I Don't Often Do This, Because I Try To Avoid Discourse In Fandom And Sometimes You Just Don't Vibe With

I don't often do this, because I try to avoid discourse in fandom and sometimes you just don't vibe with a character. It happens.

But I keep seeing these horrible and, quite frankly, very wrong and disrespectful takes on Eddie Diaz' character. And I can't just sit here and ignore them anymore.

I cannot and will never understand why people don't like Eddie.

I've read some posts and comments earlier about people disliking Eddie and... really? Eddie is boring? He doesn't get interesting storylines? He's just a prop for Buck and his storylines?

Are we watching the same show here?

Eddie is, by far, one of the most interesting characters on 911. The man has had one trauma after the other piled up on him, but still he keeps going. Why? Because of the one thing that matters more to him than life itself: Christopher.

As a single mother myself, I can relate. The struggle to want to give your child everything, to do everything for them, even if it comes at the cost of your own mental and emotional well-being? It is very real. I cannot tell you how many times I end up crying to myself at night, blaming myself because I wasn't able to stop the outside world from hurting my son. And you have to do it all by yourself as well. There is no one there to share the burden with, to share the heartache with. It's tough and it's real.

Eddie's storylines are intricate and nuanced and based in reality. They aren't necessarily the biggest and loudest storylines, but they still matter to people who can relate to him. People like me.

Now, 911 is guilty of showing a lot of important Eddie moments from someone else's point of view. That is true. Especially Buck's POV. The shooting comes to mind, even a part of his breakdown and more recently Eddie's friendship with Tommy. He made a bro-friend and seemed so happy and carefree, but since we saw it from Buck's POV, we can't fully trust this image.

So, I think that is why some people see him as just a prop in Buck's story. But it's much more complex than that. Buck stepped inside Eddie's world without complaint. He helped him out from day one by introducing Eddie to Carla. For the first time, Eddie is no longer alone in life. There is someone there who understands him and his love for Chris. He can safely rest and trust that Buck will be there to step in if necessary. He actually went ahead and put it in his will. Eddie loves the way that Buck loves his son. And the show is still using that bond to date. We saw Buck and Eddie in conversation about Chris, Buck talking to Chris, Buck being jealous of Chris thinking Tommy was cool...

I don't know what the future will bring for Eddie, but I desperately want and need him to be happy. And yes, I do think the narrative will eventually lead him to Buck. His happiness has always been intricatelly linked to Christopher. The way they keep weaving in Christopher in Buck's storyline? The way Eddie keeps being inserted in Buck's bisexuality storyline? These are some of the many reasons that give me absolute certainty that Buddie is in the works.

In conclusion? Just stop hating on Eddie Diaz folks. It's not a good look on you.

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prestigioushippo

1 year ago

One of the funniest shit 911 did is making Eddie the social one. He has poker nights, goes to play basketball and has tons of parent friends 'cause of Chris

Meanwhile Buck has like 5 friends all of which he works with

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prestigioushippo

4 months ago

hen looks so cute too

I admit I like BL but that's not the reason why I ship Buddie! I have a lot of good reasons why I think they are perfect for each other... Btw, I took inspiration on THIS lovely post from Fedzz_z on twitter, go check them out, their artwork is amazing :D

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prestigioushippo

1 year ago

bobby like "so eddie have you ever noticed that you struggle to commit to women who aren't the mother of your son" and eddie being like "i only married her because of said son" skaksjadjskaj insane

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prestigioushippo

11 months ago

*scrolling through ao3 for my nightly read*

“buck/eddie/tommy”

…. dont piss me off

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prestigioushippo

3 months ago

Saw the official 9-1-1 page post a meme about theorizing what the second half of the season is about and of course the comments are flooded with bucktommy stans.

I cannot handle this shit anymore, they are pissing me off more than when Tommy was on the show.

All of them flooding the comments with hashtags about tuning in for Tommy. Are you all not fucking bored yet, HE ISNT COMING BACK! Buck and Tommy are NOT endgame! When is it gonna get through to your delusional asses.

Tim Minear already said the breakup will be overshadowed by Eddie and Tim Minear confirmed that Tommy wasn’t his last. Tim Minear confirmed that Tommy was ‘just a guy’ and wasn’t ever going to stick around long enough to have any kind of begins episodes. So when you all get pissy that he isn’t coming back, you all have yourselves to blame for not listening to the literal showrunner.

I’m sick and tired of not being able to look in the comment section without some talking about Tommy! LET IT FUCKING GO!! He’s not anymore important than any other love interests that Buck has had come and go.

Saw The Official 9-1-1 Page Post A Meme About Theorizing What The Second Half Of The Season Is About

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prestigioushippo

1 year ago

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prestigioushippo

1 year ago

im going insane anyone want anything?

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prestigioushippo

7 months ago

Saw a bucktommy say that they’ve actually thought for a while that Tim isn’t interested in developing Buck and Tommy’s relationship and in the long run it’s only bi buck they are interested in. They continued to say that last season Tim was brave by saying Buck was getting off the hamster wheel but since then has only kept Tommy as a background character with no development and they are 100% blaming Tim.

I had to laugh at that because at least they are waking up to what we’ve been saying this whole entire time. Tim saying Buck was getting off the hamster wheel meant NOTHING in terms of Tommy, like we’ve been saying Tommy is the stepping stone for Buck TO finally get off the hamster wheel, he’s suppose to be there to help Buck in order for Buck’s next partner to be the one he’s off the hamster wheel with. Also, Tim can’t ever be blamed for this because he literally warned everyone that Tommy was a ‘first fling’ and that he wouldn’t go making wedding plans for them…how much clearer did he actually need to be. It was only the other week in an interview Tim refused to comment on where Buck and Tommy’s relationship was heading, if Tommy was the endgame there’d be nothing to hide. He’d straight up say that he thinks Buck’s found ‘the one’ and that at the moment, he’s just going to develop on them and see where he can take them, but no he said he wasn’t going to answer it, because they’re gonna breakup and doesn’t wanna give that away! Blame Tim but he’s tried telling everyone AND Buddies have tried to warn everyone they aren’t lasting.

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prestigioushippo

1 year ago

Chimney And Hen Have Always Been Together, Like My First Mate. Buck Is Very Much Like My Son. Eddie Is

Chimney and Hen have always been together, like my first mate. Buck is very much like my son. Eddie is a little bit of a reflection of Bobby, in some ways.

- Peter Krause

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prestigioushippo

3 months ago

had to draw that one gif that’s all over 911twt as post “confessions” buddie😌