'9-1-1' Fans React to Eddie's Emotional Origin Story

It was another eventful night for the crew of 9-1-1, with Monday night's episode involving another [...]

By Christian Long

It was another eventful night for the crew of 9-1-1, with Monday night's episode involving another daring rescue as well as a lengthy backstory for Eddie Diaz (Ryan Guzman). While the rescue involved a kid trapped in an underground tunnel, an incident with Eddie's son, Christopher (Gavin McHugh), which ended up prompted some flashbacks to his time in Afghanistan. Warning: there are spoilers for 9-1-1's latest episode, "Eddie Begins," below.

After Christopher is brought by the firehouse early to ask his dad to be his show-and-tell, it's revealed that he'd been doing some snooping in Eddie's closet and found his Silver Star medal. It brings up a hint of his time on the front lines after he promises some fourth-grade-appropriate war stories. However, throughout the episode, Eddie gets bogged down with vivid memories of his time in combat -- including how his wife and son each played a critical role.

To make matters more suspenseful, Eddie's flashback happened during the rescue, which was then complicated by an electrical storm. What should've been a routine recovery meant Eddie himself was trapped. Given the emotional events, and how they parallel Guzman's recent scare, viewers had Twitter to help them work their way through their feelings.

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Despite the harrowing circumstances, Eddie ended up finding his way out and made it to Christopher's show-and-tell. 9-1-1 airs Monday nights at 8 p.m. on Fox, and episodes can also be streamed on Fox.com, Hulu and YouTube TV.

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