The Buddie System: A 9-1-1 Yapathon

As lovers of good television and queer stories, Heated Rivalry has bewitched us body and soul, so we’re taking a field trip with our bestie Niki to the gay boy aquarium (and hopefully you’re joining us)!We’re applying our thoughtful media analysis from our usual format — where we yap about the show 9-1-1 — to the best book to screen adaptation we’ve ever seen!This week Han, Cil, Rachel, and Niki dive into the production, music, parallels, and changes from the book by Rachel Reid that make this an absolutely captivating episode of TV, championed by writer and director, Jacob Tierney.We share our first impressions and review of Episode 1 “Rookies” with plenty of flowers for the acting powerhouses of Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander.Then cool off in the penalty box where we defend Yuna Hollander’s honor against the internet’s media illiteracy, you don’t need to read the book to know that she’s a MOAT (Mother of All Time).Party like it’s 2008, grab your iPod nano, and listen to our many thoughts on the first episode of Heated Rivalry!📔 Articles & References🫂 Exploring Similarities Between Shane Hollander & Eddie Diaz – Check out this week’s Patreon-exclusive Best Buddies Mini-Segment here!💦🐤 Our Reaction to Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams Read Thirst Tweets – Patreon Exclusive!📰 Heated Rivalry Cast & Crew Press, thoroughly compiled by _mika60_ on Twitter 🫶🏼We are @buddiesystempod everywhere:TikTokTwitterInstagramFacebookWatch The Buddie System podcast episodes and our live reactions to the most recent 9-1-1 episodes on YouTube!Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi for perks and extra content like access to our exclusive Discord, Fire Fam Chats, New 9-1-1 Episode Livestreams, and more!The Buddie System is a Nerdvergent Media production.Music by DIV!NITY Chapters(00:00:00) Intro(00:00:27) Welcome to the AQUEERium(00:01:36) Starting Lineup - Co-Host Introductions(00:07:59) Post-Game Highlights - Episode Recap(00:17:56) Line Change - Reaction & Episode Review(00:32:32) Chirp of the Week - Loving Roasts(00:38:01) Man in the Crease - Production Appreciation(00:46:39) Mirror Watch(00:54:08) Blocking in the Locker Room Scene(01:00:11) Needle Drop(01:02:25) Hat Trick - Three-Peats of the...

It’s fine, it’s cool, Eddie can tell a priest “I’m straight,” but we know the truth.This week Han, Cil, and Rachel take a thorough look at Eddie Diaz’s dating history with our rainbow glasses to spot the complex layers of queer coding!Eddie famously says, “I hate being forced to date, feels like I have to perform,” in Season 6 Episode 14 of 9-1-1, “Performance Anxiety.” Buck and Hen are not the only people who raised their eyebrows at that statement, and luckily for you we do have time to unpack all that!If you look up compulsory heterosexuality (comp-het) in the dictionary, you’ll see a picture of Eddie Diaz trying to pick up women at a golf course. This episode may sound like an Eddie Diaz roast, but we’re just reporting the news. This just in, Eddie cannot get it up (romantically) for women, and we’ve connected all the dots from his dating history in this episode to show you why.Think of it as a heterosexual post-mortem on why his relationships with Shannon, Ana, Marisol, and Kim failed spectacularly.You can kiss the clone of your dead ex-wifeDate a former nun, let her catch you cheatingYou can say that you choose this lifeBreak a new heart, another comp-het victimWell, good luck, Eddie!Episode title inspired by “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan📔 Articles & References🫂 What If Eddie Had Dated Tommy? – Check out this week’s Patreon-exclusive Best Buddies Mini-Segment here!📰 Ryan Guzman Reacts to the '9-1-1' Season 7 Finale's Biggest Twists, Collider📰 ‘9-1-1’ star Ryan Guzman reflects on Eddie’s journey leading up to Season 9 in exclusive interview, YardBarker🎞️ Take a Chance on Me, edit bu hedwiglitz on TwitterWe are @buddiesystempod everywhere:TikTokTwitterInstagramFacebookWatch The Buddie System podcast episodes and our live reactions to the most recent 9-1-1 episodes on YouTube!Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi for perks and extra content like access to our exclusive Discord, Fire Fam Chats, New 9-1-1 Episode Livestreams, and more!The Buddie System is a Nerdvergent Media production.Music by DIV!NITY Chapters(00:00:00) Intro(00:01:37) Queer Coding, Demisexuality, and CompHet(00:04:27)...

Buck and Eddie keep it 100 on the land, the sea, and the sky!This week Han, Cil, and Rachel dive into Taylor Swift’s latest album and dig into the lyrics of each song to explain why they’re all about Buddie, actually (romantic).Join us on our journey through the album as we get pulled into the fire and take a look at how:Buck saves Eddie’s heart from the fate of OpheliaBuck would cry his eyes violet if Eddie ever left himOpalite is THE Buddie song of all timeEddie father figures his own parentsEldest Daughter is Eddie’s love letter to BuckBuddie need to ruin the friendshipActually Romantic is Eddie talking to TommyBuck’s Wi$h LiSt is right in front of himBuck and Eddie will both be insufferable once they’re togetherThe 118 are a cancelled family who sticks togetherEddie can call Buck “Evan” if he wantsBuck embodies the title track perfectlyNow you know the life of a Buddie-girl, babe (and we wouldn’t have it any other way)!Episode title inspired by “The Life of a Showgirl” by Taylor Swift🎬 TLOAS Edits We Love! 😍🎞️ the fate of evan buckley [Fate of Ophelia edit] by evcnly, TikTok🎞️ this banger [Fate of Ophelia edit] by avryshwthorne, TikTok🎞️ tell me for real do you think it’s forever? [Elizabeth Taylor edit] by runninglikeabuckley, TikTok🎞️ everything always leads back to each other 🥹🥹 [Opalite edit] by thenfirecat, TikTok🎞️ I protect the family 👪 [Father Figure edit] by mvddiebuddies, TikTok🎞️ doomed found family trope i love you [Bobby Nash Father Figure edit] by swirlpoem, TikTok🎞️ my song!!! [Eldest Daughter edit] by secretgardensinmymind13, TikTok🎞️ Eldest Daughter edit by shadowssvxd, TikTok🎞️ they did, in fact, never break that...

This week, Han, Cil, and Rachel are revisiting our Plot Device episode with an addendum focused entirely around Tommy’s return in Season 8 Episode 11 of 9-1-1, “Holy Mother of God.”In our original special (listen here!) we discussed how Tommy’s role is to showcase Buck's journey of self-discovery and his coming to terms with his bisexuality. Well, we’re back in the building again, with Tommy existing solely to point out Buck’s glaringly obvious feelings for his best friend, and to scoff at the idea of Eddie being straight.We look at 8x11 through Tommy’s gay judgemental microscope and break down Buck’s internal existential crisis now that the idea of less than platonic feelings for Eddie has been thrown in his face.Once more with feeling, and this time with gratitude, we explore why Tommy is the ultimate plot device for Buck and Buddie!We are @buddiesystempod everywhere:TikTokTwitterInstagramFacebookWatch The Buddie System podcast episodes and our live reactions to the most recent 9-1-1 episodes on YouTube!Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi for perks and extra content like access to our exclusive Discord, Fire Fam Chats, New 9-1-1 Episode Livestreams, and more!The Buddie System is a Nerdvergent Media production.Music by DIV!NITY Chapters(00:00:00) Intro(00:03:58) What is a Plot Device Refresher(00:07:22) The Bar Betrayal(00:18:50) “I Don’t Live There Anymore”(00:23:55) Taking the Plot Device to Eddie’s House(00:35:23) Now That the Competition’s Out of the Way(00:41:29) I Don’t Have to Sleep with Everyone I Have Feelings For(00:48:42) Buck’s Very Bad Defense(00:56:37) It Had to Be Tommy(01:02:01) Buck’s Spiraling Escalates(01:08:30) Buck Doth Protest Too Much to Maddie(01:13:19) Buck Doesn’t Have Time to Unpack All That(01:26:14) thanK you Tommy(01:30:35) Take a Buddie With You!

“Here's to my futureHere's to my yesterdayHere's to change”This week Han, Cil, and Rachel check our privacy settings as we tackle Season 4 Episode 3 of 9-1-1, “Future Tense.” Eddie outs himself as a technophobe in the face of HILDY, Buck reveals his “new girlfriend” is actually just a new interest in taking care of his mental health, and Hen has to find a new level of zen to deal with her insensitive lab partner. Meanwhile, Maddie is spiraling over Buck going to therapy.We discuss how Maddie’s trauma and current pregnancy is coloring her reaction to Buck in therapy opening up the Buckley parent can of worms!Did someone order a Slow Burn section with a heaping serving of married and co-parenting behavior? Order’s up, we explore some delicious morsels of Buddie text and subtext in this episode! We also add yet another Bathena - Buddie parallel to our ever-growing collection.Maddie’s a hopeless crash collision'Cause she’s a hostage to her prideAnd by her own volitionShe’s been a saint, she’s been the truth, she’s been the lieEpisode title inspired by “Yesterday” by Imagine Dragons📔 Articles & References🫂 How Do the 118 Handle Therapy? – Check out this week’s Patreon-exclusive Best Buddies Mini-Segment here!📰 9-1-1’s Oliver Stark Teases Buck’s ‘Hidden Feelings’: ‘He’s Unveiling His True Self’ (Exclusive), Us Weekly📺 Buck Comforts Maddie As She Regrets Missing Some Of Her Daughter's Life | Season 5 Ep. 15 | 9-1-1, FOX on YouTubeWe are @buddiesystempod everywhere:TikTokTwitterInstagramFacebookWatch The Buddie System podcast episodes and our live reactions to the most recent 9-1-1 episodes on YouTube!Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi for perks and extra content like access to our exclusive Discord, Fire Fam Chats, New 9-1-1 Episode Livestreams, and more!The Buddie System is a Nerdvergent Media production.Music by DIV!NITY Chapters (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:52) Welcome to Dispatch(00:03:55) General Thoughts(00:09:48) Jaws of Life - Deep Dive(00:13:25) Needle Drop - Music Analysis(00:17:17) Parallels & Foreshadowing(00:20:56) Flashover - Themes(00:29:30) What’s Cookin’? - Character Arcs(00:31:36) Bobby & Athena(00:37:55) Hen(00:51:28) Maddie(01:13:13) Maddie Spills About Buck in Therapy(01:27:22)...