Eddie should’ve been sent away, but they forgot to come and get him.

We stand before our fellow members of The Tortured Buddies Department with a summary of our findings:

Eddie loves Buck, it’s ruining his life.

Buck is fresh out the slammer, but Eddie is leaving him safe and stranded.

Eddie’s packing his life away to wait out the shitstorm back in Texas.

Get ready for our first deep dive into the emotional landscape of The Tortured Poets Department, where we bring you great tidings of grief and despair. Han, Cil, and Rachel break down the lyrics of the first eight tracks and discuss how each song relates to our favorite 9-1-1 characters, with a particular emphasis on Eddie and the complexities of his familial and romantic relationships, especially with Buck.

We enter into evidence Eddie Diaz blowing up his life after his best friend told him he wanted to date a man who wasn’t him. It’s not our mental breakdown, it’s his, we’re just speaking on it.

Sincerely,

The Chairmans of The Tortured Buddies Department

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Chapters

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:04:13) Commence Meeting of Tortured Buddies Department

(00:04:19) Fortnight

(00:12:05) The Tortured Poets Department

(00:19:44) My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

(00:28:31) Down Bad

(00:29:38) The Down Bad Edit Canon Event

(00:37:49) So Long, London

(00:48:19) But Daddy I Love Him

(00:59:49) Fresh Out the Slammer

(01:06:34) Florida!!!

(01:17:25) Outro

(01:18:06) Merry Christmas!

Crying at the Gym (9-1-1 Tortured Poets Department: Part 1)