I have some thoughts about Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz and the sixth season of 9-1-1. This sixth season is still one of my least favorite seasons because it was so poorly written. One of the many things I didn't like was how the Showrunner and writers re-wrote Eddie's relationship with his late wife Shannon. They tried to change the perception of not only how their relationship was (Eddie and Shannon used to argue a lot and the love they had for each other was bare minimum). But also as a way to try to garner sympathy for Shannon who prior to dying had been shown as being a bad parent.
I can't believe it's three days before Christmas, the time is just going by way too fast. Anyway, here's an interesting Holiday scene from 9-1-1's season 2 episode Merry Ex-Mas. What's interesting about this scene is that earlier in the episode there was a scene where Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz was in his bedroom with his not so estranged wife Shannon and Eddie had mentioned not knowing what their son Christopher wanted for Christmas. Shannon then asked him "Did you take him [Christopher] to see Santa?". What follows was a fun little moment with Shannon making fun of Eddie being afraid of Santa when he was a kid.
Anyway, what was interesting about this was that Eddie and Shannon had been sleeping together for months but were not really technically back together. However, it seemed like they were sort of on their way to reconciling, but not quite yet. At this point, Shannon still hadn't reconciled with Christopher yet because Eddie was sort of keeping her at arms length because he wasn't sure how to re-introduce Shannon to Chris since she had been gone from their lives for nearly two years. Which is why it's interesting that Eddie didn't invite Shannon to go with him and Chris to see Santa especially since she's the one who mentioned it. Instead Eddie invited Evan "Buck" Buckley who at this point probably only known each other for only a few months (I'm not sure about the show's timeline, so I figured maybe between five to six months).
The scene in the video with Eddie and Buck waiting on Christopher to see Santa is so memorable. Because I think this would have been the perfect moment for Eddie, Chris and Shannon but no the Showrunner and writers decided to put Buck there. They were sitting so close together that it's understandable that Blair the Santa Helper Elf told Buck in that infamous scene that "You two have an adorable son". There was no point including Buck in the Santa scene nor alluding to him and Eddie being parents to Chris. See this is what fans and viewers mean when they talk about how the Showrunners and writers choose to write Buck and Eddie. The writers could have easily had Buck say that him and Eddie were not a couple and Chris was not his son. Especially since the writers had no problem doing just that in the fifth season first episode Panic when Eddie's then girlfriend Dr. Ana Flores was alluded to being Christopher's mother and she said that she wasn't his mother just a friend. So then why have Buck who's supposedly written as just a friend not correct Blair the Santa Helper Elf but have Eddie's girlfriend Ana make a point in saying she's just a friend. Funny enough, that scene with Ana being called Christopher's mother ended up causing Eddie to have a panic attack.
So in not wanting to make this any longer, here's the Eddie, Buck and Christopher scene from the second season 9-1-1 Christmas episode. Happy Holidays everyone!
I had some additional thoughts about the video, The Story of Christopher Diaz that I posted yesterday and wanted to share them. First, I like that this video included Christopher's mother Shannon Diaz because I thought she was not a good mother and it's okay to say so. That doesn't mean she didn't love her son, but she was not equipped to be a mom, not everyone can handle being a parent. During the scene in the second season episode Haunted when she was in Christopher's bedroom looking at a picture of him and seeing how much he had grown, she asked her estranged husband Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz if Chris had asked about her. Eddie gave her a roundabout answer as to why Christopher didn't talk about her.
Then later in that same scene, when her and Eddie were in the living room, she asked if she could see Christopher. All I could think of is why didn't she ever contact her son in the nearly two years she had been gone? She could have called him, had weekly video calls, e-mailed him, wrote and mailed him letters, sent postcards, sent him presents that included notes or letters or did absolutely anything else to have continued communication with her son. Instead it just felt like she truly gave up on him and didn't see the point in communicating with him.
I found this really amazing fan made video by Killiarious Youtube that includes scenes from 9-1-1 that focus on Christopher Diaz as well as his parents Eddie and Shannon (and Evan "Buck" Buckley). Since it's Disability Pride Month, I wanted to post this video of one of my favorite characters. It's a little long (over 30 minutes) but it's really good. One thing I like about 9-1-1 is the writers don't ignore Christopher's disability but it's not the only thing they focus on for him.
Christopher is an interesting character because he's a well-rounded and complex character. He's allowed to be a smart, funny, caring, thoughtful, creative and wonderful kid. Which is why I like that this video also included scenes of Christopher being upset and angry because no one is happy and positive all the time. I'm really looking forward to seeing how his story will continue in the upcoming sixth season.
Ana:There's Sheila and Charlie Burns in El Paso, Sheila and Charlie Young in Phoenix, and Sheila and Charlie Watts of Santa Fe. It's him, the same kid every time, just with different last names and different cities.
Eddie:Charlie did say they moved around a lot. That would explain the different accounts and different cities, but not the different names.
Carla: What did his mom say his illness was?
Eddie:She didn't. Not really. Said it was autoimmune.
Carla:Well, that's awfully general. Charlie did say he goes to a lot of different doctors. Could be doctor shopping. Which is what you do when you're not really sick, you're just looking for a doctor to say that you are.
Eddie:You think she's lying?
Ana:Well, we wouldn't be the only ones. Most of the Fund Me pages were shut down, but the comments are still up.
Eddie:"This woman is a fraud and a scammer. Do not trust her". "She's a con artist looking for money and attention". Oh, God.
Carla:What?
Eddie:"I think she's making her kid sick."
~ Eddie Diaz, Dr. Ana Flores and Carla Price, 9-1-1 season 4 episode 13: Suspicion
I think this scene is one of the few times, the writers made Dr. Ana Flores seem interesting with her uncovering important information about Charlie and his mother Sheila. Because throughout the fourth and early part of the fifth season they really didn't give the actress Gabrielle Walsh much to work with. And Ana ended up appearing on screen as little more than a cardboard cut out (which I think was intentional). The other times Ana was even remotely interesting were when she was first introduced in the third season 12th episode Fools and in her final scene in the fifth season 3rd episode Desperate Measures. Those were the rare instances where she was able to stand out in a scene.
However, I think the purpose of Dr. Ana Flores was for Eddie to get back into dating following the death of his wife Shannon. He needed to see what he want and didn't want in a relationship. I don't think Ana was supposed to really stand out because if she was the writers would have done that. It makes me think that this was a relationship between them that was never going to work out and that Ana was supposed to be rather bland and invisible. I think that was a point the writers were trying to make because although, Dr. Ana Flores seemed like she would be perfect for Eddie but in truth she was not what he was truly looking for romantically.
My point in writing this, was that I really liked this scene with Ana, Eddie and Carla figuring out that Charlie's mom Sheila was intentionally making him sick in order to get money. This was just a good scene especially in its entirety that showed Ana actually getting a chance to be interesting.
Happy Friday! What are some of your fandom thoughts?
- I just found out that the Netflix Marvel shows are going to be leaving Netflix which means I have 18 days to watch Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders and The Punisher. I had planned to watch all six shows back in 2019, I wrote a post about it. But for some reason I never got around to it until now. Let this be a cautionary tale, don't wait around to watch something you really want to see, watch it as soon as possible. As of now, I'm currently on the ninth episode of the first season of Daredevil and I'll finish watching the rest of the season tomorrow. And I'll also start on the second season tomorrow as well.
Happy Friday evening, what fandom thoughts are on your mind?
- So far, I'm really enjoying the fifth season of 9-1-1. The last three episodes have been really good from the blackout to Athena and Michael Grant's son Harry being kidnapped (that was so suspenseful) and not to mention Maddie Buckley leaving her boyfriend Howard "Chim" Han and their daughter Jee-Yun. Maddie is still dealing with Postpartum Depression and she doesn't feel their daughter would be safe with her. I feel so sad for all three of them because Chim and Maddie love each other and their daughter so much. But what Maddie is going through is making life so hard for her that she believes the best thing is for her to leave. I hope she will get the help she needs and will find her way back to her family. Now back to Harry, I hope the show will focus on how he's dealing after being kidnapped because as much as I love 9-1-1 this show doesn't always follow up on stuff.
Despite the awkwardness of everyone involved (minus Christopher Diaz) in this scene from the 9-1-1 fifth season episode Desperate Times (and if you've watched this episode then you know exactly what I'm talking about), Dr. Ana Flores wore this really cute burnt orange V-neck cami or camisole. And during a four day power outage and a heat wave at that, she easily pulled off this flawlessly chic look. Which is why I thought it would be a good pick for Fashion Meets Fandom.
It's Friday, what fandom thoughts are on your mind? I was thinking about a few relationships that didn't (or don't) seem to work:
- On Gilmore Girls, I never thought Lorelai Gilmore and Christopher Hayden were ever a good match. Although, he may have been her childhood high school boyfriend and the father of her daughter Rory that didn't mean they were good for each other. Throughout the series there was always this push in the writing to get them together even though Lorelai and Luke Danes worked so much better. It took Luke being written out of character to lead to him and Lorelai breaking up so that she could finally get back together with Christopher. I guess this finally gave the writers the chance to explore the relationship between Lorelai and Christopher.
It's Friday, what fandom or geek topics are on your mind? Well, here are a few of mine:
- Lately, I've been seen a lot of hatred towards 9-1-1 character Dr. Ana Flores. It seems so irrational because Dr. Flores, a former teacher now Vice-Principal, hasn't done anything to garner this much hate from fans. The main reason for a lot of the hate I've seen from some fans is that she's dating firefighter Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz. The problem is most of them want Eddie to date his best friend and fellow firefighter Evan "Buck "Buckley.
After watching Monday night's 9-1-1 mid-season finale episode Breaking Point (season 4 episode 8), I had a few thoughts that I wanted to go over:
- First, I was so surprised by how so many fans were upset and angry about this episode especially in regards to Eddie Diaz dating Dr. Ana Flores, I certainly was not expecting their reaction and their backlash towards the show. Some fans seem to be upset that Eddie and Evan "Buck" Buckley are still not together romantically but I see Eddie's new relationship with Ana as a attempt at him getting back into dating after the death of his wife Shannon.
