Monday, June 19, 2023

Most Memorable Scene: Buck and Eddie's reactions to Eddie being trapped underground

It's 9-1-1 Monday and I want to talk about Evan "Buck" Buckley and Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz's reactions to Eddie being trapped underground in the episode Eddie Begins (season 3 episode 15). First, I want to start with Buck, he completely lost it. There was no professionalism in that moment, he was absolutely devastated. His reaction was totally shocking because he was screaming for Eddie while deliriously digging in the mud by hand. Not to mention Fire Captain Robert "Bobby" Nash realizing how distraught Buck was had to pull him away from digging which resulted in Buck defeatedly crying, sobbing and falling back against him.

I find it interesting that Bobby, Henrietta "Hen" Wilson and Howard "Chimney" Han were not only trying to reassure Buck that Eddie was alive but they were trying to do everything they can to figure out how to rescue him. Because Buck really wasn't acting like a First Responder, he was acting like a grieving widow whose only thoughts were of trying to rescue the love of his life.

Meanwhile, you have Eddie trapped underground frantically trying to let them know he's still alive. You can hear the despair in his voice especially since his radio is either broken or he's too far underground for a signal to go through. And since there's no way to radio his team, if he wants to get out of there alive he's going to have to figure out a way to save himself. And thankfully that's what Eddie was able to do which I'll post another time because the montage scene is definitely something worth posting.

When I look back at this scene, I feel like this should have lead to Buck and Eddie getting together because Buck's reaction to Eddie being trapped underground was truly something else. That was not a platonic reaction especially since the other members of the team were also worried about Eddie but they didn't start sobbing and crying unlike Buck.

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