Call it the way I see it!

Yep, I felt underwhelmed, too.

I mean, in spite the watered down version of the wedding, Kenny and JLH are just so moving together, they genuinely love each other and it translates so beautifully on screen.

But yeah, I really wish they made it a 2h event and actually told the story better and also gave the space for a big beautiful, joyful wedding, with a first dance and JLH singing, it would have been epic, Madney deserved that much.

And Jaded is right, after 7 seasons they all should have been somewhere more, I don't know, advanced, next level?

I mean, I follow other firefighters shows, in season 7 all characters are so much more developed and progressed coming such a long way, with probies coming and going that in comparison to 911, 911 feels lacking, it's like the level of storytelling never progressed beyond surface level.

Even the calls that are supposedly supposed to be epic in scale and are strawn over several episodes have not been at the same level since the tsunami.

But you are right, as far as flawless development concerned the only one actually evolving and maturing since s4 finale, is Eddie.

He has come such a long way since S2 and S3. He is not the same man we first met in 2x01, and I am definitely here for him. That is the only thing that is keeping me watching.

I want to see where his story goes. I am on the edge of my seat especially after the last episode where we saw Eddie full of confidence and finally free to party and actually allow himself to have fun.

I am still mourning Eddie and Tommy friendship, from the little we saw that could have been an epic, out of the 118 circle, friendship.

But alas, the writers don't believe in good friendships for Buck and Eddie, everyone are fated to be a LI and eventually an ex.

Since we all learned long ago not to get attached to any guest character, I am merely biding my time until we reached some kind of point in either boys' story.

And how can anyone not love HenRen?? 😍😍

Hello dear Anon :)

To be honest, last season I said the same thing, the way the last episode was written was a sham. It looked like it was thrown together last minute, the important things got shoved aside for the grand call that had no emotional impact to it, so yeah, a character's death would have made more impact than some whatever the hell we got.

The physical part, obviously Oliver's damn good at, always impressive. But it was a 118 emergency, and there was very little emotion to it.

And don't get me started on the skipping the recovery parts, that the only ones we saw were Buck's and the only thing those stories did was break the 118 apart before miraculously making it better by glossing over it with a "family excuses all transgression without dealing with it or talking about it" policy and no real development on anyone's part.

Except Eddie's which is the only recovery story (which was only the ptsd not the actual injury recovery) that I loved, because it led to actual character development, Eddie of S2-3 is different than the one we got from one season to another.

All the rest are made better and more relatable by their relationship with their partners, Bathena love each other so much that they make changes for one another, Henren made an amazing recovery from Hen's betrayal in S2, she does her damnest to be better for her wife every single day of their lives which really makes them couples goals.

And Maddie made Chimney more relatable to me personally, because when he's not with her he does dumb stuff, like punching his future brother in law in the face. Which was swept under the rug too. I love Chimney, but some behaviors to me as a person are unacceptable in my eyes. Physical violence that is not in a boxing ring with a true opponent or done in self defense, is unacceptable and should be talked about, not normalized on national television.

But Madney is a beautiful pairing and I love JLH for insisting on Chimney instead of a romance with Eddie. Because really, I can't even imagine it nor could I in S2, long before I shipped buddie. Madney just works! And I can't wait for the wedding.

But fact to the matter is, we don't see the actual developments during the physical recovery itself which takes down the emotional value, we don't even see the bedside vigils in between, unless it's Buck or if Buck needs Chimney's finger print to get into his phone to find Maddie.

I want it to be clear, that I love Buck! I do, and tbh much like in Chimney's regard with Maddie, Eddie made Buck relatable to me, I didn't like him at first, I was fond of him, I didn't want him fired in S1, and I wanted to slap him silly with that lawsuit in S3, But I love him, Eddie made me love him, because we get to see him through Eddie's eyes.

I hate that while everyone else developed, Buck keeps getting slid back. I really wish the writers did him the justice he deserves by actually letting him grow into the person we keep seeing glimpses of and make it stick.

I get what you're saying, because a death, would give and emotional payout and set the tone in a hopefully more positive way, like Otis's death in S8 of Chicago fire, or Miller from Station 19 last season. (Still haven't forgiven Shonda for that).

But now, S7 feels like a reboot, so before we throw anyone to the dogs let's give them a chance to make an impact before we choose the nuclear option. 😉

A couple of days ago, I was talking with a mutual and told her that so far I am at a wait and see mode, whatever happens next, will decide whether I watch S8 or not, I'm manifesting a good season and a good conclusion to everything.

If not, well can't say we didn't give it the old college try. 😉❤️

Give me 911 asks, happy, sad, angry, disappointed, hopeful, expectant, wild speculations.

I'm taking it all today,

Just be kind about it.

Let's process together. 💜💜