9-1-1 showrunner Tim Minear has shaken up the series (literally and figuratively) throughout Season 8. With a literal earthquake teeing up the highly-anticipated finale, it’s time to see if the show’s relentless chaos can settle in a satisfying way before the end credits roll.
In September 2024, the hit ABC drama kicked off its eighth season by unleashing a bee-nado, giving the 118 a new captain, and watching Athena (Angela Bassett) emergency-land a plane on a Los Angeles freeway. And that was just the first three episodes! In the weeks that followed, 9-1-1 saw Hen (Aisha Hinds) and Karen (Tracie Thoms) fight to regain custody of their foster daughter Mara (Askyler Bell), Buck (Oliver Stark) break up with his first boyfriend Tommy (Lou Ferrigno Jr.), and Eddie (Ryan Guzman) move to Texas to reunite with his estranged son Christopher (Gavin McHugh). Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) learned she was pregnant again, then survived being kidnapped and having her throat slashed by a serial killer. And somehow, that wasn’t the worst thing to happen in Season 8! The most show-altering twist was undoubtedly Captain Bobby Nash’s (Peter Krause) devastating death by…
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