Headcanons are always more interesting when they add texture to characters or worlds we didn't get to see. I have no interest in headcanons that try to remove it.

s9 as a whole broke records. the previous reigning champion season was s8 with a combined total of 52. s9 has a total of 90, which is a 73.1% increase from last season. even if we took out the nsv crossover, s9 would still come out on top with a total of 61.

not only did s9 as a whole break records, but it also had singular episodes where both buck and eddie beat their personal episodic records. in the nsv crossover, buck beat his previous high of 15 in 811 with 18, and eddie hit 11, beating his previous four way tie of 5 in 303, 610, 808, and 907. then, the very next week in 913, eddie surpassed his new record again with 17—only 1 behind buck's all time high.

s9's combined buck and eddie totals are higher than s7 and s8 combined. separately, it is also higher than s4, s6, and s7 combined.

eddie was in the lead for the majority of s9, but it ultimately ended in a tie between buck and eddie. eddie has only ever finished ahead once before, in s4, with a score of 14 beating buck's 13. the last time they had an even split was in s6. this also happens to be the only other time they have tied. their counts were only 9 each (the s6 drought was real), for a combined total of 18. s9 ending with 45 each, or 90 combined, marks a 400% increase from the last tie.