Well that didn’t go as expected.
“Buck’s head is definitely spinning,” Stark tellsEntertainment Weekly.
“It’s a lot, and it sends him spiraling, as Buck can do.”
Buck (Oliver Stark); Tommy (Lou Ferrigno Jr.) on ‘9-1-1’ season 8, episode 6, “Confessions”.Ray Mickshaw/disney (2)
Here, the actor and9-1-1co-creator and showrunner Tim Minearbreak down the break down of Tommy and Buck.
And all those things can be true at the same time."
I think it’s just a part of him deepening his understanding of his newfound bisexuality.
Tommy (Lou Ferrigno Jr.) and Buck (Oliver Stark) on ‘9-1-1’ in happier times.Disney/Chris Willard
Was that always the plan, that Tommy wasAbby’sTommy?
TIM MINEAR:Did I have this planned out for eight years?
But I almost did it last year.
Eddie (Ryan Guzman); Buck (Oliver Stark) on ‘9-1-1’ season 8, episode 6, “Confessions”.Disney/Ray Mickshaw (2)
That idea just tickled me.
It doesn’t tickle Buck.
STARK:It rocks his world a little bit and kind of sends him in somewhat of a spiral.
They’re not together anymore, but she was somebody hugely important in his life.
To know that Tommy really hurt her is hard for Buck to deal with.
From zero to 100.
I think that the talk with Maddie and Josh is obviously pretty instrumental.
Buck is new to this lifestyle, new to understanding himself and the queer experience.
That conversation makes Buck realize how lucky and happy he is.
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Well, happy until the move-in proposal doesn’t go well and Tommy breaks up with him.
STARK:It does very much come out of nowhere.
To me, the scene plays that Tommy has been hurt before and is scared of being hurt again.
He’s very much trying to protect himself, which I hold no judgment over.
And yeah, unfortunately Buck is just the casualty of that playing out.
How much are you going to let somebody capture it?
How broken do you want it by the end of it?
The episode ends withBuck sharing a silent beer with Eddie(Ryan Guzman).
But what happens next?
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