Is Ryan Guzman leaving 9-1-1? Here's how Season 8 finale unfolded

The finale of 9-1-1 closed one of its long-standing speculations of season 8, as in the final moments of the episode titled, Seismic Shifts, it is revealed that Ryan Guzman’s Eddie might not be leaving Los Angeles and 118 again.

While trying to reconnect with his son, Chris, Eddie had shifted to El Paso and only came back to attend Bobby’s funeral. However, with the news of a firefighter job opening in El Paso, Eddie was ready to go back. However, at the end of the episode, Eddie and Chris were seen shifting back to their old apartment, indicating that the father-son duo might be back in LA for good this time.

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9-1-1 Season 8 finale: Is Ryan Guzman leaving? Details explored

The finale of season 8 of 9-1-1 began with the 118 giving a farewell party to Eddie as he was on his way back to El Paso due to a recent firefighter job opening. But later, as we see him packing to leave, he sees Athena and his old team trying to save people from the rubble of a collapsed building.

Without thinking twice, Eddie, donning his 118 uniform that his colleagues had gifted him, reached the location to help out. With the other members, Guzman’s Eddie helped in saving many of the residents of the building. After dealing with the emergency, as the team comes back to the station, Chimney gives a speech which included Eddie’s future as he tells him, nobody is going to Texas.

Chimney’s speech and later the ending scenes of Eddie and Christopher settling down in their old apartment have now squashed all the speculations of Guzman leaving Los Angeles and 118. This new development also got fans excited about Eddie and Buck’s future as at the end Buck, who was also trying to go to a different firehouse, ended up staying at 118.

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More about 9-1-1 season 8 finale

While Bobby’s death is still looming over his team at 118, the finale depicted some positive news, one of them being Eddie’s return to 118. Other than that, Chimney and Maddie, naming their child Bobby, was another heartwarming tribute to their late Captain.

Furthermore, saving Graham, who tried to sacrifice himself to save Donnie, mirroring what Bobby did for Chimney, also gave a heartfelt closure to Chimney and Athena, prompting them to move on. Moreover, Athena also put the house that she and Bobby built in the market, in an attempt to move on with her life.

With Karen and Hen adopting Mara, season 8 of the procedural drama ended on a bittersweet note as the characters try to move on from the death of one of the most important characters in their lives and also in the show.

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9-1-1 season 8 is available for streaming on Hulu.

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