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Re: So a few spoilers I've seen

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Date: Sun, 29-Sep-2024 6:54:51 PM PDT
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In topic: Week of Sept. 23rd, TV 📺 Post posted by Leia
In reply to: Re: So a few spoilers I've seen posted by K_StillNotOver2016
As for what Buck discovers, that's a good question. I'm a little bit nervous for it...not because I don't think they can't get past it. I think they can. But because I've read some of the obstacles they threw in the way of Tarlos on Lone Star and they're really dumb in a way that tarnishes the overall relationship for a fan even if they get past it (which Tarlos did.)

This is my fear, too. Often a show's attempt at "drama" can tarnish the pairing. I was so unhappy with the "Carlos has a long lost secret wife" they threw at Tarlos last year. Like, WTF? Really? He came out to his parents at 17....and then married a woman? And never bothered to tell TK about it during their entire relationship up to their wedding? AND that woman was his best friend's sister and, again, no mention of it before? It was the worst idea, even worse than Eddie's dead wife had a lookalike.

I don't think they're going to do that after I read some of the interviews after the episode. I remember the head writer talking about Buck not having as much time for Eddie now that he's in a relationship in some preview articles but I think he really doesn't want to write anything that feeds into the notion that this a triangle.

OliverS really shot the idea of any kind of jealousy between the trio down in a recent interview. The person was suggesting Tommy might get jealous of Buck's bond with Eddie and he was just like, "Nope, not happening". Sometimes I think he's so over Buddie fans. 😂

Is Buddie fandom any bigger or more special than the people who shipped House and Wilson? Any of the same sex combos on Supernatural? Sherlock and Watson from the BBC production?

It's not. The fans are loud and obnoxious but they are not some huge, dominating part of the general audience. None of those other ships happened based off fan shipping and I don't think it will happen here either. Mainly because....

but I still think it'd be unlikely for the show to do a similar realizations/coming arc for both of their 30-something male leads who have been presented to the audience as straight for over 5 years.

Of this. Minear has talked about getting network approval for stories before and I just don't see ABC being like "Sure, tell the exact same story for Eddie that you're currently telling for Buck". Plus, networks like having the hot guy character who can romance the ladies. Chimney and Bobby are both married. Buck is in a m/m romance now (which I feel Minear will want to hold on to since he's losing Tarlos this season and Michael's gone). Eddie will get the ladies by default now.

People think that it's just like any other ship but I don't think that's the case. IMO, shipping two presumably "straight" dudes is such a niche online fandom thing that would never occur to most people watching the show who were probably thrown by biBuck even though there were always hints.

Minear basically said the same in an interview last season, that online fandom does not the represent the 5 million who watch every week. Online fandoms are generally very niche as the vast majority of viewers don't get involved in them.


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