Lizzie and Lyra review 9-1-1 Season 9 Episode 5 “Día de los Muertos.” And as Latinas, they felt this one. Eddie in particular got a lot of moments in this episode with religious guilt, grief, and choosing your own path. And even though they didn’t like that it was Abuela bones this episode, they saw what this death did to Eddie and what could possibly come next. Juice, possibly? Finding love in an unexpected place?
MORE: Make sure to listen to our Tales From the 118 review of 9-1-1 Season 9 Episode 4 here!
They also talk about Buck and how his journey paralleled Eddie’s, with Buck working through his grief based on belief. And while that argument they had might’ve pissed off fans, they deserve a little grace and understanding because again, it’s grief. And if there’s anyone that Buck and Eddie can be real with, it’s each other. That includes the ugly bits too.
On the Athena front… she finally talked to Bobby, the grief that’s been hanging over all of them. And it came after a shocking moment of her walking into her home and for a second thinking she saw Bobby. She didn’t. It was Harry in Bobby’s turnouts. Combined with everything that happened in space, she finally talked to him, signaling her shifting into healing. And thankfully Athena and Harry had a conversation about those turnouts, because that wasn’t a costume.
Lyra and Lizzie discuss that more in the latest episode of Tales From the 118!
Listen to Tales From the 118 Episode 36: Our “Día de los Muertos” review below:
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Have you read Lizzie’s review for 9-1-1 Season 9 Episode 5 “Día de los Muertos”? Here’s a preview:
“9-1-1 Season 9, Episode 5 ‘Día de los Muertos’ is a moving episode that takes on the tall task of depicting a holiday that is very much about reframing the way we see death and hits on almost every note. The hour is framed through the eyes of Eddie Diaz, the only Mexican-American character on the show, as it should. But this isn’t just an episode about Eddie’s grief, which would already be good enough to make this the best episode of Season 9.”
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