Everybody talks about how both Buck and Eddie look disappointed after Buck tells Eddie he was on a date with Tommy and Eddie says it changes nothing, but we need to talk about how fucking fruity it was after they hugged??? Like when I hug somebody, I hug them and then let go, but they were still holding onto each other and up in each other’s faces???? Like omfg just make out already??? Like why are you just standing there lingering and looking into each other’s eyes??? Every time I rewatch an episode where they’re doing their whole thing I go a little bit crazier.
The more I think about it the more insane it is to me that Eddie said “Its a gift” in response to Buck saying“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a man turn a woman off with such skill”. Like what do you mean that’s a conversation they actually had?? LIKE HELLO GAY???? GAY???? THIS MAN IS GAY!!! HES GAY 🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵.
And yet somehow Buck was the one who ended up being canonically queer this season??? Not that I’m complaining. But everyday I rewatch this show it just keeps hitting me in the face more and more that they really aren’t queer coding Eddie, they’re just making him queer. Like can he get his gay realization already please???
I hate that we only get Athena-Buck mother & son moments when something traumatic happens. Like why can’t I see them having fun together. Instead it’s all just “Bobby is trapped with a sniper, I’m gonna pull a Buck but you can’t come with me, Buck, because I can’t protect you.” and “Buck don’t die Bobby can’t lose another kid” and “haha our cruise ship is so fucked right now I bet Buck would love to be here doing this rescue.” Like??? Why is it all just angst and crazy shit??? At least with Buck and Bobby they have some domestic moments but there’s hardly any with Athena and Buck.
Happy father’s day to the scene where Eddie says that Chris wants to spend the day with his Buck. And to the scene where Eddie says there’s no one he trusts more with Chris than Buck. Oh and the scene where they build Chris a skateboard. OOOOOH and the scene where Eddie asks Buck to talk to Chris about him having like 5 girlfriends at once. And the scene where Buck spends hours looking for Chris and doesn’t stop until Chris is safe and his body gives out. And the scene where Chris comforts Buck when Eddie gets shot. And the scene where Chris calls Buck when Eddie is having a breakdown. And the scene where Eddie begs Buck to get Chris to open the door and try to fix things. And the scene where they watch Chris leaving like forlorn parents. OOH and the Christmas Elf scene.
I need someone to write a fic where instead of calling his grandparents Chris just locks himself in his room and posts a story time on TikTok that somehow blows up and eventually leads to Buddie canon. Like he does multiple parts explaining it too because his first video was just like “guys i just caught my dad making out with my dead mother what do i do??” and then he ends up finding out who Kim is and posts photos of her side by side with a photo of Shannon and people start going crazy over it. some people recognize Kim from her tv show and are like “wtf??”. And then people find out that Chris’ dad was one of the firefighters who got shot by the sniper and people go even more insane over that. and then Chris makes a video talking about Buck and now Chris has over 30 million followers on TikTok invested in his batshit crazy life. Carla finds his account early on but doesn’t mention anything to Buck or Eddie because she thinks it’s funny and also she’s a little upset by the whole Kim thing because wtf?? Anyways the whole thing gets found out when May shows everyone the videos. Eddie decides to address the whole thing by a video with Buck about it and posting it to Chris’ account but then people just start thirsting over them. So they make another video being like “please don’t make inappropriate comments on Chris’ page.” and then when Chris eventually gets his phone back he starts ranting about how his dad and Buck should just date already if they’re going to both try to parent him and then people start shipping them like crazy and making edits. Someone please write this for me, you don’t even have to credit me or anything just write it please.
Ok I may be over analyzing this (I most definitely am) but I think the whole “It’s locked, you got a key?” “We don’t need a key. We’re firefighters.” and then Eddie kicking in the door has to be a metaphor for something bigger right? Like Buck and Tommy’s whole relationship is what got Buck to “unlock” this new side of himself (his bisexuality) and Tommy took a step back to wait for Buck to “be ready” with himself. Overall, their whole relationship started out a bit hesitant and gentle (not really sure how else to put it).
But I think Eddie is just gonna get smacked in the face with his feelings somehow, or somethings going to happen to Eddie and Buck is gonna get smacked in the face with his feelings. Either way, I think that while Buck and Tommy’s relationship arc is more sort of a nonchalant going slow type of thing, something dramatic is gonna kick in that door that leads to Buddie and I think it’s gonna be something that happens to Eddie. Maybe I’m crazy though I guess I just have to wait until it happens.
What was I saying about doors and kicking them down???
OOOH Eddie has it so bad. He’ll “break down doors” in every other aspect of his life but when it comes to Chris (his soul) he trusts Buck to get the door to open by himself??
Insane to think about how the Buddie shoulder grab is literally the “5 + 1” things trope. Like they’re literally writing Buddie as if it’s a fanfic 😭 I can actually imagine someone writing a “5 times Eddie grabbed Buck’s shoulder and the one time Buck grabbed Eddie’s” fanfic.
It’s insane how people are calling those who are criticizing the date scene homophobic because we’re upset that Buck queerness has only been fetishized on this show??? Especially considering the tone and context of that scene, I don’t really think it was an appropriate joke to make. And Tommy’s constant dismissal of Buck and his feelings is starting to be upsetting. Like Buck opened up and was vulnerable about how Bobby was the father he never had, mind you right after Bobby technically died and was resuscitated and in a coma, and Tommy says “you’re biological father is still alive” which is incredibly rude and inappropriate to bring up?? Like if I tried to open up to my partner like that and then they went and said some shit like that you best believe I would be having multiple conversations with them about boundaries and being respectful, and if they pulled that shit a second time I would be done. And to top it all off Tommy immediately makes it into a sexual joke afterwards?? Like the problem isn’t that they’re making sexual jokes or being sexual with each other, it’s the context and the way that they’re doing it which is super disturbing. The only scenes where they have any real “chemistry” or seem to vibe as a couple are when they’re kissing or doing something similar. They have no emotional chemistry together and it’s clear. Tommy’s behavior is constantly bordering disrespectful and just plain resentful, and his admission of jealousy doesn’t make it any better.
Y’all are truly proving my point with this. If you don’t agree with what I said, then just fucking scroll past this. You taking the time and effort to comment rude shit or try and start an argument in my asks says a lot more about you than it does me. Trying to accuse me of homophobia or saying that I would be okay with this behavior from a different character is weird because none of you people know me, but if you had taken literally the smallest amount of time to look through some of my posts you would see that I quite frequently talk about my issues with how writers portray certain issues and relationships, and that I’m literally queer myself. I’ve talked about the way I disliked how writers on other shows have handled coming out arcs in the past and that I disliked when writers end up producing a contradictory story (Ted Lasso). It has less to do with the characters/actors themselves and more with how the writers are trying to frame and portray things. If you think the writers did a good job of portraying Buck and Tommy’s relationship, good for you. But you don’t need to start coming for me just because my opinion is different than yours. I purposefully tagged this post as anti-BuckTommy and anti-Tommy so that you could just filter through it and move past it.
they're adults having a casual, light hearted conversation about their past traumas. bucks sexuality has been treated with nothing but respect. this is honestly the first hint of buck and tommys sex life that we've even seen ? its telling that the minute they reference sex, dozens of fans are quick to call it 'disturbing'. "well if it were me-" AH but it wasn't, it didn't happen to you, it happened to buck and he laughed at his cute boyfriends flirty joke. so. idk maybe calm down and go talk gay people in real life and realize joking about a possible daddy kink is not indicative of an abusive relationship or whatever the fuck
When did I ever call Tommy abusive?? And like I said my main issue isn’t with their sex life or them talking about it. I don’t have any issues with people who have daddy/mommy kinks either because I have them too??? Also I’m literally gay and have conversations with many different types of queer people all the time so I honestly don’t know what you’re on about. My main issue isn’t even with Tommy himself it’s with the writers and show-runners and how they’ve framed this relationship. Just because their relationship isn’t abusive doesn’t make it a good relationship. Just because Buck smiles/laughs doesn’t mean he’s actually okay with the way he’s being treated. Throughout the show, time and time again, we have seen that Buck lets people walk over him and his feelings, especially in his romantic relationships.
When I say they’ve fetishized Buck’s sexuality, I’m not talking about them making jokes about Bucks sex life or whatever, I’m talking about how they only seem to show Buck & Tommy having chemistry in a sexual setting. There’s nothing with Buck & Tommy wanting to have sex with each other but the way they frame it makes seem like Buck and Tommy have no use for each other besides making out and having sex. I think it’s wrong that they’re portraying their relationship this way. Even in Buck’s other romantic relationships, despite how disastrous most of them ended up, they still had actual emotional chemistry with each other and it was clear that they were fond of each other for the majority of their relationship.
In the very short amount of screen time Buck & Tommy’s relationship gets this season, the majority of it is spent with Tommy being snide and rude to Buck, disregarding his feelings, or them kissing and making out with each other. Buck may be totally with that in the show, but I think it’s a disturbing way to portray Buck’s first MLM relationship, especially in comparison to Bucks other relationships. It leaves a sour taste in my mouth that none of the writers can have Tommy spend at least one minute of time to comfort Buck or be gentle with him - the closest we got to that was at the restaurant when Tommy said “I guess it’s just me that makes you nervous”.
I think it’s reasonable for people to be upset that the writers are basically reducing their relationship down to sexual tension and snide/rude remarks and I think that it has negative implications on the way that they and other people view MLM relationships. Like are they trying to say that all that MLM relationships are is just being bitchy, smiling at each other, and getting sexual??? I don’t understand what they’re trying to do or portray with this relationship but it doesn’t come across well.
Furthermore what you said about it “it being telling” that people are calling disturbing is completely discounting most of what I said in my previous post. Because it’s not about their sex life. It’s about the timing and framing of their relationship. I don’t think many people would view it as “casual” or “lighthearted” and it’s not really about “past traumas” when Buck was bringing up the fact that Bobby literally just died and was resuscitated?? Buck saying Bobby was the father he never had was him opening up and being vulnerable (even if it may have been said in a lighter tone), and they could’ve have Tommy say something like “Well tonight must’ve been really hard for you.” or “This must be really stressful for you.” Instead they essentially had him say “well your actual dad is still alive so”. Which is not a healthy response to that kind of comment.
And again, just because Buck laughed at Tommy’s joke doesn’t mean that Tommy constantly brushing Bucks feelings aside is okay. Being happy in a relationship does not make it a healthy or good one. Buck was happy with all his previous exes and yet the majority of the fandom calls them toxic, disgusting, rude, disrespectful, etc. It’s weird to me that Buck can’t even open up to Tommy without him making a thoughtless or snide remark.
When I said “I would’ve done…” in last post it was to demonstrate what a healthy conversation and setting boundaries should like in a relationship, and that the writers could’ve taken a healthier approach to Buck and Tommy’s relationship. Like I said, I think it’s weird that the writers decided to portray Bucks first MLM relationship with no emotional chemistry and only sexual chemistry. I don’t think they’ve handled this storyline respectfully at all, especially considering all of Bucks previous relationships had scenes where they actually built on their relationship together and we never get that with Buck & Tommy’s. Their relationship had the potential to develop with around the same amount of screen-time as Abby & Bucks but the writers didn’t go that direction. Buck and Tommy’s relationship had potential to be good and healthy but the writers haven’t done anything to show that it is. Everything good in their relationship is “implied” or happens off screen and I think that’s a really shitty way to develop a relationship, so excuse me if I don’t “calm down” about this.
Poor Amir just wanted to vent his anger and hurt ONCE at the man who hurt him and ended up being borderline stalked by Bobby and then Athena and was nearly killed TWICE?? He probably wishes he never went to Bobby’s AA meeting at all cause wtf 😭. I wouldn’t have even blamed him if he had burned down their house cause they were on some wild shit these past few episodes.
It’s insane how people are calling those who are criticizing the date scene homophobic because we’re upset that Buck queerness has only been fetishized on this show??? Especially considering the tone and context of that scene, I don’t really think it was an appropriate joke to make. And Tommy’s constant dismissal of Buck and his feelings is starting to be upsetting. Like Buck opened up and was vulnerable about how Bobby was the father he never had, mind you right after Bobby technically died and was resuscitated and in a coma, and Tommy says “you’re biological father is still alive” which is incredibly rude and inappropriate to bring up?? Like if I tried to open up to my partner like that and then they went and said some shit like that you best believe I would be having multiple conversations with them about boundaries and being respectful, and if they pulled that shit a second time I would be done. And to top it all off Tommy immediately makes it into a sexual joke afterwards?? Like the problem isn’t that they’re making sexual jokes or being sexual with each other, it’s the context and the way that they’re doing it which is super disturbing. The only scenes where they have any real “chemistry” or seem to vibe as a couple are when they’re kissing or doing something similar. They have no emotional chemistry together and it’s clear. Tommy’s behavior is constantly bordering disrespectful and just plain resentful, and his admission of jealousy doesn’t make it any better.
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