who I already suspected had strong feelings for Buckley that ran deeper than their purported friendship. It came as an even more crushing blow when he confessed to cheating on me with someone he had only been working with for a few months. I was devastated..."
Buck: *closing Taylor's book* Who do you think Taylor thought I'd cheat on her with?
So it's actually Hen who's, once again, the interim captain.
... ABC does like to respect their queer characters (we also seem to be getting more of Karen than we did on FOX and they do already have a good, and pre-established, history with Tracie in that Thursday-night lineup which does, sadly, make crossovers moot unless they, like FOX, continues to expect audiences to believe that exact doppelgängers exist). Could they be adding to more with two more of their beloved, and main-stay, characters? Only time (and maybe Ryan) will tell.