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thisbuildinghasfeelings · 1 year

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I've seen some people concerned/upset assuming that Lone Star won't be addressing any of the trauma that Carlos' experience in 4x04 would undoubtedly cause. It looks like Carlos is going to be in the next episode, but it also appears unlikely that they will be getting into his trauma, at least not in great detail, considering that there will be a lot of other things going on in the episode. If they don't get into it in 4x06, it could possibly still come up in a later episode...but then again, it also might not. I know this show doesn't handle trauma realistically...and I don't mean that as a criticism. If the show did handle trauma realistically, it would be nothing but that. Think of all the traumatic experiences that characters have gone through! Every episode would need to be characters processing their trauma and dealing with after effects.

When the show does address a character's trauma, it's typically a single episode kind of thing, like Judd's therapy, the aftermath of Paul's heart issues, Grace's recovery after the accident, etc. If they choose to give us that, I'd be perfectly happy to see an episode of Carlos dealing with trauma, but I'm not really looking for more than that. I don't need them to make an entire arc out of it now. When I think of the things I want to see out of our precious Carlos screen time, coping with 4x04 trauma is actually pretty low on that list. If anything, I'd much prefer to see him dealing with the trauma from his past and his relationship with his parents. I think that would fit in better with the journey he's been going on this season, too. Ideally, I would like some acknowledgement of Carlos dealing with the aftermath of his ordeal (even if it's just a line or two). However, even if we don't get that, I don't think I'll really be bothered by it. I'd be perfectly happy to just move on to other things.

#911 lone star #lone star speculation #this is just my opinion and not intended to tell anyone who does want to see lots of carlos dealing with trauma that they're wrong!#this show has a track record of not dealing with the aftermath of traumatic events realistically #i don't expect them to deviate from that now #what i do expect is tk and carlos ridiculously in love with each other and dealing with in law wedding planning shenanigans #and having an amazing wedding #that's what i require

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tarlossource · 11 months

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9-1-1: Lone Star: The Pre-Wedding Activities Are Life or Death in This Exclusive Finale Clip

Can a toddler be resuscitated before it's too late?

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Wedding bells are ringing on 9-1-1: Lone Star. In the two-hour season finale of the Fox procedural drama, police officer Carlos Reyes (Rafael L. Silva) and paramedic T.K. Strand (Ronen Rubinstein) will tie the knot in an intimate ceremony surrounded by their family and friends — but the happy couple will have to overcome a few more obstacles on their way to the wedding altar.

First up: a professional obstacle for T.K. and the 126. TV Guide's exclusive sneak peek of the finale picks up in the immediate aftermath of a call about a stolen car containing an armed suspect and an abducted toddler named Piper. When the car crashes into a home pool, fire captain Owen (Rob Lowe) dives in head first to save her. In the clip, Judd places the unresponsive child on a gurney, where the paramedics — Tommy (Gina Torres), Nancy (Briana Baker), and T.K. — spring into action to resuscitate her.

Although they will face a more personal obstacle later in the finale, viewers can rest assured that T.K. and Carlos, as evidenced in the promotional materials, will make it to their wedding, come hell or high water. "I look at it as tremendous progress," Rubinstein tells TV Guide about what the long-awaited "Tarlos" nuptials mean to him in today's social climate. "I don't think we would've seen this even a few years ago, and to be able to represent that and embody that image, it's an honor of a lifetime, it's deeply humbling."

"Yeah, it was a matter of when, not if, but man, it's been a long time coming," Rubinstein adds. "I think a recurring theme is that we've earned this wedding, we've earned these storylines, we've earned this relationship. And trust me: The writers have put us through every single hoop imaginable. … A show like 9-1-1: Lone Star is really unique and really special, because we're doing this on primetime network, on Fox. It's something I'm gonna look back on and be like, 'Wow, we were part of history.'"

Meanwhile, in the emotional season ender, Owen is conflicted when his half-brother Robert (guest star Chad Lowe), who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's, asks him for help to end his own life, and Judd (Jim Parrack) and Grace (Sierra McClain) face a family crisis after Judd's teenage son, Wyatt (Jackson Pace), was involved in a potentially fatal biking accident at the end of last week's episode.

Check back with TV Guide on Tuesday night for post-mortem interviews with Silva, Rubinstein, and Parrack breaking down the key moments from the Season 4 finale.

#tarlos #tk strand #carlos reyes #911 lone star #Youtube

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choco44443333 · 2 years

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9-1-1: Lone Star: 2x9

9-1-1: Lone Star: 2×9

Grace and Judd fight for their lives in the aftermath of the horrific car accident, as flashbacks show how a childhood tragedy led Judd to meet Grace and how they ultimately fell in love.

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#9-1-1:#lone #star

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ioveiy · 3 years

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will 911 LS address the trauma that the 126 has endured within the past 1-2 months (timeline?) or not im taking bets now

#i’m kidding but also not #between the medics getting kidnapped #mateo’s house blowing up & he ends up homeless #mateo being a first responder on VERY LITTLE SLEEP #marjan losing a patient then all of that shit after #COVID is still a thing #their cap being depressed & going through major surgery #also losing tim wasn’t that long ago #judd & grace’s accident & the aftermath #and now tk’s dad being arrested & tension with carlos #then almost dying after making up with carlos #and having their new home fucking destroyed and again ALMOST DYING #like bRO can we have just an episode of all of them in therapy #i’m probably forgetting shit but omg #can you... can you tell i work in mental health lol #911 ls #911 lone star #tk strand #carlos reyes #owen strand #judd ryder #grace ryder #tommy vega #nancy gillian #marjan marwani #paul strickland #mateo chavez #tim rosewater #rave rants about 911 ls trauma again

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doublel27 · 2 years

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i could hold on forever - G - 1.6K

In the aftermath of the accident, Grace struggles with dreams and her husband is there for her.

Judd/Grace - Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, post 2.09, nightmares, accident, pregnancy, domestic fluff

Read on AO3 Grace comes to with a gasp. She’s in the truck with rising water lapping at her body and making her shiver. She jerks against it, trying to swim but she’s trapped. Looking down, Grace finds her legs crushed between the seat and the console of Judd’s truck. She yanks at them but there’s no use.

Judd.

Grace turns but the driver’s seat is empty. Her hands claw at the water, making loud slapping sounds as she searches for him in the water.

“Judd! Judd!”

There is no response. He’s not here and the door isn’t open. It’s like he just disappeared into thin air.

The water suddenly reaches her neck, when she was certain it was at her chest a moment ago. A cry echoes in Grace’s ears, but it’s not her own or Judd’s. It’s the cry of a baby. The fear that started when she woke explodes into terror. The baby. She has to get to the baby.

“Judd!” Grace calls into the darkness as the water begins making its way past her chin. She tilts her head back, soaking her hair. “Save the baby. Judd!”

“Grace, baby, I’m right here,” her husband’s voice comes, but it sounds far away. “I’ve got you.”

“Judd!” The ghost of his hand caresses her face.

“I’m here. You’re here. Wake up.”

Grace gasps and her eyes open for the second time in a few minutes. She feels like she’s been running as she breathes desperately. The water is gone, although she still feels damp. Judd’s face is hovering over hers, concern wrinkling his brow. Moonlight filters in from the window, illuminating his face and the concern in those blue eyes.

He’s alive. They both are.

“Judd,” Grace sobs, closing her eyes in relief.

“Hey, girl,” Judd croons, softly. His hand strokes over her wrapped hair. “You’re okay. You’re alright. I’ve got you.” Continue on AO3

#judd x grace #grace x judd #ryderdie #grudd #911 lone star fic #911 ls fic #911 lone star 2x09 #Coda for Saving Grace #i love how they love #hurt/comfort #emotional hurt/comfort #domestic fluff #you're all shocked by my content #i know

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911lonestarsource · 3 years

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2.10 “A Little Help From My Friends” Episode Synopsis

T.K. ENLISTS THE 126 FOR AN INTERVENTION WITH OWEN ON AN ALL-NEW “9-1-1: LONE STAR MONDAY, APRIL 26, ON FOX

The 126 make calls to a bloody disaster at an ice cream shop and help rescue a boy missing from his own birthday party. Meanwhile, the 126 holds an “intervention” for Owen after he accidentally spills his secrets to new roommate Mateo. Then, T.K. and Carlos take a big step in their relationship, as Grace learns to rely on others in the aftermath of the car accident in the all-new “A Little Help From My Friends” episode of 9-1-1: LONE STAR airing Monday, April 26 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Cast: Rob Lowe as Owen Strand; Gina Torres as Tommy Vega; Ronen Rubinstein as T.K. Strand; Sierra McClain as Grace Ryder; Jim Parrack as Judd Ryder; Natacha Karam as Marjan Marwani; Brian Michael Smith as Paul Strickland; Rafael Silva as Carlos Reyes; Julian Works as Mateo Chavez

#s2 #2.10 #synopsis #911 lone star #911 lone star spoilers #2.10 synopsis

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morganaspendragonss · 3 years

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never been one for goodbyes

In the aftermath, the 126 take comfort in each other.

a series of vignettes about the 126 trying to come to terms with the events of s2e2

i may or may not have cried while writing this. spoilers for lone star s2e2 to follow

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Judd doesn’t sleep that night. He pretends to for a while, for Grace’s sake, but when he’s certain she’s asleep again he slips out of bed and moves on silent feet to the patio, making a pit stop in the kitchen for whiskey. His fingers shake as they wrap around the glass and he finds he can’t steady his breathing. It doesn’t help that the air outside is foul, volcanic ash and smoke mingling to clog up his throat, but Judd doesn’t care. He won’t be out here for long, just enough to clear his head before he goes back to bed so Grace won’t find out.

Clearly, though, he’s not as subtle as he thought, because soon enough there are footsteps approaching and hands rubbing gentle circles on his shoulders.

“Come back inside, sweetheart,” Grace says, dropping a kiss on the top of his head.

He shakes his head, swirling his drink. There’s ash in that too, but it doesn’t matter. He wasn’t drinking it anyway.

“Judd.” Grace sits next to him, taking his trembling hands in hers. She’s looking at him so softly, and it breaks Judd in two.

“I can’t,” he chokes out. “I saw it, Grace, I saw him get hit by that rock, and I just -”

He breaks off and looks away from her, scrubbing roughly at his eyes. Grace nods and squeezes his hands, like she knows what he’s thinking. Hell, she’s probably thinking about it too; Grace had been on the line that night.

Judd had never seen his brothers’ bodies, but he’d seen Tim’s - or what was left of it. And now… Now, he can’t help but imagine their faces transposed onto his, fire reflected in their glassy eyes just as it had been in Tim’s tonight. He feels guilty for it, because Tim was Tim, not his old crew, but he’s stuck back in that night again and his hands won’t stop fucking shaking.

“I can’t do this again, Gracie,” he sobs, curling in on himself to try and contain the hurt.

Grace’s arms come around him. “You’re not alone, Judd,” she murmurs. “Not now. Not ever.”

And Judd lets go, leaning into her chest and coming apart in her embrace.

He would have been content to stay out here until the sun came up, but Gwyn eventually insists upon him going back inside. He gives in fairly easily, truth be told; Owen is tired of fighting right now. She doesn’t try to coax him to bed, which he’s grateful for, but she does sit with him, a silent, stoic presence at his side.

“Where’s TK?” she asks after a while. “I didn’t notice him coming in with you.”

“He’s with Carlos, I think.”

“You think?” There’s a quiet note of panic in Gwyn’s voice, and Owen hates himself for causing it. Hates himself more for understanding it, maybe even sharing it a little. “Owen -”

“He’s fine,” he says. “Or, he’s not… He’s with Carlos. That’s what he said, and I believe him.”

Gwyn nods, lips pursed. “Okay.”

They lapse into silence again, Owen feeling the weariness and heavy, heavy grief settling deeper into his bones with each passing moment. He and Tim hadn’t even been that close, but Owen has a duty of care. Everybody who clocks in, clocks out. It’s one of his rules, a rule he’s broken very few times in his career.

The first time was 9/11, his entire firehouse wiped out save for him.

The second was when TK got shot, and Owen thought his world was imploding all over again.

Today was the third time, which makes it three times too many in Owen’s book. It can’t happen again. It won’t.

“Owen,” Gwyn says, and she’s looking at him with those wide, pleading eyes that Owen knows he can’t refuse. “Remember what I said earlier? Please don’t bottle this up.”

Owen swallows thickly. “I won’t,” he says, and he doesn’t know if it’s a lie.

TK doesn’t know how long they spend on the stairs, curled around one another. Long enough for his legs to start to cramp, and it’s only the thought that Carlos must be just as uncomfortable that finally persuades him to let go.

“You okay?” Carlos asks as he straightens out, the first words either of them have spoken since TK walked in.

TK hesitates, a ‘yes’ halfway to his lips, but the lie is bitter on his tongue and he knows he can’t fake it. Not with Carlos. So he simply shakes his head and looks down at the floor, focusing on nothing in particular.

He hasn’t cried yet; he doesn’t know if he will. It’s usually these kinds of nights when the pull to his addiction is strongest - nights like Alex leaving him and finding out about his dad’s cancer and sudden, pointless heartbreak - but he’s just...numb. He keeps playing the call on repeat in his head, from the initial panic to the shock at seeing Tim, and he doesn’t feel it.

He doesn’t feel a goddamn thing.

Carlos takes his hand and gently pulls him upright, offering himself as support. TK takes it, leaning heavily on Carlos as they shuffle to bed, the silence between them a comfort to him. His fingers fumble as he tries to strip off, and Carlos helps with that too, without TK even trying to ask him.

“Thank you,” he manages, his voice coming out hoarse and weak. In response, Carlos offers him a small smile, though it doesn’t reach his eyes, which are wide and expressive and horribly sad.

They fall asleep together as the sun begins to come up, TK’s head resting on Carlos’s chest and Carlos’s arms secure around him.

It feels safe. It feels like home.

Nancy’s been staring at her phone for the post half hour, her thumb hovering over the call button. She needs to do it, she knows this, if only out of basic human decency. But she’s not sure if she has it in her to say the words, not when she’s still expecting Tim to come walking down the hall and joke about her messing up his stuff.

None of this will be here in a week. Less, even. Captain Vega had promised to give her time, but Nancy doesn’t know if she has the strength to let go. They’d been a team, her and Tim, and Michelle before she left. Now it’s just Nancy, alone in the darkened firehouse, listening to the replacement crew go about their shift as if nothing had happened.

On impulse, and a sudden need to get it over with, Nancy presses call. It rings a few times, Nancy realising that it’s the early hours of the morning and she might not pick up, but then there’s a familiar voice coming down the line.

“Nancy?” Michelle says, her voice heavy with sleep. “Everything okay?”

“Michelle,” Nancy gets out, then stops, the lump in her throat choking her at the prospect of telling Michelle that Tim… That he’s gone.

“Hey, hey, what’s going on?” Michelle sounds more awake now, concern bleeding into her tone. “I saw the volcano on the news; you’re all okay, right?”

Nancy doesn’t respond straight away, and clearly it’s enough to tell Michelle all she needs to know. “Who?” she asks.

“I… It happened so fast. I didn’t even realise at first.” Nancy sobs. “He’s just… He’s gone, Michelle.”

“Who, Nancy?” There’s a sharp intake of breath on the other end. “Not… God, Nancy, don’t tell me it’s Tim.”

Nancy can only choke out an affirmative before another sob crawls its way up her throat, and suddenly she’s sliding off the bench onto the cold floor. Michelle’s crying too, she can hear it faintly down the line, and it’s a small comfort to know she’s not totally alone in this.

Mateo doesn’t bother to change before speeding out of the firehouse, letting his legs carry him wherever. He can’t shake the feeling of guilt from his body, like if he’d just tried harder, been faster, done more, he could have stopped it.

Maybe if he’d helped Tim evacuate his patient. Because, really, Tim shouldn’t have even still been there by that pool. Someone should have helped him. Mateo should have helped him.

He’d heard what the others said. It was nobody’s fault, it was a freak accident, he shouldn’t blame himself… Thing is, Mateo can tell they don’t believe it either. He can see they all feel just as guilty as he does.

Still. Mateo knows it’s not their fault. He just wishes he could believe the same about himself. They’re not the ones who have to prove themselves, after all, but he’s still the probie. Still the one who’s out on his ear if he fucks up - like letting a team member get killed on call.

His feet come to rest outside the church, his breath coming in harsh pants and his whole body aching after running for however long. The sun is well and truly up, so it must have been a while.

He hasn’t been to church in a while, but there’s nothing like a guilty conscience to convince a man to go back. Is it selfish, this desire for redemption?

Does he deserve it?

Paul holds her until her tears have dried up and she’s almost collapsing on him, exhausted to her very soul. He holds her after, too, sitting on the gym’s floor with her as she stares blankly into space.

“You can go home, if you want,” Marjan eventually manages, pulling away to wipe at her eyes. “I’ll be okay.”

“I’m good here,” Paul says.

Marjan looks at him then - properly looks at him. She’s not as good at reading people as Paul is, but she’d been a fool to not see how much he, too, is hurting. It makes her feel guilty for forcing him to be there for her, when he’d lost Tim just as much as she did.

“Are you okay?” she asks. Which is a stupid question, because are any of them okay? But it’s also the only question left to them; it’s a reassurance and a comfort and an answer wrapped together.

Paul smiles fleetingly. “No. You?”

“About the same.”

Paul nods and Marjan leans into him, not caring that they’re both sweaty and grimy. They sit in silence for a long while, until the sun is high in the sky and then some, taking comfort in the presence of someone else next to them.

And, carefully, they hold each other together.

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livetodayfighttomorrow · 3 years

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Ryderdie in episode 2.10

So our babies are in their house which I know see is supper open and beautiful. I always loved their house before but I think this is the first we’ve seen it during the day so it just looks open and I can see why they picked it. Anyway Grace is stretching her legs and Judd is “what are you doing?” He’s being super protective and hovering her.

“I got you baby” I’m soft

The doctor told her that between her pregnancy and the aftermath of the accident she’ll get dizzy or light headed if she does something in a hurry. She’s like I can’t forget, I’m throwing up every morning.

She’s on the couch and he put crackers on the table and a cooler filled with ginger ale. And a trash can so she doesn’t have to get up. I’m going to be single forever 😭😭

“You're as tough as they come, ain't you, girl?”

Judd asks what if she has a spasm or falls, Judd’s going back to work today so Grace figures she should be on her own two feet.

Judd: “That’s nonsense.” 😂

Grace refuses to use the walker and her parents want to come to help while he’s work but she’s like “I got this”

Judd knows she can take care of herself but if she needs anything, has a craving, feels peeked or even just drops the remote to call.

They have this neighbor named Mrs. Minch that Judd talk to just in case.

Grace thanks him and promises she loves him but to go to work.

It seems like Judd was off for a few weeks taking care of Grace 😭😭😍😍

Charles and the twins made meals for Judd and Grace.

Tommy: First day back. How you feeling?

Judd: I feel good, you know. I'm-I'm, uh, rip-rarin' to go.

Tommy: Oh. Yeah, you're worried sick about your wife, aren't you?

Judd: You don’t know the half of it

😭😭😍😍

Grace has never asked for help and won’t start now.

Tommy says if she’s anything like her she’ll be close to the couch lol oh Tommy

Grace is at the store 😭😭😂😂

Grace dropped her keys

After 6 hours sitting on her car she calls Tommy.

Tommy asks Grace for if Judd knows she’s here, she said she didn’t want to bother him while at work but doesn’t mind bothering Tommy lol

Tommy checks Grace and asks if anything hurts and she replies her ego 😂😂

Tommy: What were you thinking?

Grace: I wanted some rocky road 😂😂

Same Grace

They talk, Tommy says asking for help doesn’t make you weak, it makes you wise. She also says people expect black woman to be on it 100%

She gives her medication and drives her home. She says they have each other’s back.

Grace: So does that include not telling my husband you found me stuck in my own back seat?

Tommy: Oh, no, ma'am. I'll leave that to you.

There’s some Owen and Judd scenes but I don’t are about Owen’s pain so I’m skipping but Judd was right.

Back home the next day Grace wakes up Kudd who is like the world’s heaviest sleeper, like dude you’re in for a rude awakening.

Grace is sorry and he asks if she’s okay and she asks him to help her to her walker. He takes deep breaths with her (so she doesn’t get light headed)

It’s such a beautiful and tender scene.

And that’s it.

I see Grace is just as stubborn as her husband and father in law. And Judd being to worried about Grace 😍🥺

I would’ve loved to see that conversation after he got home and the fact that he took weeks off of work which he loves to help her. I just love their love.

Honestly Grace made me laugh but also broke my hurt. I love the cast tweeting about it. And Tommy and Grace having each other’s backs. 💜😍

#judd ryder #judd x grace #grace x judd #grace ryder #jace #grudd #ryderdie #911 lonestar #911 lone star

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justapoet · 3 years

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Now, why did they rush everything so much with 9-1-1? And why 9-1-1: Lone Star was the exact oposite?

Eddie's recovery barely lasted, and he was getting out of the hospital by the end of the episode ― an episode in which he barely appeared, but was the cliffhanger to ― and clapping, wihtout a sling and completely recovered, new firefighter Han.

And where did that come from, by the way? How much time did they choose to jump in the last two minutes of the episode, since everyone was perfectly fine ― including Eddie, again, and Bobby, too ― and things seemed to be completely back to normal?

Why did they rush everything so much?

And in Lone Star, why didn't they give us an episode worthy of being the season finale? I love Mateo, I really do and I'm above the clouds with him being so much in this episode, but what was this episode?

They didn't give us anything. They didn't give us more of the problems they created before, the aftermath ― yes, I'm talking about Carlos and TK being apparently homeless, and about Tommy losing her husband and they not showing basic things like she dealing with it, with being a mother, without her partner.

About the end: was it a nice cliffhanger? Not too much, because we know that the 126 isn't going anywhere ― although they might explore the consequences of it being an existent possibility for all characters ― but it wasn't something we'd be dying to see within these eight months before season 3.

Judd and Grace being in an accident in 2.08 was a much better cliffhanger than that.

(and I am making a post to talk about what they did to Carlos because that shit is not fine).

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rafaelsilvasource · 3 years

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T.K. ENLISTS THE 126 FOR AN INTERVENTION WITH OWEN ON AN ALL-NEW "9-1-1: LONE STAR" MONDAY, APRIL 26, ON FOX The 126 make calls to a bloody disaster at an ice cream shop and help rescue a boy missing from his own birthday party. Meanwhile, the 126 holds an "intervention" for Owen after he accidentally spills his secrets to new roommate Mateo. Then, T.K. and Carlos take a big step in their relationship, as Grace learns to rely on others in the aftermath of the car accident in the all-new "A Little Help From My Friends" episode of 9-1-1: LONE STAR airing Monday, April 26 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NLS-210) (TV-14 D, L, V) Cast: Rob Lowe as Owen Strand; Gina Torres as Tommy Vega; Ronen Rubinstein as T.K. Strand; Sierra McClain as Grace Ryder; Jim Parrack as Judd Ryder; Natacha Karam as Marjan Marwani; Brian Michael Smith as Paul Strickland; Rafael Silva as Carlos Reyes; Julian Works as Mateo Chavez

#rafael silva #911 lone star #ls press #press release #ls season 2 #ls 2x10 #ls 2 pr #mentioned #ls 2x10 pr #loglines

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the-family-we-choose-118 · 3 years

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The description for 4x09 ("Blindsided"):

Athena and the 118 race to save lives after a drunk driver causes a deadly pile-up going the wrong way on the freeway and are shocked to discover who one of the injured is. Meanwhile, Maddie is determined to finish her shift before going into labor; and Hen and Karen are heartbroken as Nia prepares to be reunited with her birth mother in the “Blindsided” episode.

#4x09 #911 spoilers #911 promo #my posts #911 #911 fox #911 on fox

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lonestarpost · 3 years

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April 26, 2021~ Masterlist ~ Issue 12

Episode Review

by @lonestarbabe

9-1-1: Lone Star’s ninth episode of season two breaks the hiatus with one of the season’s strongest episodes; in this episode, the showrunners prioritize quality storytelling (many thanks to writer Tonya Kong), and while the episode focuses heavily on past events, it creates an atmosphere that allows extensive character development moving forward. The episode shows viewers Grace and Judd’s story, and it does so in a way that highlights their bright future and how they have built a healthy, happy future together by first creating a solid foundation for themselves. “Saving Grace” stands out because of its attention to detail and the complex dynamics it beautifully fleshes out. The episode is rooted in humanity; the characters are not perfect, but through those flaws, viewers see the power of interpersonal relationships and the ability of people to save one another in a myriad of ways.

Throughout the episode, Judd is lost, but one grounding force saves him from his demons: his wife, Grace Ryder. As the episode kicks off, Judd is a young kid joyriding with his friend. As Judd sits behind the wheel, a tragic accident causes his friend to die, and Judd is left with a wealth of guilt and self-doubt. Despite Grace being in grave danger after the accident, during the entirety of the episode, it is Judd who needs saving from the complex emotions that haunt him. When Judd is in danger, Grace is there for him, even when she is a hospital bed. Judd wants to take revenge on the drunk driver who drove him and Grace off the road, but then, Grace wakes up, and Judd comments that Grace has saved the drunk driver. Before that, before Grace and Judd have met face to face, they begin correspondence when Judd calls a Christian crisis hotline that Grace works at as she finishes school. Seeing their relationship develop over the phone shows the deep connection that the couple has, and in Judd’s darkest moments, Grace was there for him, and her voice saved him from his own self-destruction.

After reciting Psalm 31, which Judd has tattooed on his hand, Grace says, “None of us are perfect. It’s by Grace that we’re saved,” and this line expertly reinforces the themes of the episode. Just before he nearly beats the drunk driver who ran him and Grace off the road, we see Judd getting the tattoo, which shows Judd’s mindset. He is thinking about Grace and how she has saved him. Judd himself was responsible, at least in part, for somebody’s death; that guilt has made it hard for him to recover mentally, but grace has gotten him through. Even so, he struggles to extend forgiveness to the man who has hurt Grace. The reminder of his own trauma is fresh, but Judd is still a flawed, emotional person who needs tempering, and with Grace unconscious, he feels untethered. He’s back to being an angry person, who still blames himself for the death of his friend.

Judd once fought to make amends with Leigh-Ann, the mother of the kid who died in the car, and these parallels show how hard it is to forgive. But the forgiveness ultimately isn’t about giving a gift to someone who has done wrong; in this story, it is shown as a way of saving yourself. Instead of getting trapped in the bitterness, forgiveness allows the characters to heal themselves. Early in the episode, Leigh-Ann is hurt on the floor of her home; this portrayal represents how her son’s death debilitated her. She holds unto her anger, but as Judd makes amends by fixing Leigh-Ann’s fence (a white picket fence that represents the ideal American home, which has become dirty and has fallen apart since Cal’s death), and he takes a devastated property and makes it a home. After watching Judd work for a while as she recovers, Leigh-Ann finally gives Judd water, and not only does Judd make amends, but Leigh-Anne has physically recovered since we last saw her. She still has a sling on her arm, but she’s on the way to healing. Likewise, when Judd goes to see the man who nearly killed Grace, he is in the process of healing himself. He’s just gotten out of bed from his own injuries. His body is still battered, but as he backs away from the man because of Grace waking up, it marks that Judd is healing too, not just physically but he’s also learning to focus on what matters rather than the anger he feels. In the end, it is love and care that brings the character happiness, and it makes them happier to focus on the things that save them rather than what hurts them. Love, from the 126 and from Grace, keep Judd from self-destructing from his guilt and rage.

The title works on a number of levels. While it seems at first glance that the episode is about “Saving Grace” from the accident that has nearly killed her, the essence of the episode is that Grace is Judd’s “Saving Grace.” Not only that, but she is thousands of people’s “Saving Grace.” In her career, she has been a voice of reason and hope. Even when she can’t save a life, as with the astronaut in the season one finale, her voice still provides comfort and a sense of salvation to people who are hurting. It’s not just Grace that saves Judd. In many ways, Judd also sparks Grace’s own decisions. As Grace falls in love with Judd, she realizes that going to graduate school far away isn’t her calling. She doesn’t stay because of Judd, but there’s no doubt that her connection with Judd helped Grace realize that saving people was her calling. She decides to become a 9-1-1 operator, and for thousands of people, she becomes a “Saving Grace” on the other end of the line.

“Saving Grace,” is one of the best episodes of the series, and arguably, it is the most artfully written. It stands out because the details add up in a way that drives the plot and character development. It excels at showing rather than just telling the viewers the vital details of the story. Grace is an angel, and one of her greatest strengths is bringing people together and comforting them in their times of need. When she saves people, she then allows them to save countless others. Through Grace, Judd is a hero in his own right, but he is the kind that gets glory, while Grace’s role is more understated but just as important. The episode mostly focuses on Judd’s history, but when you look at it closely, the role of Grace, understated but poignant, is what stands out the most.

The Edits Edit

Some of the best edits this week that deserve all the love.

Carlos Reyes, 911 Lone Star 1.01 by @reyeslonestar is an amazing piece of fan art, and as usual, Alice is an amazing talent that we should all appreciate.

This Grace and Judd gifset by @ronenrubinstein is just WOW. I love looking at it and cannot stop!

Marjan Marwani by @alwaysablossom is soooooo pretty. I love the colors and all the details more than I can say!

SIERRA MCCLAIN as GRACE RYDER by @bucktks is an amazing edit that highlights Grace. You should also check out this one, which is equally good! Finally, take a look at this Tarlos set! (They all are amazing.)

Judd & Owen in 2x09 (Pt2) by @911dawnstar is such a well-done gifset, and I love seeing Judd and Owen being a wonderful duo. Also look at Part 1!

“We’re gonna have a new little Texan running around!” by @shoenaerts makes me swoon, and my heart can barely handle it because Grace and Judd are the definition of LOVE. This one is also beautiful.

the ryders + howdy. by @laurenkmyers makes my heart beat faster... I love it so much.

This Grace and Judd moment by @chrissiewatts makes me cry every time I see it AHHH.

These gifs by @strandtk is so amazing. I am in love with this edit! This one too!

This gif by @jessie-meili showcases Grace in the perfect way!

Group Hugs by @rafasilvas is one of my fave gifsets ever and highlights wonderful parallels of the 126 family. I’m in love.

The truth is, I think I just wanted to hear your voice. by @buckleys-diaz is soooooo dreamy and beautiful.

Fic Recs

remind us where we've been by @morganaspendragonss (hollyhobbit101)

Word Count: 564

Chapters: 1/1

“This is something, ain’t it?” Judd says, nudging Owen gently. Owen looks around Judd's backyard, taking it all in - TK and Carlos with their two kids, Judd's three milling around, their whole family gathered together in a future Owen's not sure he ever imagined even in his wildest dreams. "It's something," he agrees.

Home is wherever you are by @sixringss (buckscasey)

Word Count: 1651

Chapters: 1/1

A week after the fire, Carlos goes back to his home.Speculation for 2x12/13

Get Me off the Boat, I'm Ready to be on Land by @silvarafael (tiniestmite)

Word Count: 3966

Chapters: 1/1

Five times TK’s sobriety is tested after he arrives in Austin but he keeps it to himself, and the one time it gets so bad that he tells someone.

The Way Our Horizons Meet (chapter 1) by @chicgeekgirl89 (Writeallnight)

Word Count: 1500

Chapters: 1/3 (WIP)

Carlos' perspective through the aftermath of T.K.'s shooting. Follows the events of episodes 1x08-1x10.

You Found Me (Did You Ever Doubt I Would?) (Chapter 10) by @doctornineandthreequarters (doctornineandthreequarters)

Word Count: 2736

Chapters: 10/? (standalone works)

Tarlos college au

#masterlist #911 lone star #lone star post #issue 12

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loveisharderthanitlooks · 3 years

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Thoughts on 2x12

I wish we could have seen a little more of the meet the parents portion of the dinner before it became about the arson but I did love how warm and friendly everyone was. After seeing how uncertain Carlos was about his parents' acceptance in 2x04, and how awkward he was around Owen for so long, to see him being so comfortable with all of them in his apartment he shared with TK was beautiful.

I really, really love that the first thing Owen said was how fantastic Carlos is. It's the second time he has made a point of complimenting Carlos to Gabriel after Carlos told him he was afraid he didn't measure up to his father's standards. See, Owen's not all bad.

The plot to draw out Raymond was convoluted but enjoyable.

Having both Billy and Owen who were both civilians and witnesses in the case observe interrogations was ridiculous but I don't care at this point.

As always, not enough Marjan, Paul or Grace.

If Billy shows up for a two-episode arc every season to cause chaos and call Owen numbnuts to his face, I would be OK with that.

Judd continues to be the MVP of the 126.

Gabriel is a Major in the Texas Rangers. That might have been useful to bring up when his son's best friend spent years searching for her missing, presumed murdered, sister.

I know they did it for dramatic purposes but Owen should have called TK and told him to evacuate the firehouse, that way it wouldn't seem like he prioritized his place of work over his son.

Scene I'd like to have seen. Owen and Gabriel being all smug and delighted that their plan worked and what a good team they make - cut to TK and Carlos absolutely laying into them for not cluing them in beforehand and causing a serious argument between them.

My immediate reaction to the fight was that we should have seen an apology. But with some reflection, I think it was unnecessary to see it because of all the stuff we did see instead. I didn't enjoy seeing TK being aggressive towards Carlos, but everything that came after that was so full of love. Even though they had already talked about it, TK was still feeling remorseful for his earlier behavior. He was calm and strong for Carlos when he was terrified, he insisted on Carlos climbing out the window first, he took care of Carlos in the aftermath. Carlos was able to really break down and admit how scared he was because of how safe and loved TK makes him feel. I think that scene showed everything an apology scene would have said. Show don't tell is always preferable.

I really didn't see that last scene coming. The writers have done an incredible job of making us love Charles (In contrast to Gwyn for example who just seemed to annoy everyone) so this was just really mean. Tommy has been really underused this season and I wanted her to have a meaty storyline. BUT NOT THIS STORYLINE. I am not ready to process that ending yet, not until we know how it plays out.

Unlike Grace and Judd's accident which happened an undefined period of time after the abduction incident, the Charles thing happened the same night that Carlos and TK almost died in a housefire. That is one hell of a day. Can you believe that a volcano erupting in the middle of Austin is like... the eighth most stressful day they've had this year?

#911 lone star #2x12 #my thoughts

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inawickedlittletown · 4 years

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Finished watching ep. 9, but now I’m waiting to watch ep. 10. because it hasn’t been uploaded anywhere yet.

So more thoughts on 9:

TK finding a way to contact Zoe and asking her to come over and then being an awkward bean but then also just casually spilling “my boyfriend”. I really really love Zoe, btw and I think she’s a good fit for Owen.

I loved that Grace calls Judd’s father, Dad. It’s just cute...and also he wants grandkids! Get on that guys.

Buttercup with Marjan was cute...but Buttercup perking up the moment TK walks into the station.

Owen telling TK that he’ll be there for him no matter what. So good. Also such a good contast from TK to Buck in the OG by having this accident make TK rethink being a firefighter rather than being eager to get back to work. And I’m so interested in more backstory about Owen leaving TK and his mom and how they’ve managed to get so close in the aftermath of that.

TK being so caring about the kid that shot him and wanting to make sure that the kid would be okay and going out to see him to make sure -- he’s just so good.

#911 lone star #911 ls #911 lone star spoilers #spoilers #911 ls spoilers

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lifejustgotawkward · 7 years

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365 Day Movie Challenge (2017) - #110: Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) - dir. Roland Emmerich

Egads, this movie stinks! If it weren’t for the sweet memory that when I was younger I loved Independence Day (the original 1996 film) with a passion that bordered on mania, I wouldn’t have given last year’s poorly-reviewed sequel the time of day.

Twenty years after the first alien attack on Earth, the same extraterrestrials (who, and from where?) return with a vengeance. That’s literally all you need to know. Jeff Goldblum reprises his role as communications expert David Levinson, apparently one of the only men on the planet who can save humanity from imminent danger; Bill Pullman again plays Thomas Whitmore, now an ex-president who is dealing with various vague illnesses; Brent Spiner returns as eccentric scientist Dr. Brakish Okun (I’m delighted to report that he has more of a screen presence in this installment, although not nearly enough time is spent on his same-sex relationship with another science guy); Vivica A. Fox and the late Robert Loggia are granted brief cameos to reprise their respective roles as Jasmine Hiller, the wife of Steven Hiller (Will Smith’s character from the first film), and General Grey. A bunch of bland new characters are also introduced: Jake Morrison (Liam Hemsworth) is our new action hero, an outer-space pilot who leads the brigade of young men and women fighting the aliens; Jake’s main frenemy is Dylan Hiller (Jessie T. Usher), the grown-up son of Steven Hiller, who by this point has died in a military maneuver-related accident; we meet one of David Levinson’s ex-girlfriends, Catherine Marceaux (Charlotte Gainsbourg... why would she take this part?), ostensibly an expert in symbology yet never really required to use her talents; a ragtag group of kids (two of whom are played by Joey King and McKenna Grace) rescue David Levinson’s father, Julius (Judd Hirsch), in the aftermath of an alien attack in Florida and the group drive to Area 51 to rendezvous with David and the rest of the remaining US government.

We also see Patricia Whitmore, President Whitmore’s daughter, grown up and now portrayed by Maika Monroe (The Guest, It Follows, Bokeh). I have no idea why the filmmakers didn’t cast Mae Whitman, who played young Patty in the first film and who continues to have a decent career as an adult (not every child actor can say that!). I liked Monroe in Resurgence, though; she gets to do some cool action stuff, although – of course – in the end she has to be saved by her boyfriend, Jake. That’s mostly what I got out of Independence Day: Resurgence: watch more movies with Maika Monroe and figure out her potential for a future in genre work (sci-fi, horror, etc.) and beyond. Well, that and the fact that Bill Pullman looks great with a beard and not so great once he shaves. (Sorry, Bill. You’re a gem and I still love you either way.)

P.S. Maybe Independence Day: Resurgence is more fun when you realize that it’s a sci-fi film about decoding alien language that preceded the theatrical release of another film on the same subject, Arrival.

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