Ok, But Why Did Eddie Look Like He Was About To Burst Out Into Song When He Was Listening In On Buck

Ok, but why did Eddie look like he was about to burst out into song when he was listening in on Buck and Christopher's conversation?! Those facial expressions belong in a movie musical I swear.

Not Buck having his first bisexual kiss before Eddie kisses his gf of however many months on screen.

I really enjoyed the scene where Eddie recruits Buck to talk to Christopher and not just for the obvious reasons ("he didn't get it from me" "you didn't turn out like you").

The fact that they're having this conversation while checking for any last bits of fire on this car so methodically- like, when was the last time we saw the END of a call? We always see the beginning and the middle but never the boring end bit where they have to check that yes, the fire is out, we can leave knowing that nothing else is going to go wrong.

I know we've seen them walking to the truck and putting things away before, but the menial double checking? That's new, or at least as far as I can remember, and I'm absolutely living for it.

I've always enjoyed the personal convos that happen during low stakes calls, like in 2x08(?) where they're saving the guy from the ATM, but even those were kinda fast-paced what with the cutting back and forth between two different convos.

The fact that Buck and Eddie are talking about how to deal with their kid's problem while checking the bonnet and the boot and the footwell just drove home how firefighting isn't all blazes and people choking or what have you. There's a procedure to follow and yeah, it's gonna be boring but that's how you keep people safe. And I think its really important to show that in a show where people defy death once every 5-10 eps. Not every call needs explosions or gallons of blood or some ridiculous nonsensical Thing happening.

The combination of all that and the tracking camera following them around all shaky-like just really helped ground the scene.

But yeah, I'm really looking forward to the rest of the season if its anything like 7x01, because they really came out of the gates RUNNING, and if there are anymore of these grounded, menial moments I will be very happy.

Absolutely living for the turn around from the three judases to the three stooges Buck, Eddie and Chimney made. The phone call that Buck and Eddie just made themselves a part of? Squabbling over who should apologise? “Who cares?!”? Add Tommy in the mix and I reckon Hen was praying the helicopter would go down before she lost her sanity.

Buck, bothered and bewildered: not in fact a bi awakening but rather the 118 finding out Buck's bi and Buck being so BEWILDERED at the fact they don't know that it BOTHERS him to the point of him trying to act gay with every remotely attractive man he and the 118 come across because look, i am engaging with the same sex in a flirtatious manner, because I am bi, I like women but I also like men, have done this whole time, it's actually baffling how you don't know considering my past and how I am obviously in love with my very male best frie-

*Buck and Eddie holding Tommy's arms tugging him back and forth between them*

Buck: He's MY new friend!

Eddie: No, he's MY new friend!

Buck: Nu-uh! He's MINE!

Eddie: Nooo you're just jealous of our bond!

Buck: *outraged gasp*

Eddie: Ha! See! You aren't denyi-

Buck: *screaming in bothered and bewildered and basketballs*

Eddie: oh shit-