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this may be an unpopular opinion but personally i think the thing i struggle with regarding the idea of buck and eddie having satisfying romantic arcs apart from each other is that it is possible for sure, but i don't really. see a way for it to happen without some kind of a shift in the relationship they have each other that moves away from the level of intimacy and closeness they have developed over the past six (6!) years.

because, like, obviously you can have meaningful platonic relationships outside of your romantic partner, but even though buck and eddie are not in a romantic relationship their whole deal is also... not platonic. the space that they occupy in each other's lives is. well. it goes beyond friendship (sorry). and as others have pointed out, part of the reason buck and eddie's past relationships (taylor, ana, etc) have felt so lackluster in comparison to their relationship with each other is simply because they just do not have the kind of emotional intimacy with anyone else that they have with each other – and i don't really think you can have it both ways. the relationship buck and eddie have on the show right now can't continue as it is if the goal is to have them both in well-developed, believable romantic relationships apart from each other; something would need to change.

and i mean. they could do this; it's not impossible. but i think would be a mistake, and not just because i think they have a good foundation for a romantic relationship (though i do) – so much of the story they've told with buck and eddie is about two people who were both very alone in different ways meeting and becoming an integral part of each other's lives, and the relationship they have with each other is a really compelling part of the show. so while having them grow apart from that relationship is technically possible, i don't think it would be a good or satisfying choice narratively

#some of this is just reiterating stuff that was said more eloquently in the post i linked lol #but my thesis here is that they can't accomplish this without changing buck and eddie's relationship in the show #which i think would be a mistake. personally #also this is not the point of this post but i think it would be hard to pull this off for eddie especially because. like. with who.#and that's not anything about eddie's character specifically i just think logistically it would be very difficult. i don't remember the #exact quote but going back to how tim said that part of the reason buck's previous love interests weren't very compelling was because none #of them had any connection to the 118 or anyone else on the show – they were just too isolated from the rest of the story #and i mean. we're halfway through season 7 now. it's pretty late in the game to bring in another major character and integrate them into #the world of the show to a level that would fix that issue #and that IS what they would have to do i think. and i'm not saying it is impossible but i do think it would be hard to pull off #okay i spent way too long editing this i need to go study for real now. praying i don't come back to people killing me with hammers

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