“9-1-1” knows how to draw viewers back after a long hiatus, and Monday’s winter premiere proved that even fan-favorite characters aren’t safe from the line of fire.
The Fox hit drama series is back with its first installment since November, featuring a new disaster befalling Los Angeles: a severe storm sweeping across the city for the Station 118 crew to help clean up. Is. As the team deals with personal drama responding to various crises, the episode reaches a devastating climax when firefighter Evan “Buck” Buckley (Oliver Stark) is struck by lightning during a call. The intense hour ended as the rest of the team rushed to help the beloved first responder, getting him into an ambulance and attempting to restore his heartbeat.
“I was game for it. I think it’s a brave decision for the show,” Stark told TheWrap about her character’s life-threatening injury. “We have been on air for a long time. We have made almost 100 episodes. So I think it’s good for the show to start taking these risks and putting some of the characters in danger.
As far as producing the intense final scene—in which Buck is struck by lightning and falls off a ladder, dangles above the rest of the team in rain (“They didn’t spend money on heating the fake rain”) Felt, I’ll tell you that.”) – Stark shared that it was a difficult but inspiring experience to see other team members step in to help their friend.
“The next episode literally picks up where this episode ends, so all that urgency and chaos continues — as Episode 11 begins, we’ll see them having to make one of their own to save Buck’s life.” Working to save,” he said.
“It’s on the edge of your seat, going for a ride [kind of] case.
Despite the painful ending, Stark said that viewers should not count out Buck’s chances of survival. However, the aftermath of this devastation would resonate with the entire firehouse and Buck’s family.
“Even though over the years, we’ve continued to put these characters in danger and put them pretty close to death, I think there’s something more to this emergency and this disaster that befalls Buck — where mortality And the idea of death becomes very much present in everyone’s life,” Stark said, adding that the tragedy provides an opportunity for all the characters to re-evaluate their priorities and make what really matters count. Will do
Before the big emergency, Buck, his sister Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and Howard “Howie”/”Chimney” Han (Kenneth Choi) face a challenge in their personal lives when their respective parents attend a family reunion. come together for The two families have a strained history, but Maddie and Chimney’s children come together to meet Ji-eun.
Although the gathering had its fair share of drama, Stark celebrated a milestone for Buck, as his and Maddie’s relationship with their parents seemed to be taking a step in the right direction, when he opened up about a friend of his. Expressed his support in becoming a sperm donor. ,
Their relationship hasn’t been ideal when they were younger, and even in recent times we’ve seen the rockiness of their relationship, but that doesn’t mean there’s any room for growth or reconciliation, Stark said. There is no place.”
‘9-1-1’ airs Mondays at 8 PM ET/PT on FOX. Episodes are available to stream the next day on Hulu.
