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9-1-1 followers suppose Celeb Household Feud could have simply spoiled an upcoming plot line about Ryan Guzman’s character, Eddie Diaz.
The solid of 9-1-1 took to social media on Saturday, April 6, to share behind-the-scenes clips from an upcoming episode of the long-lasting recreation present. Guzman, 36, together with Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, Bryan Safi and Tracie Thoms had been the 5 costars chosen to look on the episode, which is ready to air later this summer season. The ABC stars will compete towards solid from Amazon Freevee’s Jury Obligation.
After getting a sneak peek of the episode, eagle-eyed followers shortly observed a theme: practically each 9-1-1 actor showing on Household Feud portrays a queer character on the sequence. Hinds and Thoms, each 48, have performed lesbian couple Hen and Karen because the present premiered, whereas Safi performs homosexual 9-1-1 operator Josh. Stark’s character Buck, in the meantime, lately got here out as bisexual throughout episode 100.
Guzman, for his half, was the one exception as Eddie has introduced as straight over the present’s seven seasons, main followers to query his presence.
9-1-1’s Evan “Buck” Buckley and Eddie Diaz have been a beloved duo because the present’s second season — with some followers even hoping their friendship will flip into one thing extra. Buck and Eddie, portrayed by Oliver Stark and Ryan Guzman, respectively, grew to become quick associates after Eddie joined the 118 throughout season 2. When a large […]
“Does this imply Eddie is gAy?” one social media person requested through X, whereas one other wrote, “My favourite factor concerning the 9-1-1 solid doing superstar Household Feud is that all of those individuals performs a canonically queer character (besides Ryan, however…it’s only a matter of time lmao).”
A 3rd individual added: “I can’t imagine Celeb Household Feud outed Eddie Diaz.”
Others questioned if the timing of the episode, which may air throughout Pleasure Month in June, was an indicator of what’s to come back. “YALL I feel the episode doesn’t come out til like Might or June I feel, which means the season can be performed, which means that Eddie comes out this season, trigger why is Ryan there?” one fan requested.
Why Household Feud selected to place two actors in recurring roles on the crew — Thoms and Safi — as an alternative of different foremost solid members like Kenneth Choi, Peter Krause and Angela Bassett, was additionally up for debate.
“An attention-grabbing number of characters there,” one individual stated as one other identified: “The primary characters of the 118 coulda simply did this, so queer needed to be the standards and 4/5 are at the moment canonically queer.”
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Whereas he has solely dated ladies on the present, many followers have been rooting for Eddie to get collectively along with his BFF Buck since Guzman joined the solid in season 2. Some imagine that after Buck explores his sexuality, Eddie may have his personal popping out journey.
Buck’s first kiss with a person got here through the April 4 episode of the ABC sequence, the place he spends a lot of the hour determined for Eddie’s consideration earlier than in the end revealing his attraction for his or her mutual pal, Tommy (Lou Ferrigno Jr.), as an alternative.
Though the last-minute switch-up might be perceived as complicated, 9-1-1 showrunner Tim Minear revealed that the Thursday, April 11, episode will make clear the rationale for Buck and Eddie’s rigidity.
“Buck and Eddie are greatest associates and since they’re greatest associates and since he has very deep emotions for his greatest pal, retaining one thing from him is painful, but it surely’s scary to utterly flip over each card if you don’t even know what these playing cards are your self,” Minear, 60, informed TV Insider earlier this week. “So I feel we give it the display screen time it wants within the subsequent episode. The subsequent episode actually is about Buck feeling like he’s mendacity to his greatest pal and he can’t stay with that.”
As for whether or not Buck and Eddie will discover themselves romantically linked sooner or later, Minear stated that for proper now, each characters are on their very own respective journeys.
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“Buck is exploring one thing about himself and he’s made a brand new pal,” he informed the outlet. “I can’t actually even predict for myself precisely the place the story would possibly go in future episodes.”
Minear additionally famous that Eddie has a special courting historical past than Buck, saying, “Eddie’s with a lady. Eddie’s been married to a lady. Eddie has a baby with a lady. Eddie additionally has very sophisticated emotions about, I feel, his place on the earth. I don’t know in the event that they’re the identical precise points that Buck has, however we’ll be exploring a few of that with Eddie developing really within the subsequent episode as effectively.”
