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We are so back.
Sob Stories is the best the show has been since, well,early November.
Maybe9-1-1is righting the ship and bringing us back to emotionally resonant character-driven plots that balance out thebee-nados.
Maybe I just really missed the 118.
Either way, Im happy to be here.
Its not a suicide; its a kidnapping and Athena is en route to the address theyve traced.
You were wrong, Maddie; I am a monster, he says before hanging up.
(More on her later this is really JLHs episode!)
After the harrowing kidnapper call, we thankfully move on to something chiller: an animal shelter on fire.
Bobby doesnt even seem that pressed the dog is, after all, a very good boy.
If only there were someone,anyoneto take him in.
(c’mon just work with me on that transition.)
(Go off, Reddit sleuth!)
(Like Buck, Im a little caught off guard by how quickly things are moving!)
Eddie clearly sees it as a problem, though, and he tells a wounded Buck to go.
Los Angeles was actually the job opportunity, but no ties here, he tells them.
Everything that matters is in Texas.
Buck is devastated, and frankly, so am I.
To cheer himself up, Buck adopts the dog he rescued (duh) and names him Blaze.
Bobby isnt thrilled about having a dog in the firehouse hes not even a Dalmatian!
but Buck promises he wont bring him in every day.
Its just while theyre getting to know each other.
I dont want him to think Im an abandoner, Buck says while glaring at Eddie.
Guess its just Buck and Blaze against the world, then!
Sounds like our guy!
Shortly thereafter, Athena, Braeburn, and a SWAT team arrive at Bullocks alleged hideout.
Once again, hes cleared out, but hes left behind some evidence: blood and Jaynas ID.
Looks like Braeburns instincts were right … or perhaps theres something else going on here.
Whatever the case may be, Jayna is still out there, and so is her kidnapper.
He asks Maddie if she could imagine that happening to Jee-Yun.
(At this point, you might wonder how Bullock knows Maddies daughters name.
I certainly did!)
No more tears, says Maddie.
Its a disturbing scene, and JLHs reaction of horror and disgust when Maddie hears the gunshot is visceral.
Athena arrives on the scene and finds Bullock dead with a gunshot wound to the head.
She also finds Jayna cowering in a closet but safe.
Billie Eilishs when the partys over plays, and its suitably haunting.
Back at the 118, Maddies brother is still sulking about Eddie.
Buck says good-bye (I teared up) and realizes something important about family.
When he shows up at Eddies place that evening, its to apologize.
Hes also there along with Bobby, Hen, and Chimney to take Eddie out for a going-away meal.
The kidnapper removes their mask, and surprise, its Detective Braeburn.
(Aside from the obvious.)
Mostly, though, Im excited to watch JLH continue to shine.
Ive heard your complaints about Buddie mentions in the recaps.
That fake voice was so clearly fake!
It was faker than Bucks alias of Freddy Fakeman.
speaking through a voice changer?
Today I learned that Dalmatians were historically kept in firehouses to keep the horses calm.
Thank you,9-1-1, for remaining the most educational show on television.
