9-1-1 remaining fans on a important cliffhanger soon after Eddie Diaz observed himself drawn to a mysterious determine who reminded him of somebody from his previous.
Warning: Spoilers below for Year 7 Episode 7 of 9-1-1.
The Thursday, May well 9, episode, titled “A Ghost of a Second Likelihood,” caught up with Eddie (Ryan Guzman) and Marisol (Edy Ganam) soon after the duo determined to slow issues down with their romance. Soon after hitting the brakes on relocating in together, the few seemed to be accomplishing well as they expended the 1st 50 percent of the episode taking pleasure in ice product and perusing Los Angeles with Eddie’s son, Christopher (Gavin McHugh).
Issues just take a change for the surprising when Eddie notices a shopowner who appears to be unnervingly like his late spouse, Shannon. When the lady — played by Shannon’s actress Devin Kelly with a slightly lighter hair coloration for the new position — catches Eddie staring, the twosome make eye speak to in advance of Eddie scurries away back again to Marisol.
Curiosity receives the finest of him, though, and he returns to the shop later on that day. Pretending to casually search around, he strikes up a discussion with Shannon’s doppelgänger, who introduces herself as Kim. The pair have a reasonably flirtatious trade as Eddie tries to process what he’s observing in front of him.
“Who did you say you are on the lookout for once again? Good friend or girlfriend, it’s possible?” Kim asks. Eddie replies, “Oh no, it is just me and my son, Christopher. One father,” failing to mention Marisol’s existence. He leaves the shop with “E” and “C” keychains, choosing to depart the “M” at the rear of.
In other places in the episode, Eddie begins to spiral deeper as he reminisces about instances with Shannon. A flashback to a discussion among the twosome demonstrates Eddie telling his late wife he’s prepared to carry her back into their son’s lifestyle subsequent their estrangement — a moment viewers ended up by no means provided when the story line very first advanced again in season 2. A slash to authentic time, nevertheless, reveals that Eddie is daydreaming about the memory — in which he is in bed with his ex — although having dinner subsequent to Marisol.
When provided a instant to appear thoroughly clean about his doppelgänger situation — “Where did you go just now?” Marisol wonders — Eddie decides to stay mum by lying. “I’m listed here,” he claims.
The issue is, of program, would Marisol be Alright if Eddie was sincere about assembly Shannon’s lookalike? Quite possibly, but there would seem to be a deeper challenge at hand. That is all but confirmed in the episode’s last scenes, when Eddie drops Christopher off at Buck’s (Oliver Stark) apartment so he can go out on what he statements is a date with Marisol.
Once he receives to the cafe, it is instantly obvious Marisol will not be joining him. Telling his meal guest that she appears to be like “beautiful,” the digicam pans to reveal Kim sitting down throughout from him. “You never look so terrible by yourself,” she smiles back.
What will go down involving Eddie and Kim continues to be to be found, but it’s particular to have around into the ultimate couple episodes of year 7. Previously this month, Guzman, 37, confessed that although Eddie and Marisol’s romantic relationship was “strengthening,” followers need to count on plenty much more bumps in the highway.
“There’s so numerous traumatic times that Eddie still has nonetheless to response for himself in his have previous,” Guzman instructed Amusement Weekly. “So how that performs into this present minute is a balancing act. And what I’d like to see is him tackle it with relieve, but that doesn’t present terrific Television set. So yeah, he’s going to be a mess just as significantly as he was — as we all are, genuinely.”
When speaking with Us Weekly exclusively in April, Guzman explained that Eddie deciding towards having the subsequent phase with Marisol was a huge “moment of growth” in his personal journey, but also vital when figuring out how the character fits in with Christopher.
“The realization that the pair are moving far too fast is a substantial second of “growth” for Eddie. Eddie wants to realize who he’s dealing with just before he invites them into this really convoluted existence,” he explained to Us. “I consider initial and foremost is what it will do for Christopher. He’s generally received Christopher on the entrance finish of his mind. So I consider there was a lot of development at the stop of this episode and a very hopeful Eddie once again.”