Eddie: Just looking for flights for me and Chris for a redeye. I still got to be in El Paso at 7:00 a.m. Make that 6:00. They're an hour ahead.
Chimney: Eddie, wait. Ravi, hold up. Everybody, just stop. Especially you (in regards to Eddie).
(Chimney then takes Eddie's phone)
Eddie: Hey.
Chimney: You're not getting on any redeye.
Buck: He's not?
Chimney: No. And nobody's transferring out. And nobody's staying in Texas. This is our firehouse. This is the 118. And it's not just a number. It's us. And you're right, Buck. Things are never gonna be the same again because Cap is gone. But leaving won't change that. It won't make you feel any less sad. It just means that you'll be sad all alone.
Bobby died so that I could live. And it has screwed me up in ways that I cannot fully express, but the truth is... he would've done that for any one of us. You see, he knew that just coming in to work every day, there is a chance that one or more of us would not make it home. And his job above everything else was to make sure that we did.
And we're all standing here right now because of him. This team, we are his legacy. So we can miss him. And we can mourn him. And we can even curse his name, but we are not going to disrespect him by throwing away what he built right here. So you hang up your turnouts, you hit the showers, you go home and you get some rest. 'Cause we are all gonna see each other on our next shift right here. Together. Understood?
Hen: Copy that, Cap. I mean, Chim.
~ Howard "Chimney" Han, Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz, Evan "Buck" Buckley and Henrietta "Hen" Wilson, 9-1-1 season 8 episode 18: Seismic Shifts
This was an inspiring speech by Chimney in the 9-1-1 eighth season finale. And he's right, the team (and the show) will never be the same now that the late Fire Captain Robert "Bobby" Nash has died. But all they can do, is continue to honor Bobby by going out there and doing the absolute best at their job. Since, the Showrunner and writers had Hen turn down the job as Fire Captain (which still makes no sense), then I hope they will make Chimney the Captain.
Back in the final two episodes of the second season, Chimney was definitely not the right person for Interim Captain while Bobby was suspended. But now, Chimney has certainly grown as a person and as a paramedic/firefighter to take on the responsibilty as Captain. Aside from Hen, I can't imagine anyone else taking over the job. I guess we'll see in the ninth season who the Showrunner and writers will make captain but I truly hope it's Chimney.
(9-1-1 season 8 episode 18: Seismic Shifts)
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