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- Bisexual Buck was a possibility from the start in 9-1-1, but finally explored in Season 7 due to creative changes. On a personal level, I know plenty of their cast, some better than others, I’m excited to watch them come back on and do amazingly well,” he said.
It felt to me like there was something beneath the surface, right? But nothing has made network TV fans more pumped than 9-1-1's Eddie Diaz and Evan "Buck" Buckley in "Buck, Bothered, and Bewildered," which opened up about the latter's sexuality.
Affectionately called "Buddie," the Eddie/Buck ship has been building itself up since the second season of the series, with 9-1-1 Season 7 finally delivering.
So I think that was a big driving force in it for me.”
He also referenced a scene in 9-1-1 Season 1 where he first suspected Buck could be queer. I can not recall a series in recent modern memory that has told a storyline of this nature for a male character; Buffy the Vampire Slayer did it for Willow when she attended college and met Tara, and Grey's Anatomy and Glee have both told similar stories for Callie, and Brittany and Santana respectively.
There are, however, narrative choices made that are a disservice to viewers, in particular the decision to have Tommy and Buck continue their casual conversation after the kiss.
When the storyline was brought to me by Tim Minear, who writes the show, it was like, ‘Great! In an interview with People in 2018, Stark revealed that he met Gottesman on Instagram and the two became official when he moved from London to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
“I lied to my parents and told them I had met her before,” he said.
We met at the airport and moved in together. Later in the season, after Buck and Eddie's contentious beginnings had mellowed into a strong friendship, the pair took Eddie's son Chris to visit Santa and Buck made the decision to not correct a Christmas elf who mistook Chris for being Buck and Eddie's son. I was gonna do that anyway.
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When Buck apologized to Tommy for the incident, Tommy unexpectedly kissed him.
As a long-time fan of this show, I truly never believed we'd see Queer Buck so it would be foolish to now rule out Buddie being the end game. Maybe on one hand in quite obvious ways, but on the other hand, in less obvious ways — of just searching, of trying to….
Perhaps during their conversation about her experience with jealousy in friendships, Buck could have come to understand in the moment why he feels the way he does about Tommy and Eddie’s friendship. Being an original character from the pilot episode, it makes sense that Buck is the first. “I haven’t watched every episode of the show, but I’ve watched a good amount and especially this year.
Tommy is also the friend of Buck’s best friend and fellow Station 118 firefighter, Edmundo “Eddie” Diaz, who 9-1-1 fans have shipped with Buck since Eddie joined 9-1-1 in Season 2.
So is Buck gay in 9-1-1? Like, I watch the same show. Healthy male friendships are still not a common thing to see in media, and it was refreshing for Eddie and Buck to provide a new perspective.
- Tim Minear's return as showrunner allowed for the authentic exploration of Buck's storyline that fans had anticipated. Tim Minear is now back in the driver's seat as the showrunner after its move to ABC, and it's clear that the move has infused the show with new energy and passion. I think that’s fantastic,'” Stark said.
- 9-1-1 has a new opportunity to open a new aspect of Buck's character that offers a promising storyline full of growth and acceptance.