r/BuckTommy

What is Wailing Wednesday, you may ask? To try and keep the BuckTommy subreddit an overall happy, good vibes place, the admins have decided that we will do a weekly pinned thread.

We want everyone to have a space where they feel they can get away and happily express and explore their appreciation for both Tevan and Tommy, and we hope this subreddit can be that place. However, we also recognize that sometimes everyone needs a place to vent their frustrations. So, in an attempt to provide a space for both, we will be starting Wailing Wednesdays.

Every Wednesday, we will pin a new thread for you to vent about whatever during the week (the show, fandom, things happening in your life, etc.) and get it all out of your system before a new episode drops on Thursday. (You can keep venting on Thursday and beyond to the next Wednesday too 😁.)

(Also, while we want everyone here to be able to express themselves freely, we want to remind you that this is a public subreddit, and antis have been known to secretly lurk, so do with that what you will.)

Anyway, let the wailing begin!

The news about the Hayden Panettiere has me absolutely wrecked so here's my version of a distraction. I can't wait to see your answers!

1. What line of dialogue or quote has stayed with you long after watching.
2. What is your absolute favorite episode of the entire series so far.
3. Which character you’d want on your team during a crisis.
4. What your favorite emergency of the series is.
5. What moment makes you cry every single time.
6. Which episode is a true masterpiece of acting or directing.
7. If you could erase your memory and watch one episode again for the first time, which it would be.
8. Which season finale disappointed you the most.
9. If someone in your life has never seen the show, which episode you’d show them to hook them.
10. Why you started watching 9‑1‑1.
11. What the best needle‑drop in the series is.
12. If you could change one plot decision the writers made, what it would be.
13. Aside from the other 9‑1‑1 shows, which TV universe would make the most sense for a crossover.
14. What popular fan theory you secretly wish were canon.

I realized recently that most of my favorite ships revolve around characters who are not major figures in their shows. What fascinates me is how easily fandom can convince people who have never watched the series that these side characters are actually central.

A friend of mine genuinely thought Tommy was a main character on 9‑1‑1. I had to explain that he appears in only about 13 out of more than 100 episodes. They were stunned. Then they asked why some fans, including me, talk about him like he is one of the leads. My answer was simple. It is the power of fandom. The days of writers trying to convince us who matters and who doesn’t is over. We, the fans, through fan fiction and fan art, get to decide who is important.

The same thing happened to me with The Pitt. I was convinced Shawn Hatosy was a main actor alongside Noah Wyle. I was shocked when I learned that Hatosy’s character, Dr. Jack Abbot, was only recurring. I have read so many fanfics about him and Dr. Robby, and I have seen countless Tumblr posts treating those two like the emotional center of the show.

Fandom has a way of reshaping the hierarchy of who matters.

Can you think of any other characters who fit the same mold as Tommy Kinard and Dr. Jack Abbot?

What is Fanwork Friday, you may ask? 

Just like our beloved beefy boyfriends, the BuckTommy community is thriving! Since April, there has been a surge of creative endeavors being produced by talented artists. Fics! Drawings and paintings! Gifs! Fan videos! And more! We are spoiled for options. And we feel it’s time to give those amazing creators their flowers! 💐

Every Friday, we ask you to shine a spotlight on any fan work you especially enjoy. Link them down below in the thread and share them with the rest of us. And make sure whatever you share you are crediting the creator in question. 

Let’s spread the love! 🩷

What is Wailing Wednesday, you may ask? To try and keep the BuckTommy subreddit an overall happy, good vibes place, the admins have decided that we will do a weekly pinned thread.

We want everyone to have a space where they feel they can get away and happily express and explore their appreciation for both Tevan and Tommy, and we hope this subreddit can be that place. However, we also recognize that sometimes everyone needs a place to vent their frustrations. So, in an attempt to provide a space for both, we will be starting Wailing Wednesdays.

Every Wednesday, we will pin a new thread for you to vent about whatever during the week (the show, fandom, things happening in your life, etc.) and get it all out of your system before a new episode drops on Thursday. (You can keep venting on Thursday and beyond to the next Wednesday too 😁.)

(Also, while we want everyone here to be able to express themselves freely, we want to remind you that this is a public subreddit, and antis have been known to secretly lurk, so do with that what you will.)

Anyway, let the wailing begin!