When Eddie’s life is in danger during the collapsed well story, Buck is inconsolable. Then once that issue blows over it’s like they move forward no problem, Eddie forgives him entirely. Buck fully betrayed Eddie, and from how Eddie yells at him, it comes across as a hurt lover more than a scorned friend.Įddie talks to Buck as if his actions have destroyed their family, which going off the bond the writers have built between Buck and Christopher, he has. This leads to a hurt vibe between them that seems to cut deeper. Then, Buck sues the department and he can’t talk to Eddie or Christopher. There seems to be a major disconnect between them and the rest of the team - as though they are one entity. They are always paired up together on emergencies, and honestly, they only interact with one another outside of work. If the pseudo-family vibes aren’t enough, the chemistry between the actors really starts to heat up the more time passes as well. Related 9-1-1 Season 5 Catch-Up: Everything You Need to Remember Ahead of 9-1-1 Season 6 Christopher even starts to regard him as a reliable grown-up figure in his life. Buck becomes more and more a part of the Diaz mold as time goes on. They do outings together, such as building Christopher a skateboard, and they have movie/game nights just the three of them. In fact, the show seems to start using Christopher as more of a connector between these characters starting in Season 3. It starts with Eddie’s declaration that he trusts Buck with his son more than anyone else. There are longer, meaningful glances between the two characters and Eddie is more inclined to touch Buck’s shoulders or arms regularly. However, come Season 3, Eddie starts dropping some hints about the feelings he may have.
Between the way the audience is presented to Eddie as a character and Buck’s lack of correction when someone calls them a couple, we are left convinced that at least Buck has some feelings for Eddie.
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In fact, for the first full season they share a screen, it is almost non-existent.ĭuring Season 2, when Eddie is introduced, the queer coding mostly falls on Buck’s shoulders. The latest addition to this terrible trend is 9-1-1’s Buck and Eddie. 9-1-1: L-R: Ryan Guzman and Oliver Stark CR: Jack Zeman/ FOX. It shows that queerbaiting as a marketing ploy is no longer necessary, and in fact, it is harmful to the wider acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community. I’m recent years, shows like Schitt’s Creek and Love, Victor have proven that queer stories are widely received and loved - by all audiences, not just the queer ones. These shows saw declines in viewership as well as negative press due to their casual disregard for the feelings of their loyal fans.
In the past decade examples such as Regina/Emma from Once Upon A Time, Derek/Stiles from Teen Wolf, and Dean/Castiel from Supernatural have gained notoriety for the negative effect this method of marketing has had on the fan base. Most often, the characters that are queerbaited fall under the main character umbrella because it makes marketing them that much easier. This means creators are aware that their target audiences contain members of the LGBTQ+ community and they use that to get these viewers more invested. So, what is queerbaiting? Well, according to PinkNews queerbaiting is defined as “a term which refers to authors, writers, or showrunners (etc) attempting to attract an LGBT audience by hinting at same-sex relationships between characters, though they’re never actually consummated.” 9-1-1 would do well to either define these characters’ sexualities and officially pair them up - or else pull them further apart. The characters of Buck and Eddie on 9-1-1 are falling into the issue of queerbaiting after three seasons. This becomes problematic when it happens over and over again causing fans to feel lied to and used for promotional purposes. Queer coding characters and not definitively defining their sexuality becomes an issue because it allows fans to ship, or place characters into a relationship, and hope for representation they desperately need.
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What do Once Upon a Time, Supernatural, Teen Wolf, Rizzoli & Isles, and 9-1-1 have in common? Besides being mainstream popular TV programs, these shows all have queer coded characters that strung fans along for the duration of the series.
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