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WHAT IS QUESTION TIME?Here you can ask me ANY questions related to the episode or show as a whole, literally whatever you want, I mean it lol. Because I only read them after finishing the episode, feel free to include any spoilers relating to the episode, just no spoilers after that point!HOW DOES IT WORK?Make sure to put the episode titles at the start of your post to avoid me accidentally reading a spoiler!! Other than that, you can ask literally anything you want about the episode or show.HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE?As I do not follow a strict schedule when it comes to recordings, its best to get them in asap to ensure I will get to them. That said, feel free to post whenever! If it gets to the episode and I missed your question, don't hesitate to throw it down on the next one of these, as I am more than happy to backtrack if you wanted to know something in particular!!

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Natalie Doran

9x12: What do you think about Bobby shipping Buddie from the grave? I did not expect that to hit me. He knew Eddie would always come back to his real home. Did you notice the parallels witn Madney/Buddie? Maddie venting to her husband and Buck venting to Eddie (and Chris).

Natalie Doran

9x14: What pills do you think Buck took and where do you think they’re heading with that storyline? Have you ever noticed that whenever Buck is upset somebody brings him a kid? (Whenever Buck couldn’t work back in s3 Eddie brought Chris..whenever he broke up with Tommy, Madney brought Jee-Yun, and of course whenever Buddie had that fight, Eddie flew Christ out from El Paso). This is the first time it didn’t work. I love that to show how dire Buck’s situation is, they use him rejecting Chris and Eddie. Did you know that Eddie being worried about Buck blowing off therapy/getting help and Buddie arguing about it is an argument that has happened before on the show before between married couples (Bobby/Athena specifically). Also using that newly engaged couple to argue about Buck not letting Eddie help him was definitely interesting..

Natalie Doran

SEASON 9 EPISODE 15 1. What did you think of the parallels between Buck and Hen’s storylines? Hen hid her illness, got hurt and then fired but Buck went to Chimney when he realised he was in deep and he did his best to help him. I loved the call back with all the “chain of command stuff” 2. What do you think would have happened if Buck hadn’t of seen those drugs while speaking to Eddie? Would he have told him? 3. Do you think Buck realised that Eddie would have gotten in SERIOUS trouble if Buck did end up taking those drugs? Because at the beginning and end of each shift, the staff will do a controlled drug count and if it was off then there would have been a whole investigation and police could have gotten involved. 4. Did you think this storyline was rushed? While people did think it was a well executed/performed storyline, half the fandom think it was rushed. But I think it shows that if you ask for help (especially quickly) and let those around you help then you can get through it. I love when the characters are all there for each other? 5. Did you think it was OOC that nobody noticed how sick Buck was? People say it was but I think it was done on purpose, so that Buck could hit a breaking point. It was also shown to be one of the busiest days they had. 6. Not a question but just wanted to say it’s been a pleasure watching Oliver Stark grow as an actor. Him and Kenneth Choi killed that scene. FUN FACT: Oliver Stark picked the song “Rescue” for that Buck/118 montage and was actually teasing it at a convention weeks before.

Rwatches

9x14 Questions 1. We’ve been waiting all season to get a May storyline, what are you most excited to see from her for the rest of the season and seasons to come? 2. Do you think the show should explore more storylines from the hospital’s perspective? I know the show is primarily about first responders, but I feel like seeing the aftermath would give some of the calls even more weight. 3. Do you think the way Athena has been responding to May and Harry lately is connected to everything she’s experienced since losing Bobby? Obviously, the kids being older plays a role, but her reactions feel so different from the Athena we saw earlier in the series. Past Athena probably would’ve given May a much harder time about getting arrested. Fun Fact: Gabi is played by Tasha Smith, who is actually one of Angela’s best friend in real life. Tasha has also been connected to the show in other ways, as she directed Athena Begins, which is actually where we first met Gabi. So it’s kinda funny that years later, she’s back playing Athena’s friend. It feels like such a full-circle moment.

Daylet

Episode 12: 1. Buck and Eddie only make it to the National Firefighter Games because Bobby nominated them before he died. What does that reveal about how Bobby saw each of them? Why do you think they were his choices? 2. Buck’s father acknowledges Bobby’s importance in Buck’s life and apologizes for both missing the funeral and failing Buck as a parent. Did the apology work for you, or did it come too late? Why even mention that they were in the same state but still chose to stay away? I wonder if Phillip knew Buck may make allowances for them and he wanted to drive home how terrible they’ve been. 3. Buck tells Maddie that she has a family now, not just the Buckleys, but Chimney, the kids, and the 118. How has Buck’s definition of “family” changed over the course of the series? Do you think he’s finally accepted that family is something you build rather than something you’re born into? 4. I loved the dynamic that is being built here between Ravi and Harry. Not only because we all love to see more of Ravi but also because it feels like this is what maybe the show wanted Buck and Eddie to become but missed it by a mile lol. Your thoughts? At the end of the day, anything that gives us more May and by extension, Ravi, is a win for us all.

Daylet

Episode 12 Crossover: FUN FACT: this episode was written solely by writers who are not familiar with who Buck and Eddie are and how their dynamic ultimately works, hence the “dude, bro” tone throughout. However, Ryan and Oliver have spoken about how they were free to interpret certain moments and act how they’d think Buck and Eddie would in certain moments. Did you catch the up and down look Eddie gave Buck when Buck answered the hotel room door? Tim and Oliver, when asked if Buck actually slept with the woman at the end, said that he didn’t and that it’s not how Buck would be written now. Regardless, this has been the most well received crossover for all the 9-1-1 series.

Daylet

Episode 13: FUN FACT: This episode was directed by the same director who did 8x17 where Buck and Eddie fight in the kitchen about Bobby’s death. This is his second episode of 9-1-1 he has directed. Do you think that was done intentionally? I loved the way we played with the genre of the episode, going from fun roadtrip to thriller. Did you enjoy the switch up? Ryan and Oliver and crew were in the desert for 3 weeks filming this episode and we were all losing our minds trying to figure out what they were doing. 1. Buck and Eddie basically get an entire episode to themselves. What did you think the road trip revealed about their relationship when they’re completely removed from the 118? 2. One of the longstanding discussions in the fandom is whether Eddie knows that how he feels for Buck is romantic, rather than just friendship and he’s just as clueless as Buck is (or lets on to be). What is your take on this? 3. The episode keeps having strangers assume Buck and Eddie are a couple. How much weight should we actually put on that? Does Eddie even realize that’s what is happening? Is the show deliberately inviting the audience to look at them through that lens? 4. Buck’s connection to Bonnie is ultimately about grief and the inability to let go. How does that tie into the season’s larger exploration of loss?There’s an interesting parallel between Bonnie refusing to accept the loss of her son and Buck struggling with his own unresolved grief. Also, there’s a conversation to be had on whether Buck struggles with a weight of grief that doesn’t feel earned because technically Bobby wasn’t his father. Do you think that after Bucks conversation with his dad, he feels like he can finally claim the totality of that grief? 5. What do you make of Buck and Eddie’s argument before everything goes wrong? They can argue with each other in a way that feels almost domestic, and then immediately put everything aside when the other is in danger. Does that suggest a relationship secure enough to withstand conflict, or two people who avoid actually talking about what they’re feeling? I appreciate that they show us that Buck doesn’t make himself less around Eddie. He pushes and annoys him on purpose. Do you think Eddie is honest when he says he always gives in to Bucks demands or was it just a heat of the moment statement?

Natalie Doran

9x13 I already posted all my questions/funfacts but accidentally deleted when edited so I had to rewrite the whole thing off the top of my head) QUESTIONS: 1. Do you think Buck and Eddie realise how they are perceived/come across? I mean they definitely have a special relationship and it probably seems normal to them. They were definitely giving bickering married couple in the first 5 minutes of this episode. Ryan Guzman thinks that while Eddie knows people thought they were a couple (and being homophobic) he doesn’t think Eddie realises WHY exactly people think that 2. What do you think about the fact that Eddie initially thought that him and Buck had been hate crimed and that’s why they took Buck? 3. What do you think about the fact Buck was willing to die/be Derek to save Eddie and Eddie was willing to kill to get Buck back? Do you think Eddie would have pulled the trigger? 4. Why do you think the show keeps having Eddie panic at the idea of being with a women(Ana in s5, episode 7 of this season where they try to set Eddie up and the auction), and immediately denying that him and Alex are a couple but when someone brings up the idea of him and Buck being a couple, he barely blinks and doesn’t deny? 5. What does this episode mean for Buddie’s relationship and storyline in the future? 6. Where do you think Buck’s mental state will be after this? 7. How funny is it that Buck was such a brat and was ragebaiting Eddie on purpose? He really sat and ate 4 entire plates of food in front of him and Eddie is so stubborn that he didn’t eat a single bite because Buck said he get’s cranky when he doesn’t eat. 8. What does you think about the fact that last episode Buck said that family fights like hell to be with each other and then the next episode had Buck and Eddie fight like hell to get back to each other? 9. What do you think of Buddie getting this kind of plot? Especially since it’s not a plot you’d see Hen/Chimney Hen/Athena get. It’s pretty fanfic coded. Like what do you mean Eddie jumped out a hospital window, rode horseback, bought a new car and held someone at gunpoint just to get Buck back. All with broken ribs and a concussion Here are just a couple of fun facts about the episode: 1. This episode is the highest rated episode of the season and 3rd highest rated episode of the entire show, just shows what the audiences wants and loves. Thank you Ryan and Oliver for your insane chemistry. 2. Tim Minear loved the concept/idea for this episode so much that he decided to write it himself. 3. There was 25 minutes of footage they had to take out to make time. One scene confirmed Eddie paid 7K for that car to go save Buck which is insane considering he’d just forked out 2.5K like episodes ago to avoid getting out of a date at the auction. 4. Silly fun fact but during the scene where Buck is threatening himself with a fork you can see Ryan Guzman trying his hardest not to break character and laugh. Oliver said that wasn’t in the original script they had just added it that day. 5. This is Ryan and Oliver’s favourite episode of the season (No surprise) 6. The social media person who releases the stills accidentally released the post-episode stills an hour before the episode aired so we pretty much had the whole thing spoiled. Never a dull moment.

Daylet

Episode 14 When this episode dropped, a lot of people were put off by the idea that someone like Buck would become dependent on pain killers. Personally, I think it’s a very valuable storyline and using someone like Buck who is usually seen in such a positive light, struggle with a dependency on opioids, hopefully shows the greater audience how it can happen to anyone. I think a missed point in the conversation is that Buck is dependent at the moment, not necessarily addicted (not yet), because he is looking to get something from it. He wants to sleep. He wants to not think about what happened to him and these pills do that for him. Unfortunately, this is a common finding among first responders and healthcare workers. We turn to vices (alcohol, weed, opioids, sex, etc.) to quiet our mind and help us sleep and forget. Especially when we are out on leave for an injury and you have nothing to distract you. It’s so isolating and truly depressing when you find yourself on your own and it’s easy to keep up that isolation because when you start digging that whole, it’s easier to keep going than to find a way out. The quiet gets really loud. FUN FACT: the couple DYI-ing their house is the same man and woman from the airplane emergency last season that Athena had to land. It’s the woman with the dog and the guy who needed oxygen and treatment because of the change in altitude and she helped him by giving him Viagra which helps open blood vessels to flow oxygen through the body faster. 1. Buck insists he doesn’t need therapy because he thinks dwelling on what happened will prevent him from moving forward. Do you understand Buck’s reasoning, even if you disagree with it?Is he genuinely trying to move forward, or is “moving forward” becoming an excuse not to deal with what happened? 2. This isn’t the first time Eddie has taken notice of Buck trying to hide without Buck opening up to him first, this season. Most recently when Buck hurt his back. Do you think that Eddie is paying closer attention to Buck because he knows Buck is struggling and/or Eddie in general just wants to be more present for Buck since their return from New Mexico? 3. I think the most poignant moment from this episode, aside from how bad Buck is coping, is that he willingly stayed away from Chris. Buck kept the door shut on not just Eddie but someone who means the world to him. Do you think Buck didn’t want to be caught doing what he was doing by Eddie or was Buck trying to shield Chris from what is happening? Was it the right call? 4. Eddie tells Buck he was worried that “the man I knew” didn’t make it out of New Mexico. What do you think that tells us about how Eddie sees Buck? Is Eddie worried about Buck’s physical recovery, his personality changing, or something deeper? 5. Eddie tries to give Buck space, but eventually pushes harder. Where do you think the line is between respecting someone’s boundaries and recognizing that they’re clearly struggling? This feels especially relevant when you compare Buck and Eddie’s communication style with Hen and Chim’s much more direct approach earlier this season. Also, in Buck and Eddie’s dynamic, Buck is usually the one that pushes and digs but now Eddie has turned that around. What do you think of this shift?

Daylet

Episode 15 1. Buck finally has to admit that he can’t handle everything on his own. Why do you think asking for help is so difficult for him? For someone whose entire identity is built around being the person everyone can count on, is accepting help actually more frightening than giving it? Is it a “I don’t want to be a burden” or “I don’t trust people will show up for me”? 2. Buck ultimately opens up to Chimney rather than Eddie. Why do you think Chimney is the person Buck chooses in that moment? Is it because Chimney is his captain, because of Chimney’s history with Bobby, or because talking to Eddie feels emotionally harder? 3. How did you feel the conversation around the “Chain of Command” ultimately played out? I agree with you that Hen could’ve handled the position she put Chim in, better. Chim also didn’t live up to what he said in mediation (that he’d fire Buck without hesitation if he pulled the same). Do you agree with Eddie that it’s more about making sure you know you’re supported rather than emphasizing the hierarchy of reprimand? I can’t help but tie it back to when Bobby gave Eddie a lifeline when he found out he was boxing illegally in S3 and trying to get back to the 118 for the wrong reasons after quitting in S5. 4. Bobby’s story becomes part of Buck’s understanding of what he’s going through. What does Buck learning more about Bobby change for him? Does it make Bobby feel less like an idealized mentor and more like a complicated, imperfect person who struggled too? 5. In my opinion, the back half of Season 9 has spent a lot of time showing that Buck and Eddie would do absolutely anything for each other. But is the harder lesson learning that they don’t always have to be the ones doing the saving? I also see the how that ties into the season long contrast with Hen/Chim and Maddie/Chim: those relationships have learned that sometimes the most important thing you can do for someone isn’t fixing them, it’s letting them tell you they need you. 6. The way the doctor behaved with Buck put a lot of viewers off because of how he recognized what Buck was doing but offered him no plan of action to tackle it. Just let him go. That’s more of an indication of the decline of the U.S healthcare system than Buck not wanting to seek help. Since he has run out of meds, he’s in survival mode before the withdrawal hits and he can’t see beyond the fog of trying to keep that feeling away. You see that as well in the scene in the ambulance when Buck almost took from the med cabinet Eddie was stocking. That’s when it hit Buck how low he thought about going to get what he needed. His brain wasn’t fully processing how that would implicate Eddie and jeopardize his license if controlled substances went missing on his watch. That was his turning point. I really appreciate how raw they depicted this struggle. Many complained the timeline is too fast, but honestly dependency can happen within a week of constant use. He’s been doing it for about 6 weeks at this point. 7. What do you think of the conversation Hen and Eddie have in Bucks kitchen when they are clearing it out? Hen has experience with a partner with addiction in Eva and that’s where she’s coming from and I found it interesting that she’s addressing how she tackled it and what she found with Eddie when he expressed he should’ve seen it. Did you think Hen understood what place she was putting Eddie in, in Bucks life with the comparison? 8. I really loved how Chris was involved in Bucks recovery and how he was left with Buck while everyone was inside. I think it’s a way for Eddie to show Buck that he still trusts him with Chris even if Eddie may not trust Buck with Buck, at the moment. How did you feel about it? Do you think Eddie picked up on the fact that Buck was trying to shield Chris from it the beginning and maybe Eddie has learned that Chris is at an age where that does more harm than good?

Natalie Doran

EPISODE 15 I had a few questions in episode 14 in the question that weren’t answered (Not sure why) I I was wondering if you had thoughts???