User Reviews

Many of the episodes this season have felt like a different show altogether, but this episode--while not my favorite by far--felt familiar. The oil spill emergency at the beginning was well-done; the girls in the car added nice depth to the call, and the team working together to contain the spill and get them out was fun to watch. A bit disappointing that it took up only the first 5-10 minutes or so of the episode, I would have liked to see more.

Bobby and Athena were absolutely phenomenal in this episode; they have such great chemistry, and it sometimes feels like the show underutilizes that, so it was nice to see them happy and in love. Their mystery solving date was too fun--I know people were worried Bobby wouldn't get to do any more mysteries after Michael's departure, but this was very fun to see him and Athena team up!

The 118 scenes were great; Ravi is an excellent addition to the team, and Bobby's advice to Buck was funny and pointed. Hen and her mom's storyline was lovely and well done. I'll never get over how good the casting was for the role of her mother.

Now...the lacking part of this episode has to be the "big reveal" about Taylor's past. First of all, it wasn't shocking at all--one look at the news article she was reading in her last appearance made it clear what her big secret was. The acting, as usual, was subpar. I just cannot find it in me to care about this character, especially after this episode. Which...if giving her a backstory was meant to make us care more, then they've severely failed. I just don't understand why so much time is being given to this character--who tbf is a poor love interest for Buck--but I'm not one of the writers, so I guess I'll never know.

Overall, a good episode. Looking forward to the Christmas episode next week. PS--where are Maddie and Chim? They need to come back ASAP.

This was an ok episode, albeit a little bit too soap opera-like (nothing wrong with soaps, but I don´t regard 9-1-1 as a soap) for my liking. There is a clear pattern this season - good episode is followed by a mediocre/bad one. The writing is very uneven. I hope to see Chimney back soon, he is missed,

I would be lying so damn hard if I said this episode is bad just because of the BuckTaylor.

We had firefighting moments, comedic moments, family moments, all very well balanced, something the writers seemed like they had lost their touch on it this season.

It finally felt like a 9-1-1 Episode.

Now Idk about whoever was complaining of Krause and Angela's acting here, It felt like they were making up excuses to hate the episode (when BuckTaylor is literally right there LOL). Anyways Bobby and Athena CARRIED this episode. It was nice to see the writers giving them actual romantic scenes. Also this season really needed banter comedic moments after all the melodrama and this episode delivered perfectly with scenes such as the Bathena-May Parental nightmare, the 118th convo in the engine and Ravi with the coffee orders.

I also feel like the scene in the casino where Bobby and Athena were roleplaying the thieves is very much a reference to "The Catch" where Krause played a Conman who had robbery scenes just like the one Bobby and Athena were roleplaying. I thought it was a nice touch.

In the other way it's sad to think this tag team detective dynamic would probably have gone to Michael, if Rockmond didn't leave. At least now the writers have more space to explore Bobby and Athena in these situations.

Now about the BuckTaylor stuff... I must be honest and say I don't know why people acting like Taylor got majority of the screentime in this episode, It isn't the case here. I didn't have to suck up 40 minutes of her annoying personality at all, so I'm glad. Now about her bg story... I won't say we don't need it, because my main issue with Ana was that she didn't have anything other than the relationship with Eddie for her character (plus the lack of chemistry between the actors).

So I must confess as someone who dislikes the ship, It's nice to see the writers are at least trying to make Taylor something other than a character who so far has only bee written to convey Buck's characters inner drama needs. But I think it's kinda late now. They could have done this sooner when the audience antipathy for the character wasn't as strong, now it just feels like they're forcing the character. Also the writers really did just sacrifice Buck's character development in this storyline, really poor decision. Plus the actors have literal zero romantic chemistry at this point, it's worse than Ana and Eddie in this aspect, because the writers are forcing their relationship down our throat.

In conclusion I think it was a great episode, finally one it can really be called an usual 9-1-1 episode, even tho the writers made poor choices in a storyline that nobody is really interested in seeing it.

This episode is a really good one! It's hilarious, heartwarming and overall a solid episode. I love all the Athena and Bobby scenes. They were amazing. I really do love that couple, they have such great dynamic, so funny and so cute. And I love Hen and her mom scenes. Those were really great, too.

Definitely my favourite episode so far. The episode was well balanced. The pacing was fabulous, so much was packed in yet nothing felt rushed or ignored unlike recent episodes. The personal angst was well balanced by Bobby and Athena's partners in crime detective work. Glad to see a little bit more to Taylor Kelly and I will admit her story, along with Buck's care brought a tear to my eye. Overall an outstanding episode!

This is one of the better episodes I've seen in several seasons. I enjoyed every storyline and I enjoyed all the character development and backstory introduced here. Buck, who may be one of the most annoying characters ever invented, didn't even annoy me in this episode. Instead I found it filled with a great mix of drama and humor and some interesting twists and it was touching. One of the series' best-highly recommended. Also what are the few standalone episodes really because you could watch this without watching any other episode and kind of get a central to series.

There was more chemistry between the two girls in the beginning of the episode then there is between Buck & Taylor. The relationship is bland, boring & awkward.

There are other characters like Karen (who is a literal rocket scientist) That deserve the screen time & back story that Taylor is being given. Also still trying to process why Buck would even be in a relationship with someone who tried to exploit Bobby while he was unwilling high and almost fell to his death... especially when Bobby is a father figure to Buck, like did everyone forget about that?

Not sure how much longer I can keep watching if this relationship remains as it is. The only reason I gave this episode a two star rating was because the parts that didn't focus on Buck & Taylor were actually good and enjoyable. I love seeing the 118 work together as a family but would've loved the episode a lot more if it wasn't so filled with yet another bland het couple.

I gave this episode a 5 because I'm truly split. On the one hand, the Bobby & Athena content was some of the best we've gotten and, barring one storyline, the episode was light and funny which is why I watch the show.

On the other hand, Buck and Taylor's relationship is exhausting. It's funny that this episode is called "Past is Prologue" since it feels like they threw away Buck and Taylor's individual pasts entirely. Based on Buck's past, if the writers wanna imply growth, he should be with someone he doesn't have to chase and someone who is completely honest with him, who he can trust.

And Taylor was introduced to us by trying to do a story (in Season 2) that would've really hurt Bobby and yet the way they go about explaining in this episode why she is the way she is, only makes knowing that even worse because it's hypocritical! And that's not even getting into the lack of chemistry. I'm really not trying to hate the character or this relationship but this pairing has never made sense and this episode somehow made it worse while trying to make it better.

No more taylor please this show was so good and now it's all about her and her awful character hate the writers for ruining 911 like this hope 5b is gonna be better and she will be written off soon.

If FOX is trying to cancel the show, then they're doing an amazing job! These Taylor heavy episodes are dragging down the shows ratings, and odds are they'll lose a lot of viewers if they keep her around much longer.

She has no place in a show about first responders. She hasn't even had a legit redemption arc! Have we all forgotten about what she almost did to Bobby in season 2?

Please do us all a favor and get rid of Taylor kelly. Her relationship with buck is so stilted and awkward. He deserves better.

Please save Buck and Oliver from this ship. Literally 3 years of character growth down the drain. What are these writers even thinking? Do they really think the majority of us enjoy watching this season because we really, really don't. I thought nothing could be as bad as Eddieana but here is Bucktaylor trying to beat them for the worst ship awards.

I don't know what's happening in the writers' room, does the reporter's actress know someone? Is she there as a favor? Out of pity? Why is she still around when she can't act and her character is generally disliked?