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buck in green at dispatch and now eddie in black at dispatch but i don’t remember what the black means for eddie 👀

Okay, so the current theory with the black is that it is about Eddie hiding so that he can stick to the status quo. Eddie going with the flow so he doesn't disrupt the box he shoved his feelings in. Which is why it's important that he is in lighter colors for this arc he just had. That's a full black outfit, complete with a new black watch and Eddie's hair cemented to his head in a way that has not happened this season.

That is paired with the breakup green for Buck (reminder that the breakup green is about something being wrong and the issue being addressed and Buck's relationships not being strong enough to survive honesty, just think about how the moments we see the color are when issues are coming to head, Ali's fear of Buck's job, Buck cheating on Taylor, and then the way he feels he can't trust her, and Tommy's insecurity around Buck's feelings for Eddie) and dispatch.

Dispatch is a space tied to regression for Eddie, because quitting the 118 was regression, but it is also a place where he freed himself from a specific set of expectations, in a moment of clarity that's heavily tied to his friendship with Linda. But with Buck, it is tied to talking to Maddie and being forced to take action, sometimes in a misguided way, but always in a way that feels true to Buck in that moment. And this specific aspect is being exaggerated by the breakup green, because it means the issues are gonna come to light, whether Buck wants it or not.

So my current guess is something is gonna happen in that desert that's gonna force them to confront the elephant in the room, and the initial reaction will be both of them retreating to safety. And whatever they are filming is gonna force the elephant to be addressed for real.

Am I delusional enough to say they kiss in the desert? I mean, I sure am delusional. But realistically, it could be any type of charged moment, an almost kiss, one slips up and says something while caught up in the moment, and they don't know how address it immediately, too intense touch, waking up in each other's arms, it's dealer's choice at this point.

But yeah, my guess is something is gonna happen in the next 3 episodes that's gonna make them both panic, and this is them about to be forced to put the elephant under a spotlight.

lover-of-mine

Okay, something else here, I'm so convinced about the breakup green being a good thing here, and meaning the elephant is about to be addressed, is because the breakup green is always about Buck's love life and when the breakup green shows up, the reaction to it is immediate, it's in the same scene, or the next scene he has with the love interest. Besides the examples I put up there, the breakup green is also part of Buck's arc with Red in 316.

And the thing here is that Maddie forces Buck to confront "the one that got away" that exists in the concept of Abby, and then Abby shows up, and they have the closure conversation the next time they are alone. With Taylor, who survives one round with the green, it shows up in 513 when Buck tells her he cheated, and then the next conversation they have is them promising to be honest with each other and fixing the issue. Then it shows up in 518 twice, in Eddie's house when Buck confesses to being scared to face her, and the actual breakup when they are honest about the issues and end up breaking up.

With Tommy it actually shows up twice, in 806, and again, immediate consequences because Tommy being honest means they can't stay together, and at the bar, the shirt Buck is wearing under the jacket is green, which means green during the hookup, so the morning after talk that presents the consequences to Tommy being too honest was also triggered by the green.

And in 707 it shows up when the show frames the situation as if Eddie is cheating on Buck, then the next time they are alone is when Buck confronts Eddie about Kim, so immediate reaction.

And in 817, Buck finds the note, and then the next scene he has with Eddie is Eddie bringing Christopher back, and they clear the air as best as possible.

The breakup green is a color that has immediate consequences. Like, if the scene happens mid episode, things will be resolved in the same episode.

lover-of-mine

Okay, @dialemformurder mentioned the gym scene from 705

I never fully considered this as breakup green because it always felt a bit too dark, but you know what? Yeah. It also fits the pattern, Buck is being forced to be honest and they deal with it before the episode ends.

stagefoureddiediaz

Don’t really get why we’re going down an organ transplant Buck for Margaret or phillip storyline because he’s sick - that doesn’t make any sense at all with Bucks background. Aside from the fact that he was at a call and told some fans he was supposed to be ill - suggesting he’s gonna collapse or some such whilst on a call or at work at the least (which has also been foreshadowed by Buck claiming injury and then not being allowed to do much on the knitting circle call) which doesn’t fit with an organ donation, there is also the fact that that his history of blood clots would more or less exempt him from being a donor - not completely, but it makes it much less likely because of the risks of clots from the surgery and a history of them increases the likelihood a huge amount.

But the biggest thing that makes it an unlikely plotline is the Daniel of it all - Buck was born to be an exact match for Daniel to try and save him - this means he’s not going to be a match for either of his parents - because if he was they would’ve been a match for Daniel as well and therefore wouldn’t have needed to create Buck. I know the show isn’t always all that good at continuity on this kind of thing, but saviour Baby Buck is a massive part of the plot and continues to be relevant - even if its simply lurking in the background - the writers wouldn’t forget this aspect. Plus we already did a donation arc with Buck - I really don’t see them going there again with him unless it’s connected to that sperm donor baby in some way.

Also banana bags aren’t really as common thing used post organ donation surgery - but they are common for dehydration or nutrient deficiency due to illness!

My personal feeling is that sick Buck is actually a physical manifestation of him trying to repress his feelings for Eddie - he’ll get super ill and collapse at work and then hallucinate/fever dream something that helps him accept his feelings for Eddie and it will be a great parallel to the coma dream - especially if the fever dream is nearly all Eddie and not really anyone else - in reverse to the coma dream not featuring Eddie at all - He coma dreamed what his life without Eddie would look like, now he could be dreaming what his life with Eddie could look like romantically! Plus it also makes sense with the firefam all being at Bucks house and with Eddie seemingly being there at night when the others are there in the day (plus Eddie is dressed in a not dissimilar way to how he looked during Bucks coma dream) Eddie is placed in the role of partner - there when everyone else is gone!

stagefoureddiediaz

Actually @lover-of-mine and I have been chatting and adding onto sick buck - the other option is that Buck has been poisoned somehow. Poison would make him ill and could lead to dehydration etc requiring the banana bag and also why he’s at home.

Plus poisoning also makes an interesting parallel with the shooting arc and Charlie being poisoned by his mom - which was supposedly intended to be the beginning of buddie canon and ties imo the will reveal - the point the Buckley-Diaz family became an actual canon thing!

Poisoning also works as a metaphor for Buck denying being in love with Eddie - a physical embodiment of if you deny something hard enough it can poison you to the point it makes you ill. Poisoning can still lead to hallucinations and so would still enable a parallel to the lightning strike and coma buck - another nde that was intended to kickstart buddie canon!

diaz911

The tragedy of Eddie Begins is that Eddie doesn't know Buck tried to dig him out of the earth with his bare hands and Buck doesn't know that Eddie used memories of him to find the will to survive.

lover-of-mine

Buddie things that are canon and occasionally hit me like a truck that I actually watched it on my screen and didn't read in a really good fanfic my brain tricked me into believing it was real:

Random person assumed Chris is Buck and Eddie's kid 10 episodes in and Buck didn't deny it

Eddie just holding Buck's hand during the truck bombing instead of doing literally anything else on that scene

"There's nobody in this world I trust with my son more than you"

Eddie picking a fight in a grocery store because he missed Buck

"Did you ever stop for a minute to think what that could do to us?"

On that note, Eddie literally not even lasting a full day being mad at Buck after regaining full access to him

"Wanna go for the title" scene. In the words of Oliver Stark that was so gay, and definitely I don't talk to my best friend like that

Buck clawing at the mud

Chris running to Buck when he's mad at Eddie

Every single aspect of Eddie getting shot, from the blocking, to the angles, to the choice of slow motion, to Eddie asking if Buck was hurt, to Buck wearing Eddie's blood even after he tried to clean himself

On that note, every aspect of Buck taking the initiative of taking care of Chris, how his hair is still wet when he gets to the house, how he holds it together until he hears that Eddie made it through the surgery and then just breaks down crying

Everything about the will reveal

Eddie basically needing Buck's permission to break up with his girlfriend

Kidnapper spending 5 minutes with them and realizing that threatening Eddie was the best way to control Buck

Buck running toward gunfire because Eddie was out there

Eddie telling Buck to move on and Buck cheating on Taylor about it

"Hey, Eddie, it's-it's me" or everything about Eddie's breakdown

Buck watching his girlfriend talk to the girl he cheated with and just being all 🥰Eddie is here🥰

The 601 Buckley Diaz dinner

Eddie not even thinking about his own safety to get Buck down and everything about how he got him to the hospital and restarted his heard

"do more" or "former army medic turned first responder yells to a group of doctors to do more than their best to save someone"

Everything about the 612 kitchen talk

Poker date

Buck making cookies for Chris' class

The cemetery scene (why was that filmed like a breakup, dear GOD, that still keeps me up at night)

Eddie asking Buck do handle a problem with Chris he feels Buck is better equipped to handle and both of them actually having a breakthrough with their combined efforts

704

Eddie crashing Buck's first date with a man

"If there's something you need to tell Eddie, you will, just in your own time"

Eddie being the only person Buck voluntarily came out to

Bachelor party (rip karaoke scene)

Buckley Diaz scene that framed Eddie as cheating on Buck when he had a whole girlfriend

"thumb thumb thumb"

Eddie hesitating before calling Buck his best friend

806 couch scene

808 double oh! moment

809

"if you need to be pissed of at me to make it easier for you, then be pissed off" aka the most romcom line to ever come out of Eddie Diaz mouth, and boy, that bar is high.

"It's not nothing"

Goodbye in the rain complete with a lingering hug that's framed like Every Romcom Hug Ever

Eddie being the reason Tommy broke up with Buck

"I don't have to want to sleep with everyone I have feelings for"

"In love with Eddie?" "It wouldn't be so crazy"

"I get him feeling threatened by what me and Eddie have"

*Facetime call* *Facetime call* *Facetime call* *Facetime call*

817

"Where are you?" "Right in front of you"

"Ready when you are"

Buck losing his shit because Eddie and Hen get along for some reason

Station fight 2.0

907

And the best part is, I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff. HOW IS THIS SHIT REAL. CAN THEY KISS ALREADY???

lover-of-mine

Okay, but the first time we see Eddie in the house is with Chris but outside actually says a lot if @stagefoureddiediaz and I are correct and the house has some bigger meaning inside Buck's love life the same way the loft had. Because the loft was a representation of failed love, it starts with Ali, it goes all the way to Tommy. Starting in the loft was inherently doomed because nothing about the loft was Buck's choice. And that reflected on Taylor and Tommy and the fact that they kiss Buck out of nowhere. And it represents the couch of it all actually being about Buck doing things for himself, because he wants them, not because he thinks they'll make someone he cares about happy.

And by moving out, he broke the sanctity of the Diaz's house. He chose to move in but that was not going to make him happy, and it actually pushed him explicitly into the denial of what he truly wants, because he thinks he can't have it, because Eddie is straight. And a renter. But Buck took his time picking this house. And not only does the house feels a lot homier than the loft, it also had a few moments of Buck doing things to help himself. Both with the guy in the attic helping him in the process of missing Bobby, and the bisexual montage leading to Buck, for once in his life, not tripping into a relationship that doesn't serve him just because it's being offered to him and he doesn't want to be alone.

And when you add the couch of it all, and Buck making the choice to accept that what he wants it's Eddie and Chris and that family he already has, all coming back to how in the end of 601 he moves the chair to the place where the couch should be, creating the idea that the answer was for Buck to look at something he already has in a different way, and the way Buck picked this house but we still haven't seen him just be in the house without a major conflict about to happen. And Eddie not allowing himself to want the things he want or just to just feel joy. And how the joy of it all is attached to the couch theory due to 806 ending in the only scene ever where Buck and Eddie are alone in a couch, effectively reigniting that metaphor, and also attached it to dancing. And we are watching Eddie laugh and dance in Buck's house but not really, because he's outside. Eddie let Buck storm into his choice to do something for himself but we haven't seen Eddie inside of Buck's choice yet. Because they weren't talking. And since they need to pick each other so we can get the most of it, a parallel situation with Buck explicitly inviting Eddie into the house for the first time on screen after both of their feeling realizations would rock.

lover-of-mine

The vision fluctuates between Buck deciding to go to Eddie, opening the door, and Eddie is about to knock and Buck going to the house, finding it empty, then coming back to Eddie on his porch.