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Buck & Eddie and Thomas & Mitchell - Parallels

Buck met Thomas in 2x8 “Buck Actually” while the 118 was on a call and they had a conversation about love. Thomas told Buck that all he and Mitchell ever wanted was to go together and after Buck said he hoped that he could find something that good one day, Thomas replied, “You don’t find it son, you make it!”. Buck was supposed to learn that he could love whomever he chooses and they could build a life together the same way Thomas and Mitchell had done but Buck misunderstood the assignment.

Buck and Eddie’s lives parallel with Thomas and Mitchell’s lives in a lot of ways. First, Buck is like Mitchell and Eddie is like Thomas; therefore on the day of the accident, Buck was talking to Thomas who was like Eddie which could be the reason why he misunderstood the assignment. It probably would have been different if he had the conversation with Mitchell instead of Thomas because he would have been able to relate to him since they were so much alike. Second, when Thomas called 9-1-1, he told Maddie that he couldn’t lose Mitchell because he was his heart and his everything. Reminder, Eddie’s heart is Buck and he can’t lose him either. There have been several heart references that relate directly to Eddie over the past four and a half years and those references always related back to Buck and Eddie’s relationship. Third, Thomas said Mitchell was the risk taker and he just wanted to follow along. That sounds familiar doesn’t it because Buck is the risk taker too and Eddie has followed Buck into danger during rescues several times like he did in 3x16 “The One That Got Away” and the same way he did in 3x18 “What’s Next?” The fourth parallel includes the one who always drives. Every time Buck and Eddie are in the car together, Buck is the one who drives and the same thing happened with Thomas and Mitchell. Mitchell always drove while Thomas rode in the passenger’s seat. The fifth parallel includes their height differences because Mitchell and Buck are both taller than Thomas and Eddie. The sixth parallel includes the way they flirted with each other. Buck and Eddie flirted in 3x9 “Fallout” the same way Thomas and Mitchell did when they were younger. The seventh parallel includes the way they hugged each other. In 3x1 “Kids Today” Eddie placed his hand on Buck’s waist when he hugged him and Thomas did the same thing when he and Mitchell were younger while they were dancing together in a club.

It’s important to note that Buck and Eddie were both on the scene that day but Buck is the one who talked with Thomas and he’s also the one who saw Thomas’ and Mitchell’s life together when he looked at some of their photos that had fallen out of the photo album/memory book Thomas was planning to carry with them that day. Even though Eddie was there too, he didn’t talk to Thomas and he didn’t see the photo album. All he saw was Buck’s devastation, Thomas holding Mitchell’s hand after he died and how their deaths affected Buck. Eddie comforted Buck and he’s continued to do that for him even after he was shot by a sniper because Eddie’s main concern before he went unconscious for the last time in 4x14 “Survivors” was if Buck was ok and he asked him, “Are you hurt?’ while they were in the back of the 133′s ladder truck.

The parallels between Buck and Eddie’s relationship and Thomas and Mitchell’s relationship do not appear to be coincidences. Actually, it seems like Thomas and Mitchell’s relationship was shown to foreshadow Buck and Eddie’s relationship. Will there be even more parallels between Buck and Eddie’s lives when compared with Thomas and Mitchell’s lives in 6B? Only the showrunner(s), writers and producers know the answer to that question.

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Buck & Eddie: Eddie takes care of Buck

Even though Buck has previously been in romantic relationships, Eddie his proven to be the only person who knows how to take care of him emotionally, mentally and physically. He's comforted Buck many times over the past few years and the truth is he's probably the only one who can. The nature of Eddie and Buck's relationship is built on trust which allows them to share a deep level of intimacy that couldn't be experienced with either of their romantic love interests.

Examples of those who didn't support Buck

1. Abby abandoned him after he choked on a piece of bread while he was on a date with her and he ended up being hospitalized in 1x6 "Heartbreaker". She looked disgusted at the thought of having to take care of him while she sat in his hospital room. When Bobby arrived he saw the look on her face and said, "I can stay with him if you want to leave" (foreshadowing for when she actually did leave him in 1x10 "A Whole New You").

2. Ali abandoned Buck too, right after his leg got crushed by a ladder truck in 2x18 "This Life We Choose". She said it was due to his job but he told her that's what he was doing when they met.

3. Taylor's number one priority was and always will be her job. Since they really didn't know each other, the three times he needed comfort, she wasn't able to provide it. In 5x4 "Home and Away" after Chimney punched Buck, he called Eddie for emotional and physical support. The advice or emotional support she tried to provide to Buck in 5x5 "Peer Pressure" only confused him because he couldn't relate to it. Finally in 5x6 "Brawl in Cell Block 9-1-1" when Buck returned to his loft after being injured, he rejected her advances to physically comfort him.

Buck had an unusually difficult childhood due to his trifling parents and the reason they decided to conceive him. He has always exhibited a need for validation and to have people like and accept him. He wears his heart on his sleeve and he genuinely wants to help others. While he usually appears to be a strong firefighter, he's constantly filled with self-doubt and self-worth issues. He willingly sacrifices his own safety for victims when they are in danger. That's why he should be in a relationship with someone (Eddie) who not only knows him, they also need to be able to support and understand him.

Examples of Eddie supporting Buck

2x1 "Under Pressure" Eddie complimented Buck regarding his ability to help him remove a live grenade from a victim's leg while in the back of an ambulance.

3x1 "Kids Today" Eddie offered Buck mental support by checking on him after he quit his job due to an embolism. He brought Christopher to Buck's loft so that Buck could spend the day with him. He wanted Buck to stop feeling sorry for himself and to stop being depressed.

3x3 "The Searchers" After the Tsunami, Buck was mentally struggling after he and Christopher got separated. Eddie brought Christopher back to Buck so that he could care for him as a way to prove that he still trusted him. Buck thought he failed them but Eddie reassured him by saying, "There's no one in this world I trust with my son more than you".

3x18 "What's Next?" Eddie asked Buck "Are you ok?" after Buck saw Abby leaving with her new fiancée. He offered Buck the emotional support he needed.

4x4 "9-1-1 What's Your Grievance" Eddie emotionally supported Buck while his trifling parents were in L.A. He told Buck it was ok to feel upset especially if his parents caused him to feel that way. He said "Did you say anything that wasn't true?" Buck said "No!". Then Eddie said "Then what do you have to apologize for?".

4x13 "Suspicion" Even though Eddie was physically hurt after he got shot, his main concern was if Buck was hurt. He asked him, "Are you hurt?" while Buck was trying to stop Eddie's shoulder from bleeding.

4x14 "Survivors" After Buck visited Eddie in the hospital and said, "I think it would have been better for him if I was the one who got shot", Eddie immediately devised a plan to stop him from spiraling. When Buck came to pick him up when he was going to be discharged, he told Buck about the will. He said "No one will ever fight for my son as hard as you and that's what I want for him".

5x4 "Home and Away" Buck called Eddie after Chimney punched him; therefore Eddie was able to provide him with emotional, mental and physical support. He allowed Buck to share his side of the incident and offered him sound advice on how to handle it. He said, "You're the guy who likes to fix things. But sometimes things don't need to be fixed".

5x18 "Starting Over" Eddie emotionally and mentally supported Buck by offering sound advice regarding Buck's need to end his toxic relationship with Taylor. He also provided a therapeutic perspective on Bobby's rising guilt over the Jonah situation.

Whenever Buck needed to be comforted by any of his previous love interests, they abandoned him and didn't know him well enough to provide any of the types of support that Eddie effortlessly provides to Buck. Eddie truly knows Buck which means he can offer support from every aspect to help Buck feel valuable and worthy. He also listens to Buck and remains interested whenever he rambles about random facts which helps him to feel seen and heard. Eddie's ability to comfort Buck is one of the many reasons why they are perfect together as work and life partners.

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