Lizzie and Lyra get their first chance to delve into newer stuff, as they prepare for the back half of Season 8 of 9-1-1, aka Season 8B. And boy, do they have a lot of feelings about how 8A went... including who got a good storyline, which character got more setup than anything cohesive and who basically got nothing good. From the bees, to the plane and the "juice" metaphors, here's their 8A review.

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Lizzie and Lyra rewatch Season 1, Episode 5 "Point of Origin" and discuss Bobby's backstory (while crying about it), Hen's backstory (while celebrating the appearance of Karen) and Buck and Abby's burgeoning relationship (while being very blah about it). But hey, there's a lot of Hen and Bobby too, plus Athena thinks Bobby's a superhero in disguise?

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Lizzie and Lyra rewatch Season 1, Episode 4 "Worst Day Ever" and discuss Bobby's secrets, his relationship with Hen and Buck and how emotional this entire hour made them, especially the ending. They also discuss Athena overstepping and Abby calling Buck in the middle of every emergency.

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Lizzie and Lyra rewatch Season 1, Episode 3 "Next of Kin" and discuss the welcome focus on Chimney, while they rejoice about the lack of Abby. They also go into Chimney's relationship with everyone else on the team—while agreeing to disagree on the Tatiana of it all. Plus, more Athena talk and some great points are made by both Chimney and Bobby.

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Lizzie and Lyra rewatch Season 1, Episode 2 "Let Go" and discuss the changing dynamics from the "Pilot," as well as the focus on the same four core characters. They also go into Buck's backstory and have a lot of thoughts on that therapist storyline (hint: not good!), as well as rage against Michael (again!). And they might even have found some threads to pull from this episode that could be important for what's going on in the show now.

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Lizzie and Lyra rewatch Season 1, Episode 1 "Pilot" and discuss the focus on four characters in particular: Abby, Buck, Bobby and Athena—and whether that works or not, as well as the little we learn from Hen and Chimney. They also rate the show's first episode in comparison with other procedural pilots and discuss a little bit of how these characters have grown. And oh yes, we were really glad to see Hot Priest!

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ABC's 9-1-1 deserves more love. That's why we're starting a new podcast all about the 118. Join us, Lizzie and Lyra, as we rewatch the show from episode one and release a podcast per episode. Already caught up? Don't worry! We'll be covering new episodes as well as character-focused podcast episodes. Join us for Tales From the 118!

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