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Buck & Eddie: Buck said, “This is Eddie’s house, I’m not really a guest!”

This post includes detailed scene analyses from seasons 2-5 to illustrate how 9-1-1 has been very LOUD and INTENTIONAL in showing the audience that Buck will become a permanent resident in Eddie’s house.

Please note: this post only includes the scenes that have Buck and Eddie in them and doesn’t include any scenes that just have Buck and Christopher or Eddie and Christopher because its purpose is to highlight Buck’s transition from living in the loft to when he will ultimately be living with Eddie and Christopher.

Make no mistake, Buck will soon become a permanent resident at 4995 South Bedford Street (Eddie’s house). When the audience follows the narrative, it’s been clear from the beginning of season 2 that Buck and Eddie are endgame (if TPTB allow the narrative to continue) and there have been several CANON facts to prove it. The progression of where they spend their private time has been slowly transitioning from happening primarily at Buck’s loft during season 3, to solely at Eddie’s house during season 5B. Let’s begin.

Season 2

2x4 “Stuck”

There was only one time Buck and Eddie were in one of their residences during season 2 and it was at Buck’s (Abby’s) apartment in 2x4 “Stuck”. Based on the conversation they had in that episode, Eddie told Buck, “You’re still living in your invisible girlfriend’s house and you’re telling me about weak excuses”. Later in that same episode, Buck invited Eddie over but he lied to him to get him to agree to it. He asked Eddie to come over to help with Maddie’s move but when Eddie arrived Buck told him that he lied and explained the real reason why he invited him over was so that he could introduce him to Carla. Buck was still living in Abby’s apartment until 2x7 “Haunted” when he finally moved out and in with Chimney. There weren’t any other times during season 2 when Eddie was at Buck’s place or vice versa. The narrative was showing the audience that Abby’s apartment would never be Buck’s permanent residence.

Season 3

3x1 “Kids Today”

In 3x1 “Kids Today”, Eddie entered Buck’s loft with his key and after he got Christopher situated, he proceeded upstairs and entered Buck’s bedroom. The first thing to note is that he entered Buck’s bedroom which is the most private and intimate space within a person’s home. Secondly, the way he did it was very domestic, it was kind of like Eddie had already been coming over to the loft for a while especially since Shannon died in 2x17 “Careful What You Wish For” and since Buck’s leg got crushed after the ladder truck exploded and Ali broke up with him in 2x18 “This Life We Choose”. Reminder: Buck lives in a loft and he’s a firefighter. A loft is a huge open space with doors only being attached to the bathrooms. Since Buck’s a firefighter he’s trained to listen for noises while he’s sleeping and since he lives in a big open room with an upstairs that has no walls, it should have led the audience to two specific points: (1) Eddie obviously had entered Buck’s loft before with his key and (2) when Buck heard the door to his loft open, he knew it was Eddie because he didn’t get up. If he thought it was a burglar or Maddie he would have gotten up. Also he and Eddie were in a domestic dispute about Buck’s depression until Eddie’s secret weapon, Christopher spoke up. Buck had no idea that Christopher was there until he heard him say “Hey Buck”. Buck’s demeanor changed from him being angry to him being soft and reassuring when he realized Christopher was there too. Based on how Buck responded to Eddie’s comments, it should have been obvious that he and Eddie have had adult conversations there before without Christopher being present.

3x3 “The Searchers”

When Eddie and Christopher returned to the loft in 3x3 “The Searchers” Eddie didn’t use his key, he knocked on the door so that Buck could answer it. There was reluctance on both sides (except for Christopher) because Buck was shocked to see them and Eddie wasn’t sure how to handle the situation due to the way they left their relationship after the Tsunami. They reconciled and that’s when Eddie told Buck “There’s no one in the world I trust with my son more than you”. They were showing the audience that Eddie still considered Buck to be capable of co-parenting Christopher with him.

3x9 “Fallout”

Buck apologized to Eddie once at the firehouse in 3x6 “Monsters” and his second apology happened in 3x9 “Fallout” while they were in Buck’s loft inside of his kitchen. Reminder: this was after everything that happened starting with 3-4 “Triggers” through 3x8 “Malfunction” including Christopher’s nightmares, Buck seeing that Lena was Eddie’s new partner at the 118, the lawsuit, the grocery store argument, Eddie’s illegal fight club shenanigans and Eddie’s mandatory therapy with Frank. Let’s be clear, Buck’s second apology was about their relationship outside of work while the first one was specifically about their work partnership since it took place inside of the firehouse. The Kitchen Scene was very domestic as it included both HUSBANDS Buck and Eddie entering the kitchen while they left Christopher in the living room watching TV. Eddie took all three of their plates and put them in the sink while Buck pulled two beers from the fridge, opened both bottles and slid one over to Eddie. They moved seamlessly around Buck’s kitchen like it’s something they’ve done many times before and they were also taking care of each other while keeping an eye on Christopher. They were very relaxed and then Buck started with his sincere and passionate apology. When he said, “I’m sorry Eddie. I’m sorry I wasn’t there. You and Chris needed me and I had my head so far up my own behind with that stupid lawsuit”, Eddie looked like he wanted to cry and said, “We’re way past that Buck”. Then Buck said, “I’m NOT!” There were several inferences being made during this scene. First the audience was meant to see them as a family, two dads and their son. Secondly Buck and Eddie were making up after being estranged SPOUSES partners for several weeks when they couldn’t talk to each other. Thirdly Buck took ownership of the reason behind their separation when he realized they both missed each other like crazy. This was all about them romantically reconciling with one another and at the end of their conversation Buck and Eddie were both ready to go upstairs and make love to be BuckandEddie again.

Their conversation was foreshadowing for 4x13 “Suspicion”, 4x14 “Survivors”, 5x11 “Outside Looking In”, 5x13 “Fear-O-Phobia” and 5x14 “Dumb Luck”. Basically Buck was silently telling Eddie, ‘Babe, I love you and I’ll never abandon you and Christopher again. I’ll be there even if it means I have to drop everything else. You and Christopher are my life and my heart’. And Eddie responded with ‘I still love you and you came back to me, that’s what matters. Please don’t every leave me again because if you do, I won’t be able to handle it. I yelled at you in the grocery store but I wanted to punch something, so I started fighting. I won’t use fighting as a way to express my anger again’. The truth is Buck has been there for both Diaz boys after their conversation and Eddie never punched anyone again whenever he felt like he was losing Buck. Instead he simply punched the walls inside of his bedroom.

3x10 “Christmas Spirit”

In 3x10 “Christmas Spirit” Eddie’s house was the backdrop for their domesticity. Eddie invited Hen, Denny and Buck to his house since they all had to work on Christmas Day. While Buck was sitting on the floor making gingerbread houses with Christopher and Denny, Eddie was at the dining room table with Hen having a conversation about how difficult Christmas had been for Christopher since his mother passed away. She asked was that the reason he invited them over and he said, “Well, I thought it would be nice to bring the boys together for a play date” and Hen responded, “Yeah, all three of them”. The camera panned to Buck, Denny and Christopher and then back to Eddie. Eddie was gazing at Buck with the biggest heart eyes and he had a look on his face that said, ‘I love him and we can be together. It doesn’t matter what anyone says because I want to be with him. We’re going to get married, have lots of babies and I’m going to be a stay-at-home dad’. This scene served two purposes: (1) the audience was meant to see Buck as Christopher’s second parent since Eddie had just finished talking about how Christmas was a special time for Christopher with his mother and then Christopher said, “Buck, can I spend Christmas with you?”; (2) it showed how Eddie had already accepted the fact that he and Buck were co-parenting Christopher. Reminder: this was right after The Kitchen Scene. Finally this was hindsight to 2x10 “Merry X-mas” because the elf told Buck after Eddie and Christopher walked away “You two have an adorable son” and Buck replied with “Thank You”. One year later to the day and The Buckley-Diaz family had become an official CANON family.

3x11 “Seize the Day”

Chimney and Eddie had a conversation in Eddie’s dining room while Buck was in the living room horse playing with Christopher in 3x11 “Seize the Day”. After Chimney asked Eddie, “Don’t you think it’s weird that we spend 50 something hours a week together and we still hang out?” Eddie said, “No. What’s that saying, you have the family you’re born into and the one you choose. Well, that’s what the 118 is, the family we chose.” Eddie glanced over at Buck and Christopher and then smiled at Chimney after Chimney looked at his brother Albert. Buck entered the kitchen where his blood sister Maddie was and when he tried to get a piece of food, she smacked his hand. They had a quick conversation and she said “Because it’s what you do when you’re invited to someone’s house. You don’t show up empty handed”. Then Buck said, “This is Eddie’s house I’m not really a guest.” Two points should be taken from their conversations: (1) Eddie was saying ‘I chose Buck to be a part of my family with Christopher and I don’t care what anyone else thinks’ and (2) Buck’s comment was meant to alert the audience that he feels at home in Eddie’s house because that’s where his family lives and he’s there a lot, kind of like he already lives there. It’s the family both Buck and Eddie chose.

3x12 “Fools”

Buck and Eddie were in Buck’s loft in 3x12 “Fools” talking about Christopher’s skateboarding mishap. It was another domestic scene with them drinking beers talking about their son Christopher. Buck tried to get Eddie to see that there’s always another way to help Christopher so that he could still participate in activities but they would have to think outside of the box. By the end of the episode, Buck and Eddie had built Christopher and adaptable skateboard so that he could ride it. This was one of the last scenes the two of them would be in inside of Buck’s loft.

Season 4

4x3 “Future Tense”

Eddie, Buck and Christopher are all in the living room of Eddie’s house in 4x3 “Future Tense”. While Buck and Christopher were playing video games, Eddie was rounding up all the technologically advanced gadgets placing them in a pile on the table. When he unplugged their video game, there was a discussion about Eddie overreacting to smart technology and then Christopher said, “Buck can we go to your house and play video games?”. Buck looked at Eddie and Eddie gave Buck a spousal look that said, ‘You know better and you are supposed to be on my side’. Buck then said, “Sorry kid. It looks like we’re going to be playing it old school for a while”. There were two points to be taken from this scene: (1) Eddie and Buck were meant to be seen as Christopher’s parents and (2) Eddie expected Buck to step up and parent Christopher by saying no to him sometimes. They were already in Eddie’s house so they were showing how domestic and comfortable they were as a family.

4x8 “Breaking Point”

Buck was babysitting Christopher while Eddie went on a date. When Eddie came home in 4x8 “Breaking Point” Buck said, “You’re late” and Eddie said, “There was construction on Sunset, I had to take a detour”. Eddie asked if Chris was already in bed and Buck said he was after he did some negotiating. This scene and the one before it with Eddie’s date being interrupted was meant to show the audience that (1) Eddie’s family was already at home (Eddie’s house) and (2) Ana wasn’t ever meant to be Eddie’s endgame especially since he was apprehensive about introducing her to Christopher as his girlfriend. Also when Christopher freaked out and broke the salad bowl, the audience was supposed to realize that Buck was already in the place of being Christopher’s parent so there was no need for Eddie to date Ana.

4x14 “Survivors”

After Eddie got shot, recuperated in the hospital and was discharged, Buck drove him home. When they arrived at the end of 4x14 “Survivors”, Buck remained at the front door smiling at Eddie and Christopher. The scene never showed Buck entering the house but the point of the scene was to illustrate that even though Eddie was with Ana and Taylor had just told Buck she wanted him, Eddie, Buck and Christopher were still a family. TPTB were showing the audience that Buck will always be in Eddie and Christopher’s lives even when both of them were dating other people.

Season 5

5x4 “Home and Away”

Eddie went to Buck’s loft in 5x4 “Home and Away” to care for him after Chimney punched Buck in the face. They were on Buck’s balcony during their conversation. The inference was to show Eddie and Buck’s relationship was not where it had been prior to 4x6 “Jinx” after Eddie started dating Ana and 4x14 “Survivors” after Buck started dating Taylor. This would be the last time Eddie would be at the loft for the remainder of season 5; therefore the audience would only see Buck inside of the Diaz residence, which is also the place where he feels at home, for the remainder of the season.

5x11 “Outside Looking In”

Eddie was struggling with his new job in 5x11 “Outside Looking In” and he started isolating himself. He invited Buck and his girlfriend over to his house for dinner but the scene was setup to show Buck’s girlfriend was the one who was outside looking into The Buckley-Diaz family. When Eddie went into the kitchen, Buck followed him and tried to get Eddie to talk to him about the thing that was bothering him. Eddie told Buck to “Move On” which he didn’t really mean but he was pushing Buck away again just like he did after the lawsuit. The point of the kitchen scene was to show that Eddie was trying to push Buck out of his life so that he wouldn’t realize how miserable Eddie had become after he quit the 118. They missed each other and even though they weren’t physically separated, they were miles apart emotionally. Also Eddie was still pissed at Buck because he was still with Taylor after he told Eddie to breakup with Ana in 5x2 “Desperate Times”. The audience was supposed to infer that Eddie’s kitchen was for breakups and in order for them to be back where they were in 3x9, Buck would have to clean up his own messy life first.

5x13 “Fear-O-Phobia”

Eddie reached his breaking point in 5x13 “Fear-O-Phobia” when he tried to complete a therapy assignment which included him contacting people he served with in the Army. He was already missing Buck because he had completely isolated himself from him in 5x11, so he punched the walls in his bedroom with his bare hands and smashed all his furniture with a baseball bat. Christopher heard it and called Buck. Buck rushed over and broke down Eddie’s bedroom door to find out what happened. He entered and saw all the damage that Eddie had done and then he heard him crying. He went over to Eddie and asked him “What’s going on?” and Eddie responded with “They’re all dead!”. After Eddie calmed down, Buck put Christopher to bed and went into the dining room to talk to Eddie. Eddie explained his therapy assignment to Buck and when Buck asked Eddie “What are you afraid of?” and Eddie responded with “That I’ll never feel normal again’, please note they were not just discussing Eddie’s Army related traumas. Eddie felt like he wouldn’t feel normal again without Buck by his side. This was hindsight to 3x6 and 3x9 when Buck made Eddie talk to him about his anger regarding the lawsuit. Since Eddie didn’t want to bring Buck into the mess that he made of his own life, he pushed his one true love away. The isolation was killing him but just like Buck silently promised him in 3x9, he would always be there for him, he was there to support Eddie through whatever he needed. This was the first time the audience saw Buck in Eddie’s bedroom and while a person’s bedroom is normally very tidy, Eddie’s was smashed to pieces in order to symbolize that it had to be rebuilt by the two of them for when he and Buck started their lives over by being together as a CANON couple. The physical mess in Eddie’s bedroom was representative of the figurative mess that still plagues the two of them. It includes The Shooting, The Will, The Hostage Situation and The Breakdown because these are things they have to discuss before they can officially start their relationship.

5x14 “Dumb Luck”

When Eddie returned from a therapy appointment in 5x14 “Dumb Luck”, he entered his house and went into the dining room where Buck was waiting for him. Buck asked him “How’d it go?” and Eddie responded with “Usual. Crack myself open for fifty minutes and came out feeling like I was hit by a bus”. Then Buck said, “I think that means it’s working”. Eddie then asked him about Christopher and Buck explained he was doing his homework. This scene included two points that should have been inferred by the audience: (1) Buck and Eddie are at their best when they are together with Christopher as a family and (2) Eddie was starting to feel better because Buck was back by his side in the role of his HUSBAND partner. The scene was very domestic and it easily showed how they will be in future seasons once they are a CANON couple.

5x17 “Hero Complex”

Eddie was packing Christopher’s suitcase while Buck watched and played with some of Christopher’s dinosaurs in 5x17 “Hero Complex”. They had a conversation about their parents while they were in their son’s Christopher’s bedroom which is foreshadowing for both of them when they have to talk to their own parents either in separate conversations or as a united front about their romantic relationship. Their conversation reminded the audience about Buck’s wacko parents and Eddie’s controlling parents. It will be interesting to see how they will react to Buck and Eddie after they tell them about their relationship.

5x18 “Starting Over”

Buck and Eddie were repairing the walls in Eddie’s bedroom during their last scene together in 5x18 “Starting Over” which happened to have taken place inside of one of their residences for season 5. It ended in the most private and intimate space inside of Eddie’s home. The first and only time in CANON where they showed Buck in Eddie’s bedroom was in 5x13 after Eddie had punched holes in the walls and smashed up all his furniture. That was significant because his mess had finally reached hoarder level and Buck was there like always to help him. During their conversation as they repaired the walls, Buck finally realized after Eddie commented on him needing a reason to avoid going home, that he needed to end it with Taylor. That represented Buck cleaning up his own mess so that he and Eddie could start working towards their future. This scene was foreshadowing for their future as a CANON couple and it showed the audience that Eddie and Buck were starting over not only as work partners but also how they are about to be domestic/life partners as well. They repaired the bedroom together which allowed them both to start their joint healing process. This signified the start of their new lives together and once they talk about everything that’s separated them in the past, they will be able to move forward and turn Eddie’s bedroom into their bedroom.

The show has continued to be very LOUD about the direction they are planning to take with regards to Buck and Eddie’s relationship. In 5B alone they showed the two of them all over Eddie’s house. It started with them eating in the dining room then going into the kitchen in 5x11; then into Eddie’s destroyed bedroom in 5x13; then back to the dining room in 5x14; then to Christopher’s room in 5x17, with the finale ending with Eddie and Buck repairing the walls in Eddie’s bedroom in 5x18. Reminder: season 3 started with Eddie entering Buck’s bedroom in the loft and season 5 ended with Eddie and Buck in Eddie’s bedroom preparing to start over. They were both single by the end of the episode which could mean TPTB are closer than ever to making them CANON. Will they become a CANON couple in season 6? Only TPTB know the answer to that question.

TL:DR Buck will become a permanent resident at Eddie’s house which means he will be living there with Eddie and Christopher. There will no longer be a need for the loft.

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