second chances

I love you characters who have desires that challenge the goal of the storyline. I love you characters who are seen as bad because they aren't the nicest to the main character. I love you characters who react to situations (just as the more well-liked characters do in their ways) but are disliked for having their own reactions. you're so fun to me.

Eddie saying 'I know you think it's [chain of command] something that holds you back, but it's not' to Buck is so cool because they remain different people while understanding why the other might not see things their way always. Buck is never going to easily accept the words 'chain of command' and Eddie is never going to easily take the risks that remind him of damage from the past. and they don't tell the other that they shouldn't be having these fears. they instead put their own view of these situations on the table and allow the other to see it in a less overwhelming way. Eddie tells Buck that a chain of command could mean that nobody has to handle everything alone, and Buck tells Eddie that a chance of damage is okay when the actual worse option is not having any consequence to face (absence). they're going to be different people with their own views of the world and that is good. that helps them get through things that are harder with a limiting singular worldview.

stories where the 'lesson' is not a one-time solution but a reminder that'll need to be found over and over even after the story ends for the audience because the lesson was shown just for the audience to know what the characters can learn