Bobby saving the 118 when he was the reason they were in trouble in the first place was definitely a choice. I understand they did it because they didn't want to redo the 118 working together to get Gerrard fired but I still hate that in a diverse show they managed to have it come down to a straight white man masterminding saving the day.
Are you watching a different show? How did Bobby become the reason for their trouble? Is a man not allowed to want to step away from his job while having a breakdown in his mid-50s anymore?
Athena Grant-Nash, a black woman, and Jem, a black pre-teen boy, landed a plane with zero prior experience and saved dozens of lives last episode. What were your thoughts on that?
In that same arc a black man convicted of killing a cop was humanised, his past actions were presented in a more empathetic and less damning light than the show had previously done. He was not only endeared to the audience but also given the chance to be a hero, helping save the people on the plane and Bathena, and exposing a multi-million dollar CSA porn ring and he was NOT killed or written off, but given a happy ending instead. Where are the thinkpieces on that writing choice?
Bobby Nash is one of two MCs in this on-paper ensemble cast. As such, he's going to save the day from time to time. He is a white man and, as such, a white man will save the day from time to time. Like idk where yall are getting the whole White Saviour takes from bc this arc itself had absolutely nothing to do with the race of these characters or their backgrounds? It was all about a personal grudge and none of the characters' backgrounds other than Ortiz being rich and powerful came into play. Like I understand and agree with the takes about how the juxtaposition between Ortiz, a woman of colour with a heavy accent, being the Big Bad Villain and being harshly punished for her crimes vs Gerard, the racist homophobic misogynistic cunt getting an 'ending' that is good for him being bad optics. Like it would've been better if they'd cast a white actor for a role like Ortiz and i do blame Hollywood's current obsession raceblind casting for such instances but that doesn't make it any better or worse. It is what it is. But this is a show full of a diverse cast, you're right, and that will mean that yeah sometimes the bad guys will not be white and the good guys will be. Like, it's one thing to bring this up about a show or movie where the canon is centred around a white man saving a non-white or 'othered' community. But this is the wee woo show. It's literally just a bunch of first responders in LA. There was a tornado made of bees in the season premier. They unironically called it a bee-nado and it took down two planes. Is it actually that serious? Also, how is this different from the cartel arc? A white man saved a black man from a group of Mexican-American criminals. I didn't see a word said about that.
Like I am just not seeing your point here. If the main character of the show swooping in to save a situation he wasn't particularly involved in, which is a thing he has done before, upsets you bc of the race of said main character I think you should just watch a different show.
