#911 speculation

Where Eddie talks about his inner turmoil and the moments he and Buck had throughout the years that confirms what the fandom has been saying

Where Buck doesn’t even need to say anything and just listens

Where an emotionally intense or intimate scene has just occurred and this resolves everything that has been culminating these last few years

Where Eddie finally feels like he doesn’t have to perform and say everything he’s always wanted to say

And Buck gets to have someone telling him that they’re staying and actually wants to stay with him for the rest of their lives

Season 10 starting out with Buck telling Eddie “please take care of Theo” before running into a burning building OR at the hospital after Buck misidentified as dead.

Basic components: starting in medies res or starting at the very end and Eddie getting Buck’s will reveal - but only because everyone thinks Buck is dead. Maddie kind of assuming she needs to take care of Theo only for social worker to turn to Eddie to tell him that Buck wanted him to have him. It literally says “you’re the greatest father I’ve ever seen”

Snap back to 3 episodes of a hell of an opening thriller. A tornado hits a wildfire in the city. Or whatever. Space muskrats. 911 does 911. But maybe 5 minutes before the end of the advertised 3-part emergency, and at the end… well, we didn’t get Buck’s NDE did we?

Now at the end of the episode there’s an explosion and Buck has only a second. He turns to Eddie right as in the very first scene of the arc, but… instead he says “I love you, Eddie. I’m sorry.” Then the “please take care of Theo.” And then runs in.

Only! After following Buck through the (surprise!) fourth episode of the opening emergency, it turns out Buck survived. The body was misidentified. But while Buck does survive, he has memory loss. Now Eddie has to take care of Buck AND Theo all while knowing Buck was in love with him, but not knowing how to tell Buck.

And then, shit, we have a whole other season now that we have to drag this shit out.

Anyways, whether that's true or not, I really feel like the show is on its last legs and it'll take a LOT for them to get season 11. Far better shows have been cancelled for a LOT less. (RIP Brilliant Minds 😭)

I'd kinda wondered that myself, honestly. There was a lot this season that really seemed to fly out of left field at the end--like, even more so than usual, and I was quite surprised by some of the directions they took. Like, honestly, a lot of the threads they ended the season on could have functioned pretty well for a series finale.

And I agree, I don't think season 11 is much of a lock at ALL. Particularly if Nashville doesn't pick up in the ratings. They both seemed to be pretty steady in viewership, but I feel like I saw a lot of commentary about Nashville not doing very well in the "demo" audience at all--or at least not well enough to justify the expense of making it. Sure, they're saving money with TN tax benefits...but they also have multiple cast members that are NAMES, even if they're not as big as Angela Bassett or Jennifer Love Hewitt.