What Do You Mean Only Athena? And The Kids Went To Minnesota To Put Bobby In The Ground. You’re Telling

Not my artwork, credit to the artist (unlisted on my fb where I found this so if anyone finds the original artist please tag them so I can), but a post to celebrate the return of Tennant and Tate because I love then always and forever.

a true fashion icon

I have no proof to this theory other them a dream I had after the episode but what if the person sir is working with is Trents Dad

I'm so glad the sir Margaret scene that was teased is earlier in the season. I'm so ready for this!!!

i still don't think bobby's dead btw

Where are we going, 911?

I just watched 8x16 and honestly, more than feeling angry about the writers' decisions, I feel disorientated and confused. I don't know what to expect for next season if they just killed one of the OGs. The amount of important things that developed off screen (Ex. how Eddie find it out, the airport scene, Buck's grief towards his father figure) the emotionless Buck, the Cameron baby plotline to smash any theory about Bobby being alive, the fact that he died after fighting suicidial tendencies for his whole life (Bobby didn. I was expecting something more emotional, I wanted to see how his death impacted the rest of the 118. I saw tears from them but it barely moved me (Chimney had the only acceptable crashout from all of them and I know that this is not the actors/actresses' fault, but I needed to mention it), and so many other details about the people the audience do care about (Why do writers think we care about damn Gerard? We don't).

I'm really trying to find any sense to this... Everything feels so out of place, and I think that's worse than actually hating the show: Feeling like you don't know it anymore.

For my well being, I'm gonna stop expecting for Bobby to be alive somewhere. Most part of the fandom is really upset and disappointed about this plot, and it's making the show losing loyal viewers that already had to deal with the lack of consistency of some characters' narrative and interactions and the lack of realism (something that as fans just intentionally ignore most of the time because the show was still good for other reasons). Besides, let's not forget about the fact that most people still watch 911 because of Buddie.

Now, I hardly see Buddie go canon at this point. For me, it would feel like putting a band aid on a bullet hole to try to stop the bleeding. Will I be happy when it happen? I'm sad to think that maybe not at all, because Buddie canon was something I was looking forward with so much joy, but I don't think I'll be able to enjoy it as I thought I would because my 118 team is never going to be the same anymore. Buddie was suppose to mean something for them as well, especially for Bobby ffs, how are we suppose to ignore that? Bobby was such an important figure for both Buck and Eddie, of course what he would think or react about it matter for the plot, at least for me.

I'm gonna continue watching the show, but I'm not gonna expect anything from it anymore. Bobby's death took away most of my excitement about 911 because it shows that anything can happen for the worst.

I feel like the person working with Sir has to be Ethan because so much would make a lot more sense if it is.

Will Ao3 writers please write more found fics cause there is so little fanfiction for this fandom.

This episode is so good!!! There isn't a minute that isn't hitting for me.

cant stop thinking about the thematic implications of gabi/sir/lacey's chosen weapons

sir's go-to is poison. it's precise, scientific. you do the math right, & you have exact control over how much you hurt someone. you dont need physical strength, you dont need direct proximity to your target at time of ingestion. it's measured, it's clean. elegant, even. but slimey, too. there's a cowardice inherent to it. it's a weapon that hits hardest when you trust its wielder. & it's also historically a women's weapon. partially because, before the invention of guns, it was one of the only murder methods that didn't require physical strength. partially because women have, historically, had the most consistent access to the food & drink consumed by those who would be their targets. i would not be surprised if there was a reveal at some point that he started using poison as a weapon when he was still too young or small for his current physicality to be of any use.

contrast that against gabi's weapon of choice: brass knuckles. brass knuckles dont require precision or grace, quite the opposite, actually. brass knuckles allow their wielder to do more direct harm to their target without an increase in skill. you have to be physically close for them to do any good. & they allow their wielder less control over the amount of harm they do their target. unless their wielder is a boxer or assassin, of which gabi is neither, those who wield brass knuckles increase their risk of killing their target in exchange for more power in any given hit. but there is no denying the violence done with brass knuckles. to use them is to face, directly, the violence one commits. & gabi is given the brass knuckles to protect herself by gina. gabi is given the role of protector, of soldier.

a knife, though? ohhh

a knife is almost the best of both worlds. lacey takes to knives long before she stabs sir. we see little baby bella clutching to them as child to protect herself against him. a knife is elegant, in a sense. a knife is the closest thing a contemporary series like found will ever come to having a sword. paired with lacey's s1 styling with her big black boots & thick leather jacket, she's almost knight-like. but a knife is not all-noble. "backstabber" as not just literal betrayal, but a metaphor of its own. & not only is lacey not given the knife, both her maternal figures are horrified when she takes it for herself. gina is shocked by it when bella has it hiding under her bed, & gabi takes it from lacey when she tries to kill sir. lacey designates herself as someone capable of violence, but is denied again & again the opportunity to fully protect herself by people who see her as neither knight nor sniveling backstabber, but perpetual helpless little girl.