9-1-1 spoilers follow.
9-1-1 bosses have hinted Eddie's storyline is about to get a lot happier.
Ryan Guzman has been thrown into an emotional journey as his character struggles to deal with his PTSD after being a medic in the army in Afghanistan. For a while now, Eddie has been unable to work at the 118 fire house and fans are desperate to see the character's situation improve.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, 9-1-1 showrunner Kristen Reidel confirmed that Eddie does begin to "heal" towards the end of season 5.
"I think that you'll see Eddie, having healed, is able to be there for Bobby in a way that maybe nobody else expected," she said.
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Reidel also teased that Eddie will get a highly-anticipated reunion with his firefighter family this season.
"There will be a sort of mini reunion with the 118 in an upcoming episode," she said. "But we wanted honour Eddie's journey and kind of see him go through a lot of the steps.
“I think you'll see, in the next episode, he is doing better than where we find him in this episode. And it'll just kind of be that. It'll just be a few more steps on his way to being a healthy person again."
He might not be back to full health or back at work, but fans will be delighted to hear that the former army medic is beginning to move into a happier future.
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In the same chat, Reidel discussed the dynamic between Eddie and his friend Buck, who has helped Eddie seek help and face some of his past.
"It's interesting, because Buck is often the person that's going to others for help," she said. "But Buck is somebody who did embrace the need for therapy, the need to talk about your problems and face them.
"And so, I think Buck is in a much healthier place when it comes to the job that they do, the losses that they've experienced, because he has faced it.
"So he can be in a place with Eddie of saying, 'It's not all bad. We go through terrible things, but there is an upside and there is a benefit to what we do. Not just for the world, but for ourselves'."
9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star both air on FOX and Hulu in the US and Sky Witness in the UK.
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