Every Trauma Of 9-1-1's Evan Buckley-- So Far!

With the excitement for the return of Fox's 9-1-1 in just a few days, it's hard for fans not to watch and analyze every bit of the new trailer that they can. *This is for the Editorial Fellow.*

The largest take away from the trailer so far is that one of the 118's own will be struck by lightning. Who, you ask? Actually, no you probably don't ask that because you know-- you always know.

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Fan- favorite Evan "Buck" Buckley is being thrown into the deep end, again. Over the years, 9-1-1 writers have thrown every trauma they could think of at Buck and yet they've seemed to have found more. Before we officially witness the latest addition to the list, here's a quick recap of all those you may have forgotten:

Buck was conceived as a "Savior Sibling"

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He was genetically made to be a match and donate bone marrow to his dying older brother, but that wasn't the traumatic part for him when he found out. The real pain came from him learning that his parents not only didn't have him because they wanted to, but that they essentially blamed him for the transplant not working and his brother's resulting death. His entire life from that point on was a struggle for him to try and prove himself to his parents, always feeling like nothing he did was good enough and never knowing why until the truth finally came out.

His leg was crushed by a ladder truck

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Caught in a deliberate explosion, Buck ends up pinned to the ground by a fallen ladder truck. After countless citizens and fellow fire fighters work together to free him, his leg is shattered and requires surgery and metal rods to be held together. Fearful of losing the one thing that ever gave him real purpose and family, Buck undergoes another surgery and pushes himself to a speedy recovery that only ends up doing more damage than good, landing him back in the hospital and barred from duty.

The Tsunami and Christopher

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Because his emotional hurdles aren't enough, Buck was literally caught in the epicenter of the Tsunami that hit the pier. Not traumatizing enough either? How about throwing in the fact that he was with and eventually lost his best friend's, and practically his own, son Christopher. While everyone around him is just trying to survive and make it to safety, Buck is out in the thick of it with no backup or equipment and still saving others while losing his mind trying to find his little boy.

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(If you didn't even ALMOST shed a tear at that heart wrenching, too- close- to not- reunion with him, Eddie and Chris, are you even human?)

The Kidnapping of Maddie Buckley

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Though she is the older of the two, Buck holds himself solely responsible for his sister's well-being. When she's kidnapped by her abusive ex- husband, he immediately blames himself and makes it his mission to be the one to save her.

The Near Deaths of Eddie Diaz

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Not once, but TWICE he's had to stand by and witness the almost deaths of his best friend. The first time he watched him become buried alive while trying to save a boy on an emergency call. Despite the horrible storm around them and the thickness of the mud, Buck clawed hysterically at it, desperate to dig Eddie free.

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Then there's the most famous Buck trauma of all: standing just feet away from Eddie as he's shot and left for dead by a sniper. Frozen in time for a moment, the tension of his emotions are thick both on and off screen. Then as others around him scurry to safety, he snaps into action ducking under a nearby truck and pulling Eddie to cover, working furiously to stop the bleeding and keep his friend alive. His fear of being useless is dialed to the max as he's left to hope for his friend's recovery, while caring for his child in his absence.

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When you look at all of this, it's not hard to see why Buck just may well be the most fleshed out character on the show. But, to that point, doesn't the man deserve a break? What could being struck by lightning teach him that he hasn't already learned about himself?

Guess we'll have to find out when 9-1-1 returns Monday, March 6th.