Annotated 911 ep011 - Mother’s Boy

That gorgeous opening scene
California as everywhere
Buck pitching the road trip to Eddie
Eddie’s airport outfit
Kansas…
Shows with big non-canon ships as part of the larger television canon
Buck is right about Kindergarten Cop
Eddie adorably mad at Buck for sleeping
The road trip takes a turn for the worse
Buck revealing aspects of himself that normally doesn’t
Eddie being SO GRUMPY
The beautiful diner location
Buck being reasonable and Eddie hunger striking
Bonnie giving them directions
The Eddie and Buck diner fight
Eddie being afraid to fuck up
Buck being so over Eddie blaming him for things
What if the kidnapping hadn’t happened?
Eddie’s fight with the locals
If they’re not doing buddie, then what are they doing?
The she’s not my girlfriend trope
Apologies in the car with the elephant in the back seat
Earl and Bonnie running them off the road
Eddie waking up in the hospital
The least helpful sheriff in the world
Eddie calling Chimney
Maddie, the master of being emotional and rational at the same time
Buck waking up in the bedroom with Bonnie
Eddie as the only character with agency
Eddie lying about why the cops aren’t helping
Athena calling the sheriff and telling Eddie to jump out the window
Buck playing the part of Derek to trick Bonnie
Eddie’s search for Buck
Eddie’s sexuality as perceived by the locals of this town
Bonnie and Earl
Buck’s speech about losing Bobby
Buck promising to be Derek
Eddie’s fight with Bonnie
The parallel with Madney
Eddie in awe seeing Buck alive
The romantic reunion
The sheriff’s ending scene
Eddie protecting Buck’s name and identity
The Buckley siblings phonecall
Hen’s birthday party
The drive home

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