Remembering her desire, Athena decided to meet up with Emmett for dinner on the recruitment. 9-1-1 (TV) - Works | Archive of Our Own What we dont want to do is forget the trauma shes been through or say that everythings okay now. Later on they went on a date and began dating in secret. The case itself and the identity of the killer haunted her for the next thirty years and it convinced her to remain as an officer, along with seeing footage of Rodney King's arrest and the riots that resulted from it. Then he died for three minutes (and seventeen seconds, as Eddie so kindly pointed out). Was the plan always to end the season with Bobby and Athena married in a quiet ceremony? Theres a whole new trauma really to confront, right? What does an executive producer do? I like how easy that conversation was, after some of the drama earlier for the couple. Both of these first responders realizing that planning for the future is sometimes a fools errand and that you have to live your future in the moment, and thats part of the mission statement of the show. In a truly boss move, Bobby has been sitting in the firetruck listening and pops out at the best time to tell them he's not going anywhere, and he'll put some money on that. You can't do that to yourself. The 50 greatest TV and movie detectives of all time. So, when I finally brought her back for the finale, the question was, does she break up with him? Amidst the chaos around the ransomware attack, Jeffery managed to escape from the court and sought revenge on Athena. It's been a minute since we got an overstuffed hour of 9-1-1. You know, absolutely not, she said with a laugh. We've got a handful of episodes left this season, so let's start making some end-of-the-season predictions, too. Meanwhile, Hen plays medical detective when her mother, Toni (guest star Marsha Warfield), falls ill. Also, Eddie and Christopher receive a visit from Carla (guest star Cocoa Brown), Athena uncovers a secret Bobby has been hiding that puts their marriage on the rocks and Maddie struggles with adjusting to motherhood. I have to say, I'm am into these. Everything about their marriage seemed to be working in "Treasure Hunt" other than Athena not intending to retire, with Bobby wanting to use the treasure to buy a cabin and set up a trust fund for her kids. After everything they've been through in the first season, neither character is in a place where they're quite ready to have a serious romance. Carol popping up with a few welcome muffins should have been a nice gesture, but there was something off about the woman as soon as she opened her mouth. So, we spent a lot of time not getting over it, just as I didnt think the audience would get over it. Immediately, he gets a taste of weirdo Los Angeles rescues like a palm tree trimmer getting stuck in a palm tree, a woman having an allergic reaction at a hair salon and getting her head stuck in seated hair dryer, and, most memorably, the leader of a cockfighting ring getting pecked by one of his roosters. 9-1-1 premieres on September 20 at 8 PM ET on Fox. There shouldn't be any more instances where they don't know where Denny is and what Denny is doing. Family Everyone looked so good at the poker game. Profession But then that would be too similar to what happened with Connie at the end of Season 1. There's a bit of more responsibility and command that comes with being the captain.' and the bomber put himself between Buck and the first responders, Bobby stepped in to talk down the bomber and save his people.