Oh, the misery. Everybody wants to be Buck’s enemy.

This week Han, Cil, and Rachel discuss Season 3 Episode 5 of 9-1-1, “Rage.” We run the emotional gamut from systemic high-stakes racial profiling to less dire grocery store domestic disputes.

The bad traffic stop with Michael, May, and Harry is one of the heavier, more nuanced things that the show has covered and we take a look at the heart of the storyline: how they have to operate differently in the world in order to stay safe, even from those who are supposed to serve and protect them.

We discuss the raw and heart wrenching conversations Michael has with both Bobby and Harry, delving into the meaning for our characters, but also how important the portrayal of this storyline is to show audience members who are not black Americans.

Meanwhile, Buck’s not just fighting for his job back, he's trying to regain control in a world that feels like it's slipping through his fingers. We dive into Buck’s psyche and explore how his feelings of isolation are exacerbated at the arbitration hearing when it becomes a family feud, not just for legal matters, but for the fragile dynamics of the 118. 

Eddie's no good, very bad week(s) finally boils over into hands thrown in a parking lot, landing him in jail. We dig into the root cause of Eddie’s actions from his fear and worry for Christopher to his frustration and anger at the utter lack of control he’s experiencing lately.

As Buck seeks to apologize and reconnect, Eddie throws verbal darts and the ‘deadbeat dad’ card in the grocery store like it’s an Olympic event for emotional outbursts—like, can we not air our laundry in public?

Eddie’s sparing no sympathy while Buck’s looking out for himself.

📔 Articles Mentioned

📰 9-1-1 Boss on Athena’s ‘Authentic’ Family Crisis, What’s Next for Buck, TV Line

📰 ‘9-1-1’ Showrunner on Michael’s Harrowing Run-In With the Police, Buck’s Future at Station 118, The Wrap

Episode Title inspired by “Enemy” by Imagine Dragons feat. JID

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Chapters

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:50:21) Welcome to Dispatch

(00:02:10) General Thoughts

(00:05:17) Jaws of Life - Deep Dive

(00:09:13) Red String Corner

(00:12:01) Flashover - Themes

(00:14:22) Who’s Cookin’? - Hen & Karen

(00:19:27) Michael, Harry, & May

(00:35:08) Athena

(00:43:32) Eddie

(01:04:26) Buck

(01:14:54) Where’s the Fire? - Scene Dissection: The Arbitration Hearing

(01:36:16) 118 at the Grocery Store 

(01:40:29) Slow Burn - Buddie Divorce 1.0 (Grocery Fight)

(01:55:59) Take a Buddie With You & Outro