buck is clinging on to the “straight best friend” label because if he considers eddie being not straight for even a second.. deep down he knows what it would mean
Buck choosing to say “Eddie’s straight” “my straight best friend” ok what if he wasn’t.. what then
Ok we’re slowly making progress. We went from “You do matter to me” to “I appreciate you Buck.” Soon we’ll get an actual “I love you Buck”
"dad would be so proud of you" is literally not a complement considering he was an abusive acholic asshole and bobby was the one who found him dead. not a complment and most likely a way to try to manipulate bobby. fuck that actualy
(x) bro kenny literally kept telling him it's a shit idea. if bobby really is dead then this is just... man...
drop your username bitch i’ve had it
Honestly, I'm really disappointed they decided to go the DID route. The "evil alter" trope will always be incredibly tasteless, offensive, and just factually unfounded. I need tv and film to stop crafting narratives that perpetuate the demonization of vulnerable, traumatized groups please.
Okay btw the parallels between someone who's lost literally their voice and Eddie who's lost his voice when it comes to parenting his kid and doing what he wants... yeah...
I went back and watched the Hen and Chim goodbye scene when Chim was leaving to find Maddie in s5 and the difference between that goodbye and the Buddie goodbye are making me insane.
Hen shows up after Chim is done packing the car up and offers to go with him.
They're both crying the whole time.
Hen is clearly sad to see Chim go, but is so supportive of him going. She isn't bringing any of her feelings about him leaving into it.
They hug goodbye without any awkward 'should we hug' moment.
Hen sadly watches Chim drive away, but there isn't a super long, lingering shot on her as she does.
Compared to the Buddie goodbye.
Buck helps Eddie pack up.
Buck finds Chris's favourite shirt that's he's been missing and tells Eddie to make sure Chris knows he found it (because he clearly doesn't want Chris to forget him either).
Eddie tells Buck he matters to him and he's going to miss him, but instead of getting tearful/emotional about it Buck still seems like he's trying to hide how he's feeling from Eddie.
Buck baked Eddie cookies to help him stay awake while he drives (because he saw how tired Eddie got after driving around all night looking for Maddie a few weeks prior).
The awkward little dance before they hug.
The way they both clung to each other during the hug and Buck buried his face in Eddie's neck was such a different vibe from the Chimney and Hen goodbye hug.
Buck tells him "You get out of here" when Eddie's leaving.
Eddie turns around to look at Buck as he's leaving, like the last look wasn't enough.
Eddie waving goodbye and looking at Buck in the mirror as he drove away.
Buck standing sadly in the middle of the street in the rain as Eddie drove away with the close up on his face felt tonally different than the Hen look while Chim drove away.
Their friendships have always felt different and been portrayed differently, not just in a 'they're different characters' way, but in a way that feels especially stark watching the goodbyes one right after the other. I don't have some grand observation, just that the vibes were so different even though they were both between two best friends saying goodbye for an indeterminate period of time.
things (other than actual feelings realisation) that would drive me insane if they happen tonight:
- ANOTHER "I'm straight"/"Eddie is straight"
- someone else asking Buck about his feelings for Eddie
- someone asking Eddie about Buck
- "wish you were here" buddie facetime scene
- the will being mentioned
Currently hyperfocusing on 9-1-1 and Buddie instead of studying like I should lol. 24 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (they/them)
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