On paper, a Buck (Oliver Stark) and Eddie (Ryan Guzman) roadtrip sounds like a dream. Hours of effortless banter, deep chats, shared snacks, and carefree karaoke? Yes please! But on 9-1-1, dreams can turn to nightmares at the drop of a dime. And that’s what happens in Season 9, Episode 13, “Mother’s Boy.”
After an exciting 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Nashville crossover saw Buck and Eddie travel to Music City to compete in the National Firefighter Games, their flight back to Los Angeles gets canceled, so Buck suggests a cross-country road trip. “We did this crossover, and it felt like an opportunity to not just cram Buck and Eddie into an episode of Nashville. I wanted it to feel like it had ramifications for 9-1-1 as well,” co-creator/showrunner Tim Minear told DECIDER over Zoom. “And how can you not want to do a road trip?”
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