#911 finale

[graycious-tea]

Do I ship buddie? 10000% But was Eddie’s phone call with Marisol the cutest fucking thing I’ve literally ever seen? Fuck ya it was

[destialpal]

THAT WAS A LOT AT ONCE

[147poundsofteenwolf]

Thinking about Christopher and how he’s gone through almost losing Eddie, but having Buck to comfort him. And then almost losing Buck but having Eddie to comfort him. Now he’s going to have to go through almost losing BOTH Buck and Eddie all at once, with no one to comfort him. It’s fine, I’m fine.

[on-maars]

anyway let’s give it up for Christopher “how is he so bad at this” Diaz, that’s my hero right there.

[aceofwhump]

"The entire 118 went down"

911 6x18 promo

[shortsighted-owl]

Eddie with an injured hand/arm, Buck driving him back to Chris, just like in 2x03 except this time it’s not Buck on the other side of a set of glass doors, this time as he watches from the threshold he sees Eddie and Chris open their embrace, enough for one whole Buck to slot into and oh how he returns their hugs - their love - tenfold.

As they all pass out on that couch in South Bedford Street, nestled into each other as Buck and Eddie’s hands brush, their fingers seeking out the soft inside of the others wrist, to make sure they’re here, alive

[shiplessoceans]

To all the Buddie shippers, I'm so sorry fam.

I watched up to season 4 and posted here last year sometime that I was sure buddie wasn't gonna happen (though I had my fingers crossed for you all anyway) and I am sorry that 911 has turned out like all the other queerbait shows. I've been there, we've all been queerbaited and ignored and made to feel like we're stupid and it sucks ass.

I promise you, you are not being silly or frivolous or deluded for seeing what was right in front of you. Your feelings are 100% valid. The creators used romantic tropes and applied them to two straight characters with no intention of addressing it to either confirm it OR deny it.

That lack of denial is very telling.

TV show creators, producers & showrunners will always say that the fans or the audience are "getting the wrong idea" about a queer pairing. It's incredibly reductive and feels like an attempt to 'shame' fans.

Yet they never try to put an end to the romantic tension they have created. A few lines of dialogue. That's all it would take. A quick denial. Tension resolved, on with the story. Get Maddie to say to Buck:

"You and Eddie have gotten close, hope I'm not overstepping but are you...more than friends?"

That's it. A question. Simple one. Would be in character, make sense and be judgement free.

Hell, they could have any character mistake them for a couple and have them clarify that they are just friends who enjoy hanging out but are straight.

But the writers will never do that. Because they want it both ways. They want fans to watch the show for some representation, without having to provide any.

Denying Buddie is a thing would mean losing the audience that watch the show hoping for it. It means they lose you. And you make them money. It's gaslighty. They treat their fans like idiots and I will never watch a show that does that ever again. (Supernatural was the wake up call).

So while you come to terms with all this buddie fam, do yourselves a favour and use this energy to create! Write fix-it fanfic, draw art, make playlists, crochet...steal the characters you love and just write or read or imagine your own stories....

You can close the door on canon and have fun with the characters on their own.

It is also totally valid to move on to other ships, shows and characters. There's a heap of newer media that consciously avoids queerbaiting and those are the shows that deserve your dedication.

Love and hugs to you all!

[whumpdoyoumean]

Here is a whumpy alternate ending tag thing to the finale. Short and sweet, but I had to get it out of my system! Read it here or on Ao3.

xxx

Buck watches for a moment as they wheel Bobby away, then slips into the nearest bathroom. It's mercifully empty; the quiet and solitude is a nice break from the chaos that had been Buck's life for the last few hours. He parks himself in front of one of the mirrors and sighs as he's greeted with the sight of his face covered with blood. He thinks most of it is from his mouth-he'd bitten through his tongue when he fell-and his nose which, miraculously, doesn't seem to have broken.

"Could be worse," he mutters as he reaches forward to turn the tap on. His hands shake lightly as he cups them underneath the flowing water. He's finally coming down from the adrenaline rush, and he's starting to feel it. He doesn't remember the impact, but he wonders if he'd come down on his left side first. That would explain the persistent pain in his left side that he thinks might be a bruised rib or two, and the ache in his left shoulder.

He splashes the water on his face, gasping a little at the cold. It doesn't do much to clear away the really caked on stuff, so he repeats the action, this time scrubbing a little (not too much or it hurts) to try and clear away the dried blood. He's about to do it for a third time when a man walks in, whistling to himself. He startles when he sees Buck, looking embarrassed at first, and then his eyes widen.

"Whoa," he says. "You're a firefighter?"

"Sure am," Buck says. The pain in his shoulder is getting worse, and he's starting to feel a little light headed. Social interaction is the last thing he needs right now.

"You were on the overpass?" the man asks.

Buck nods, regretting the action when it causes the world to tilt beneath him. "I was, yeah." If he can just get through this then he can go and sit down and hopefully wait for the dizziness to pass.

The man's eyes grow comically wide, now, eyebrows climbing his forehead, the corners of his mouth turning up into a disbelieving smile. "No way! That's crazy. That is just��crazy, man! I heard all of you guys made it out with barely a scratch, is that true?"

"Uh…I wouldn't go that far." Buck's voice sounds strange when he speaks, muffled and distant. He reaches out and puts one hand on the edge of the sink to steady himself.

The man frowns. "Are you okay? You look a little pale."

Buck forces a smile and starts to say, "I'm fine," when he's interrupted by a sharp stab of pain from his left side and he lets out a cry, his knees hitting the cold bathroom tile hard.

"Hey, man," the stranger says, kneeling down.

"I'm…" Buck says, and he wants to reassure the guy but his tongue feels heavy and his ears are ringing and there's black crowding the edges of his vision and then the floor is tilting beneath him and everything is pain. And then there's nothing.

xxx

"I'm fine!" Eddie insists for what feels like the millionth time. He knows there's not much they can do for him-an x-ray, and maybe a prescription for pain meds.

"I know you are," the nurse says patiently. "But we're still going to need to get an x-ray."

Eddie grunts in annoyance but bites back the urge to argue. He's about to ask if he can at least get a snack from the vending machine first (near-death experiences are exhausting) when his attention is drawn by a man stumbling out of the bathroom, looking frantic.

"Hey, can I get some help? This guy just collapsed in the bathroom. A firefighter, one of the ones from the overpass!"

Eddie's heart plummets as he shoots to his feet, barely noticing the pain that flares up in his busted ribs.

"Mr. Diaz, I need you to stay put," the nurse says, even as she starts toward the bathroom. Eddie ignores the command, striding after her.

There's only one person it could be.

There's no way Eddie is staying put.

"Eddie?"

Hen's voice stops him in his tracks. Athena and a doctor are in the middle of helping her into a wheelchair. Her brow is pinched, and Eddie can tell that she's reached the same conclusion he has.

"We need to get her to CT," the doctor says.

"I know, just-Did you see anything, Hen? Did something happen?" Eddie had been so focused on Hen, and then Chim and Bobby, that he hadn't paid any attention to Buck at all. He'd seemed fine. There was blood on his face, but...Eddie realizes with a sinking feeling that he has no idea where it came from. Could Buck have gotten a head injury?

"I'm not sure, but I think-I think maybe he fell," Hen says, and Eddie's heart sinks.

"We need to move," the doctor says, and Athena puts a hand on Eddie's elbow.

"C'mon, Diaz," she says, voice quiet but leaving no room for argument.

"Keep me updated!" Hen says as she's wheeled away.

"Let's get him on the gurney!"

Eddie turns to see Buck surrounded by people in scrubs and white coats, loading his unconscious form onto a gurney.

"Oh my god," he breathes, and starts forward, heart hammering.

"Eddie!" Athena says, but Eddie keeps moving, broken ribs be damned.

"His name is Buck," he says as he gets closer. "He's-he's my partner."

"Did you see what happened?" one of the doctors asks, and Eddie shakes his head. He feels sick.

"No, I…I didn't see anything. But he may have fallen when the overpass collapsed!" He hurries alongside them as they wheel Buck to a trauma room, answering their questions about Buck's history, and then the kicker.

"Did you notice any symptoms?"

Guilt twists in Eddie's stomach. "No, nothing. He seemed fine. Is he gonna be okay?"

"We're gonna do everything we can," the doctor says as they push through the double doors. "I'm sorry, but you can't come back here."

"But-"

"I got 'im." It's the nurse that was helping him before that says it. She weaves her way over to Eddie and puts a hand on his arm. "Come on, Eddie."

Eddie pulls away, letting out a sharp hiss when his elbow accidentally grazes against his ribcage.

"We need to get you to x-ray."

Eddie shakes his head. "No. No, I promised Hen I'd keep her updated, I-" He peers around the nurse to try and see Buck but she moves to block his view.

"Look. I'm sure as soon as they know anything they'll send someone to tell you, but right now you need to let the doctors do their work and you need to get to x-ray. Now are you going to come with me or do I need to call security?"

Eddie looks over the nurse's shoulder one last time and then nods and allows himself to be led away.

xxx

"Hey, Buck, can you open your eyes for me?"

Bright lights, and faces-a lot of unfamiliar faces, and voices, and hands pressing on him and pain…

"There he is, he's coming around. Buck, can you tell me where it hurts?"

"My…My stomach and m'...My left shoulder."

"I heard you had a fall, Buck. Does it hurt anywhere else? Your back or your neck?"

"N…no."

"Good, that's good. What about your head, does your head hurt?"

"No…God my shoulder…"

"Okay, sounds like we could be looking at a splenic injury here. He's gonna need a CT-Whoa, pressure's dropping. Buck, stay with me. Stay with me Buck! Damn, okay let's get moving…"

xxx

"Hey, Eddie. You okay?"

Eddie looks up at Athena. He's achy and exhausted and worry is threatening to eat him alive. "I'm okay," he says.

Athena sits beside him, one eyebrow raised. "You sure? 'Cus you could've fooled me."

Eddie sighs. He should've known better than to try and lie to her.

"You're right." He rubs at his eyes with one hand, grimacing as he's hit by another pang of guilt. "It's not just that I missed it, ya know? It's that I didn't look. I didn't even think to look."

"You had a lot going on," Athena says. "Between Hen and Chimney and Bobby, and your ribs-"

"Fuck my ribs!" The words stumble out before Eddie can stop them, and Athena looks as startled as he is. "Sorry, Athena. Sorry, I didn't-I didn't mean that. It's just…Everyone's been so worried about me, but I'm fine. It's not like I was-concussed, or impaled. It's just ribs, you know? I'll heal."

Athena looks at him for a long moment. "The others will heal, too," she says finally. "And so will Buck."

"But-"

"So will Buck," Athena says firmly, and Eddie knows better than to argue. "Now, I'm going down to the cafeteria. Can I get you anything? My treat."

Eddie shakes his head. "No, thank you."

"When's the last time you ate?"

"Really, I'm okay." Between the pain meds and the anxiety, he's not sure he could eat even if he wanted to.

She doesn't look convinced, but she doesn't push it. "Okay, then." She stands and pulls her wallet out of her pocket, fishing out a few bills. "At least get something from the vending machine. You look like you're about to keel over."

Eddie hesitates and she pushes the cash toward him.

"Go on. I'm not asking."

"Thanks," Eddie says, embarrassed, as he accepts the offering.

"You hang in there," Athena says with a small half smile.

"I'll do my best. Thank you again." He isn't just talking about the money and they both know it.

"You're welcome."

Then Eddie is alone again, sitting in the uncomfortable waiting room chair with nothing for company except a stack of old magazines and his own worried thoughts.

Buck's been in surgery for the last couple hours. Internal bleeding, apparently. They think from his spleen. Which, you can live without a spleen (Eddie knows that from watching Emergency! as a kid), but he's not sure what Buck's future as a firefighter would look like-if he even has one. God, he's gotten through so many things…

God, please let him get through one more.

He's still sitting with the money from Athena clutched in one hand when Maddie appears. Eddie sits up straighter, immediately on high alert.

"How is he?"

"It was his spleen," Maddie says. "They were able to repair the damage and stop the bleeding without removing it."

Eddie lets out a long sigh of relief, smiling for the first time in what seems like an eternity. "Oh, thank god."

"There's an ongoing debate at work over whether the 118 is the unluckiest crew, or the luckiest."

Eddie lets out a small chuckle, wincing as it jars his ribs. "Can it be both?"

Maddie laughs. "That's what I said! Hey, when's the last time you ate something?"

"I was just about to get something from the vending machine," he says.

"Good. I'm gonna go tell Hen the good news. You should go home and get some rest, it'll be a few hours before they let in visitors."

Eddie shrugs. "I don't mind waiting here."

And he really doesn't.

xxx

Buck is half-watching the game show network when Eddie shows up, still in his dirty uniform and looking exhausted. Buck turns the tv off.

"Your hair is dusty," he says, grimacing at the soreness that comes with talking. Having a tube shoved down your throat will do that.

Eddie raises his eyebrows. "Thanks," he says, and Buck can't help but notice the way he guards his side.

"How're your ribs?"

"They're broken, Buck, how do you think they are? They hurt."

Buck frowns. "Okay, sorry."

Eddie sighs, pinching at the bridge of his nose. "No, I'm sorry. I've just been getting that question a lot lately. What about you, how are you feeling?"

Buck considers this a moment. "Still kinda woozy," he finally says. The drugs from the surgery haven't worn off entirely so he's feeling a little muddled, but he's also not in pain so at least there's that.

"I can come back another time," Eddie says.

"Hmm. Honestly, I wish you would." The drugs also mean that his verbal filter isn't as sound as it usually is.

Eddie lifts an eyebrow. "Ouch."

"What I mean is, you look like you could use some rest."

"So do you," Eddie fires back, and then huffs. "You're not wrong, though. I'm exhausted. It's been a hell of a day."

Buck lets out a breathy chuckle. "Understatement of the century…You really should go get some sleep."

"You sure you don't mind?"

"Nah, I was falling asleep anyway."

"I'll be back tomorrow. I'll bring Chris with me, he'll want to say hello."

"Perfect," Buck says, smiling at the thought.

"Hey, Buck?"

"Yeah, Eddie."

"You did a really good job today. You got us out of there. The whole crew made it out, because of you. Just-remember you're part of the crew too, yeah? You've gotta start looking out for you the way you look out for the rest of us."

"I'll try."

"You'd better," Eddie says.

Buck closes his eyes. "I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Yep. Whether you want to or not."

Buck smiles tiredly. "Good."

xxx

[wikiangela]

Natalia is helping Buck pick out a new couch......

oh fuck no

she's not the couch

what the fuck is this

[turningthepaiges]

I hope I’m not the only one that kinda liked the finale. 

Don’t get me wrong, I think they rushed a few plots and I definitely do not think Buck should’ve been paired up with someone at all (let the man shop for his own damn couch) but I also don’t mind Eddie wanting to date. The man needs a hoe era, in my humble opinion. He’s been too all in with the relationships we’ve seen him in and I just want him to just have some fun and figure out what he does and doesn’t want in a life partner (cough, cough, BUCK... he wants Buck). Plus imagine the spicy Eddie scenes we could get?!  

Also, Oliver’s acting was great! Buck and Ravi saving the day?! That made me so proud! Especially with how readily Buck threw himself into a leadership role without needing the recognition of it. 

AND THE BABY DELIVERY?! I’ve never been as attracted to that man as I was in that moment. The confidence! The way he looked at that precious little baby?! I’m weak! 

The only thing I’m bummed about is that I was hoping Kameron and Connor would break up and Buck could do a platonic custody situation with Kameron because I loved Chelsea Kane in Baby Daddy and would love to see her and Buck become BFF co-parents. 

For what could have been a series finale, I think we’ve all seen shows do so much worse to their characters. This definitely could’ve done more but for what it is, I’m not mad. Especially not at any of the actors. They showed up, did their job, and did it well. Hopefully ABC will take better care of them though. 

[meep-meep-richie]

And guys are we ready for the 911 finale tonight?!

[destialpal]

So like, I know that this is exactly what I ordered but I’d like to send it back to the kitchen

[nhbelle]

!!SPOILERS FOR 9-1-1 SEASON 6 FINALE!!

Ok I think I've only ever retweeted about 9-1-1 but I have a few thoughts on the finale that I really wanna share. But - and I cannot emphasize this enough - I am in no way hating on the actors, crew or writers of 9-1-1. These are just my personal Amateur thoughts.

First and foremost I would like to say that I didn't hate the finale. There were several things that I really liked about it but I just have a few critics for the finale and the whole season 6B in general.

However, I want to give a balanced opinion so I will start with things I actually liked about it. So here are things I liked about the 9-1-1 finale 6x18 pay it forward:

• The football/soccer kid

Look I have really bad facial recognition, so initially I thought the guy paying for the football's team food was just a cute and sweet scene they added. So when the flashbacks happened, I thought it was such a nice callback to the season 2 earthquake. his character in general was just a good representation of the theme of the episode AND it was long enough ago to be a really nice scene for fans.

• Kameron, Connor, Buck and the baby

I'm really glad they didn't make the baby end up with Buck one way or the other. Buck being able to not just spend time with Kameron While she's pregnant but also delivering the baby yet still being able to give him up really showed his growth. Even though he teared up at having to give him up, he still did.

I think him delivering the baby was also a nice callback to the very first episode of the show and his very first emergency on screen which was him saving the baby. For what they had expected to be a series finale, it was a good callback and full circle ending.

•Buck's maturity

I also liked that this episode showed a lot of scenes where Buck is mature; i.e him trying to reason with Kameron and Connor to fix their marriage problems, his professionalism in delivering the baby (having learnt from the season 1 Full moon episode) and even how he responded in the bridge emergency.

Buck was really mature in this episode which is something reliving to see. This is especially due to majority of this show painting Buck as immature and impulsive. This show has a problem with consistently showing Buck's smartness and maturity. So, It's nice to see some growth even if it was just in the finale.

•Lucy

Ok I don't like Lucy, I'm sorry but I just don't. BUT I did like her role in the episode. As well as him congratulating Chim for his engagement. Her being the one to say 'Mayday, Mayday' was very reminiscent of the season 5 dispatch fire. Since, it is a finale, I really loved all the callbacks/potential callbacks they had.

•Buck, Eddie and dragging

Ok I just thought it was such a nice parallel to have Buck have to save Eddie by dragging him. It was a direct parallel to Buck having to drag Eddie under the ambulance which was SO GOOD.

•Marisol

Ok before anyone hates me I sort of already knew they wouldn't make Buddie canon. And while I really don't see the chemistry between Marisol and Eddie AT LEAST he has a new fresh love story where the girl and him are both really cute towards each other. Even though I think it'd be better to just leave him single, Marisol and him being sort of cute is a silver lining.

•Bobby and Athena

I'm not even going to elaborate on this other than THEY GOT THEIR CRUISE

Ok I think that's enough compliments. Let's get into the things that I believe could have been done better:

•Natalia

No. Just no. The whole beginning of the season set Buck up to be ok with being single just to take that away at the ending.

ALSO the fact that there are so many parallels between his story with Taylor and his story with Natalia, down to the couch, is just a hard NO.

She and Buck have no chemistry. She's pretty but she should've just left and not came back.

Buck should've been single at the end just to show that he really can be okay just being himself and he's accepted that he can find happiness by himself and knows that he is enough now. It would be so much more meaningful than this rushed love plot.

•Eddie and death

Ok in Death and Taxes Eddie talks about dying alone and it just NEVER GETS RESOLVED. They never talk about it again. Instead they rush him into this search for love like that'd fix anything. Buck and him should've just been single. Buck accepting he's enough and Eddie accepting he's fine dying alone as long as he could live every day to the fullest.

•Eddie and love

That man really threw Bobby's advice (and his own) out the window huh. First, he said himself it was a bad idea to date a person you saved to Buck in death and taxes, yet guess what he does at the end of the season. Second, Bobby told him not to look for it yet he WAS looking for it when he met Marisol again. Third, there was absolutely no chemistry or build-up between the two. They just saw each other and fell in love i guess.

I'm not a hardcore Buddie shipper but truly Buck is the ONLY person I would expect him to end up with. The parallels between things that have happened between Bathena and Buddie is just proof enough. Even moreso the talk at the grave at the end of Death and taxes.

•The symbolisms

WHAT WAS THE REASON. WHAT WAS THE REASON. What was the point of the couch theory, the blue-green couples, the red-blue just for it to amount to nothing. Even if you didn't want them to end up together, they could have still had the last ending scene be of them as a family together (Chris, Buck, Eddie).

Whether you believe they were queerbaiting or not, they were definitely baiting something with all the symbolisms surrounding Buck and Eddie.

•The lack of continuity

I feel like the issues present in the first half of season 6B (till like death and taxes) were never resolved. What happened to eddie and dying alone? What about Buck and not being able to fully process his death?

I get wanting a feel good ending but at least tie up loose ends. The finale could've been just as good without the unnecessary sudden add-on like Natalia and Marisol. I liked Kameron and Connor coming back but the rest felt like it came out of nowhere.

I wouldn't have minded a longer finale or just a finale that didn't include the unnecessary stuff. They could have had the Madney engagement but still address the issues they started the season with.

•The Pay It Forward part

This could be an entirely biased take but personally I think there could have been more of the 'Pay it forward' theme. The team could have been more critically injured causing Buck to have to take the role of actual interim captain. It could have been him repaying them for when they put their everything inti saving him. While he did have to do more, it didn't feel enough. The emergency itself felt like it was resolved too quickly and was rushed. Again, I think it would've been more impactful to have a longer, well-written finale ESPECIALLY if they were wrote it believing that it'd be a series finale. That said I am absolutely not telling writers how to do their job, they're the professionals here.

•Buck

Yes he gets his own point sorry not sorry. His arc felt incomplete. It really felt like they were leading up to a breakdown or a realisation of some sort yet nothing. They just wrap up his story with a new love interest and call it a day.

Like why not make him single at the end as a callback to the first episode of season 6 - he started alone and he's perfectly happy ending it alone.

Why not include a breakdown - everyone around him keeps reminding him he died and he keeps getting bothered by it. He doesn't even seem to fully process the impact of his own death. Let him feel his death instead of just forget about it and move on to the next girl.

Why not let him be interim captain for the bridge emergency? Let it be a parallel to when he wasn't ready and now where he is. He's had enough life experience and now he knows what to do. He can do it by himself.

Why not end it with him, chris and Eddie on Eddie's couch? Let it be a wrap up to the couch theory. Their family whether Buck and Eddie are romantically involved or not. Chris is his kid and that's all that matters. It would've been a nice transition of him looking at Chris fondly after having to give away what is biologically his child. He is content with living life how it is. He has found the meaning of happiness. He is fine.

Last mini point cause I totally could be wrong here but I swear they didn't ever introduce the kids that Hen and Karen were fostering (now possibly adopting) till the last episode. Tell me if I'm wrong.

TL;DR While I enjoyed the finale, it felt like it was rushed and a lot of things were left unfinished. A lot of problems were still unresolved at the end. It's a feel good ending but with a lot of missing plot points and red herrings throughout the season. That said this is just my personal amateur opinion and no one should take it to heart. It was still a good ending just not what I expected. Hopefully abc will tie up the loose ends and maybe give us a satisfactory conclusion to this really good show.

[begebege28]

Wait. I am confused with the couch. In 6x01 Eddie says to buck, “don’t you mean, your last two girlfriend came with couches” because buck said, “my last two couches came with girlfriends” and Eddie corrected him. His last two girlfriends, Ali and Taylor. They both brought in the couches with them. Ali was buck was moving into his new place and Taylor moving in. But now, Buck is starting this new relationship and they are immediately going couch shopping? Was that to signify a callback to Ali and Taylor and how those two relationships didn’t work? The couch theory to me, was never regarding an actual couch, but what a couch means for buck. It’s means him being at home, having a couch, is comfortable, safe, secure etc. sorry if i am rambling or confusing y’all. Could i be wrong to say them going to buy a couch is means their relationship is doomed?

[danversbegins]

6x18 promo stills

I'm thinking thoughts and here's my theory

buck, eddie, and hen watch as something happens to bobby and/or chim. perhaps they're falling or hanging from the ambulance

hen puts out her arm to stop buck because she knows he's gonna rush in for the rescue even if it's not safe, but buck rushes in anyway

then buck is in trouble. he's hurt, and eddie cries for him...

perhaps he falls with bobby or chim? perhaps he's trapped under the truck (again?)...

[baddygab-bi]

The person in the ambulance is Bobby:

So we see that this person is holding onto the ambulance pretty hard. Like he fell and moved to grab onto something solid.

The person who took this video said that they saw the turnout, and it said Nash. Which tracks with what we know about Bobby being in danger and Buck saving him.

So, yeah, with 100% certainty, that ambulance person is Bobby.