Call it the way I see it!

Sure, let's go with that.

It was added as an afterthought and said in humor.

I find it hard to believe that he would have hit him if he wasn't on blood thinners. When one is blinded by rage, one very rarely thinks about the small stuff, they'd just take a swing and be apologetic about it later.

Thinking back to S1 of H50 Danny took a swing at Steve on the very first episode, Eddie could have done the same thing when they first met, but he didn't.

You can read it however you want, obviously it's all in the eyes of the beholder.

In my opinion Eddie's love for Buck, be it romantic or otherwise, is different than the love Hen and Chimney have for Buck and it's expressed differently.

It is most definitely the writers and showrunners' fault, those are exact intentional choices.

And it is, in fact, portrayed by Ryan and Oliver that way. It's what they understand from the text and how, I'm sure, they're directed.

And it pisses me off that 6x18 was the culmination of all of this build up of the last 6 seasons, especially since they thought this could be the final season. (Even though low-key I bet you anything, that they knew way before that and kept this little tidbit of information till the very last moment, just like any other major storyline no one told the actors about - see 4x13, where Ryan didn't know until he got the script and asked if he's killed off lol).

I find those last few episodes choices terrible, unimaginative and frankly an insult to good TV everywhere.

My ending? Hmm I would have written the rescue a lot more emotional. I would show Buck moving between the hospital rooms checking on his family before settling in Eddie's or Bobby's room.

I would have shown a Madney wedding, and Buck and Eddie stealing a kiss after the ceremony. 👀

Madney leaving on a honeymoon, bathena finally getting their honeymoon, Hen and Karen's scene I would have left as it is about the possible adoption (it was the only scene I loved of the ending).

And I would have showed buddie with Christopher looking for a new couch for Buck's apartment.

As terrible as it sounds, and I apologize for voicing this, a character dying would have made so much more impact than what we've seen here.

In Chicago Fire S8, I bawled my eyes out when Otis died, I was heartbroken, I cried with Cruz, but it led somewhere, the tragedy made for a beautiful episode and set the tone for the rest of the season.

This repetitive writing we're getting in 911 is an insult to storytelling and writers everywhere, I am not even talking about the cast that being un-utilized of all that talent going to waste in favor of smashing another LAFD property.

They could have saved the expense and just tell a good story.

Forget buddie. As disappointing as it is, the issue is not even buddie. It's the smashing of some unfinished thoughts together and put them on screen without proper editing.

They could and should have done better.

The actors deserved better, the audience deserved better, this entire og series that started so promising starting in s1, deserved better.

As for buddie, I said it before and I'll say it again, if they were a man and a woman, or even two women they would be planning a wedding together or a baby by now. (See bi-Maya from station 19, see Callie who was originally married to George from Grey's anatomy, so many other examples.)

There is some blockage or denial when it comes to the existence of Bi-men, it doesn't compute to showrunners for some reason.

I don't get it, I don't like it and that all I'm going to say about it.

Speaking as a straight woman who was surrounded by gay and bi and straight men my entire life, and who thirsts after Ryan for years now, there is nothing straight about those guys' interaction, and forcing anything else 6 seasons in is nothing short of cowardice and absurd.

So yeah, I'll peek in for Ryan every now and again, but that's it, I've lost interest.

Sending multiple hugs 💜💜

I'm thinking there will be a big wrap up to all the stories that plagued us this season.

I think Buck will officially be over the Natalia crisis, I think Cameron is going to have the baby on his new uncomfortable couch.

I think whatever fate that will be decided for Connor and Cameron will pave the way for Buck moving forward in his love life.

He tells Connor it's time that he stops running, grow up because he's about to have a baby, and tell Cameron how he feels.

Which sounds suspiciously like Buck throughout the years with a certain someone and his kid, starting s3 with the lawsuit and ending where we are now.

I think Marisol was a bait and switch, just a familiar face to help Eddie realize that what he needs was right in front of him the entire time. The fact that he's been to that store more than once meaning he's been overlooking it the entire time (hmm, I wonder who that could be relationship wise).

Without giving any false hopes, I wouldn't close the book on buddie yet.

But I am excited enough to put this issue aside and enjoy this fresh disaster, with Buck racing, along with Ravi, to save everyone he loves. ❤️

Happy Monday babe,

Let's manifest a good resolution for this episode/season. 🙏✨️😌

I'm all for it 👀😁

I was thinking about maybe a happy Madney wedding and buddie looking at each other meaningfully during the vows, then Buck goes home with Eddie and Christopher by some unspoken agreement.

And then when Christopher is asleep and everything is quiet, we see buddie kissing in the kitchen 👀

I have so many ideal thoughts about that moment 👀❤️

Thank you, so kind 💜💜

In the dream, it made sense that they'd be there because this was a world of what if Daniel had lived.

But in the real world, they should have shown us the effect it had on the people we see in the firehouse or the regular characters that are normally connected to Buck.

Tbh, I feel like maybe we didn't get the bedside vigil or confession, but I think it just pained Eddie to physically be there, see Buck like that. - I'm going to make a full 6x11 Eddie meta once I land in Madrid. But the little that we did see of Eddie was enough for now.

Would it have been nice to see more, absolutely, but what we did get was so loud that a credit really is owed to Ryan's brilliant acting. And it says a lot about Eddie's bond with Buck.

We're all upset at the unnecessary over-attention to the Buckleys in the real world, but what we did get from the regular cast was just as good.

There's this thing my sister laughs and loves that I do, I watch things deluweil style, meaning once I've seen the episode once, I pretty much fast forward the parts that don't interests me, and helps me focus on what's there.

At this point, my mind is like, and were the Buckleys really ever there? 😂

Obviously, yes, but also no, because according to Oliver, they're gone by the next episode, and whatever aftermath left to deal with will be done by the true ppl who love and understand Buck.

Eddie probably more than anyone.

That stupid couch, the man is out of the hospital, and she's focusing on redecorating the place instead of marching him up to bed.

Kind of reminded me when my mom comes to visit. Nothing is ever at the same place by the time she goes home. And somehow she's always cleaning - and I swear I keep my place clean lmao. Also, one of the reasons I prefer to be alone when I'm sick is that I don't have to pretend I'm fine for anyone's benefit.

But we digress, I would love a firehouse chat between Eddie and Hen, like the one they had after Karen nearly died, and Denny started asking about his dad.

I want them talking about Christopher and how he's dealing with Buck almost dying and how's Eddie holding up.

Because after the bomb and the embolism, a different Eddie told Buck in different words, that Buck nearly died, he's got the rest of his life ahead of him, and that his life didn't end because he can't be a firefighter. - what he meant was we're grateful you're not dead, you are loved whether you're a firefighter or not and preceeded to give him Christopher to watch over. (3x02 if I'm not mistaken)

Therapized Eddie, I'm betting, will be more forthcoming this time around. And I am here waiting for it. 👀🙏✨️💜🤗

I should be thanking you, I love these chats 🤗💜

I agree, I think it might have something to do with Bobby too.

But if buddie goes canon, I'm willing to bet Eddie has already fallen hard and just too scared to make the first move, lol.

Seriously, I've given this so much thought over the years. It can't be healthy. 😅😉

I'm still half convinced they're secretly married or hooking up on and off for years, lol.

At least they should be, anyway.

I'm really hoping they go canon, because otherwise, what's the point, you know?

Oliver was phenomenal!

I loved this episode for him! He was so good!!

I think, even if we didn't read and write fics, we would have still been disappointed.

Because in other shows, the focus is on the reaction of the people most close to you on a daily basis, (for those who watch Chicago Fire, and Station 19 and similar shows, all those characters have families, some closer than others, but the focus is often on the reaction of the people inside the firehouse, of those closest to them.) They don't outsource the drama to random characters unless there is a fundamental reason for it.

Like Vic's parents restaurant set on fire, or Travis' father being closeted gay who cheats on Montgomery's mom.

Or Casey's mother sprung out of jail in Chicago Fire, or Severide's dad showing up to stir the pot and Severide trying his damnedest to not be his old man.

There is a reason, but the injuries, the worry, the angst, the aftermath is always told from how it affects the firehouse and its people, the chosen family.

Vic recuperate with her boyfriend and her best friend, Andy helped Gibson through his hard time.

In Chicago Fire, Casey and Severide roomed together on two different occasions, helping each other through hard times.

So, really, it's not just the buddie thing. It's the firehouse and chosen family thing.

The showrunners, they lack conviction, they're waffling, and I think that's what gets us.

Because if it were two women, no one would have thought twice about getting them together.

Here, there is some psychological barrier that prevents the showrunners from following through on what they got rolling.

And I get the frustration and the crisis of faith, because it's all fucking there, but no one has the pair to make a definitive decision.

I'm waiting to see what comes next, I haven't lost hope in buddie yet, but something better give soon because it is kinda getting ridiculous.

I hope your shift went well. 🙏🤗

My dear Anon, I am happy you liked the episode.

Oliver's performance really was amazing.

Lol, I find it really funny that ppl refer to his alter ego as evil. It's that inner voice of his, that voice in the back of our minds that says everything we're afraid to acknowledge out loud.

He looked cocky, confident, and mischievous. There was a smidge of Oliver in there that I loved!

I do, in fact, feel a bit sad that we didn't get to see more of Eddie, but I agree, that what we got was absolutely amazing, and heartbreaking and touching, I was in literal tears with Eddie all throughout that scene.

And Christopher, insisting on talking to Buck, and Hen stepped in to explain, because it was too painful for Eddie to talk about all the machinery Buck was hooked up to, it was a pure gold moment. I love that Hen was the one to be there and bear witness to the whole thing.

Eddie’s "do more!" and him and Carla collaborating to get Christopher into the room really shouted all there is to know about the nature of Buck’s and the Diaz boys' relationship. And I did love every second of it.

Indeed, I do think that dealing with the aftermath will be done later on, and I'm hoping that the writers will give us as delicious Eddie supporting Buck as we got to see Buck supported Eddie in s5b.

Oliver did insinuate that the couch's meaning, interpreted by the fan is of the right nature, so imo, all is not yet lost.

I do hope for a buddie happy ending because, at this point, they earned it. 💜💜

I understand you, dear Anon, my first watch, I felt so disappointed at what we were given that I was like, Jesus, this is fast approaching an ending point for me with this show.

But I've watched it several times since then, and in terms of the Buckleys, I literally think this is them falling into old patterns, of Buck getting hurt and they fawn over him for a while then go away again.

Why was it given so much significance in this episode is beyond me. It was a world of what if, and that reality, as Buck says himself is not better.

This Buckley surprise visit was intentional for this arc, but I feel like it's a near miss. Instead of waking up to be supported by the family that sticks with him, we get the Buckley family in the center.

If this was more Bobby and/or Maddie and Chimney centered on their relationship with Buck I wouldn't have been as disappointed, because in terms of core family those three represent it.

Bobby as father, Maddie an older sister and Chimney as older brother/brother in law.

The Buckley parents' presence, in my opinion, was to introduce unnecessary old conflicts later on.

Oliver talked about Buck learning to rely on himself, and he has, his entire life, but I think it's meant more to separate his need to be accepted by his bio family and be happy with what he's got now, who he is now.

It's not that he doesn't need other people it's that his sense of worth will not depend on what others think of him anymore, and I'm looking forward to see how that ptsd will manifest, hoping that Eddie’s part will come in later in the recovery, like Buck stepped in in s5b.

This whole dream state was to accentuate the differences between Buck's chosen family and his bio one, it was unnecessary but it happened.

It's not that Eddie wasn't there. He was there the entire time, but it wasn't about him because he is something beyond family to Buck. And I'm hoping we finally get to see it later on, when both awake and can communicate with each other.

Because it was obvious, seeing Eddie’s reaction was everything! It was so loud. Felt like being in that room was too hard. Think about him, wondering the hospital halls, waiting for Buck to come back to him and make him alive again. 🥺❤️

So I understand where you're coming from, but I'm not ready to lose hope yet. 💜💜

Yes!! Exactly!! No stairs for Buck!

And Eddie and Christopher will absolutely be able to keep him in line for the duration of recovery, if only through cute smiles and puppy dog eyes, which I'm sure Buck taught Christopher to perfection.

I bet he never once thought. It would be used against him, lol.

Oh God, the fics brewing in my mind...

But I digress, yes! Indeed, there is no better place for Buck to recover than the Diaz household. 😊🤗❤️

Unpopular, it may be, but it's a valid pov.

We've gotten to know Eddie a certain way over the years, and we've come to expect certain behaviors from him.

But Eddie has been through a lot, and he's been through a long process, where he started to break old habits, be better for himself, as he told his father in 5x17.

I don't know if Eddie will cry over Buck's bed, but I can definitely see a certain breaking down and crying in the horizon.

Whether it would be in the few minutes after Buck's wheeled away from him, in the private confines of the hospital's bathroom, (or a storage room for anyone who ever watched station 19), maybe when he tells Christopher in a parallel to Buck telling Christopher about Eddie, or maybe in the chapel praying for every and any deity that is willing to listen.

Because Buck is not like everyone else, even Shannon was estranged to Eddie for a very long time. He referred to her as Christopher’s mom, never his wife.

Buck's been there through everything. He's the very pillar of strength for both Diaz boys, so I think Eddie’s reaction will be visceral, whether in private or not, it remains to be seen. 💜

Lmao, tbh Eddie was always my comfort character, with Maddie and Buck close seconds.

But I can totally see how one very special Evan Buckley could easily be a comfort character. 🥺💜

Don't get me wrong, I adore Buck!! Seriously, Eddie and I have that in common, lol.

But my personality is a lot like Eddie's, so he's always been my go-to guy.🤗🤗

But yeah, my heart stopped with Eddie’s when Buck went to cardiac arrest 😭💔

I just want him to get better!! 🙏🥺❤️

Right??? It was a short frame, but it was so loud!! Like nothing could keep Eddie away from Buck's side.

I love how much Eddie loves Buck, and I love that we got to see it!! 🥺❤️❤️❤️

Omg, I've watched that scene so many times, I lost count (probably is less than healthy lol).

But yes! Eddie’s reaction was everything! The one person who is always calm and collected on emergencies, who helped with Albert, when he crashed his car, in the ambulance.

Who barely flinched when being held at gunpoint.

The one who's been to war, and opened a man's chest in Texas (on the crossover) without flinching.

That Eddie simply shattered at the sight of normally larger than life Buck hanging limply in the air after being struck by lightning.

I expected it, but I wasn't really ready for it, I was barely breathing 😱😭❤️

Next episode feels so far away rn 😭😭

From your mouth 🙏💜

I've watched and rewatched those episodes, too, and yeah, that comment about the horse riding and also the fact that there is very little interaction (read none) between Ana and Buck when she and Christopher came to the firehouse.

In fact, the only time we saw any communication between the two, was when she called to tell Buck Eddie woke up and was asking for him. (I'm assuming that's what happened anyway.)

She could have called to face-time Christopher, but that was Buck, and she could have stayed with them in the room while Buck visited, but she wasn't there.

On some level, I am almost certain that both Ana and Taylor knew that the boys' hearts were not into the relationships.

There was very little touch between (Eddie and Ana) them that seemed comfortable or comforting.

I do believe that the only way this can go is if Eddie’s next date is with a man rather than another woman.

He didn't respond to any woman (Shannon notwithstanding-, and I have a lot to say about that relationship, too), and Eddie says himself when he talks to Buck in 5x02, that Ana is the only other woman he wanted to spend that much time with since Shannon - woman, not person. Because he spends time with Buck all the time.

And he used the words stick it out, there's no love there, no sign of attraction, he has no smile on his face.

The only time we saw him smiling awkwardly while talking about her was after she taught him math. - There was nothing attractive about that scene.🙈😂 - And I'm a teacher lol.

I have so much more to say, but the bottom line is that you are definitely correct in your opinion/speculation that the next LI/date will have to be a man for character development sake.