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\n Related: <\/span>Oliver Stark: Eddie Struggles to \u2018Deal With Emotions\u2019 After Buck\u2019s Accident<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tFOX\/Sky Witness\/Kobal\/Shutterstock Warning: This story contains spoilers from the Monday, March 6, episode of 9-1-1.\u00a0 Shaking up the status quo. 9-1-1\u2019s midseason premiere left Evan Buckley\u2019s life hanging in the balance \u2014 an event Oliver Stark revealed will have the rest of the 118 reeling. \u201cWe\u2019ve kind of watched these first responders and those closest [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI got to shadow a couple of different people to kind of see their entry points and how they approach story,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd each and every one of them drove home the concept that you just let that story be your compass. That was the thing that kind of helped me to put the things that I knew in place and the things that scared me. \u2026 And the first day that I showed up to my first set and I unlocked what I wanted to do with the blocking and I allowed the story to kind of guide me through that blocking it kind of felt easier to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Advice from a few director mentors and friends \u2014 including showrunner Tim Minear<\/strong> \u2014 was helpful, but Hinds noted there were still days in the process where she found herself \u201cstumped.\u201d Many of the episode\u2019s scenes were shot at a mega-church, for instance, and called for an extensive amount of extras.<\/p>\n\u201cThe church was one of the things that scared me because there were 400 extras! And so there\u2019s so many moving parts,\u201d she added. \u201cYou know all these extras, you have big cranes, you have four cameras going at the same time. You have a choir. You have your main actress, Leslie Ann Warren, who is giving us her incredible soul on that stage. \u2026 It\u2019s a little bit different from just like, a two person scene or two people talking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>
\n LESLEY ANN WARREN, SEAN O\u2019BRYAN<\/span> Disney\/Christopher Willard<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nChallenges aside, the scenes between Bobby and his mother were some of Hinds\u2019 favorites to shoot.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe whole story line [of] Bobby\u2019s mother coming back into his life by way of the church was pretty profound for me,\u201d she told Us<\/em>. \u201cAs someone who is steeped in my own personal faith and my own faith walk, it was kind of one of those things that I really enjoyed peeling back the layers of and seeing his own skepticism and some of the resentment that had built up and the trauma that he felt surrounding being disconnected from his family.\u201d<\/p>\nShe continued, \u201cAnd so I just loved unpacking that story in real time as they were having this intense reunion that turned out to be really, really tender and beautiful and vulnerable for everyone. There was, you know, a certain level of transparency that they all had to be willing to experience and say some things out loud that maybe they hadn\u2019t said in years and years and years, evidenced by the fact that most of our audience was like, \u2018Wait, what? Bobby has a mom?!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"OLIVER](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/176216_0416.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Disney\/Christopher Willard<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBobby, of course, wasn\u2019t the only person working through his issues during \u201cHoly Mother of God.\u201d After eight seasons of fan speculation, Buck (Oliver Stark<\/strong>) was finally confronted with the question of whether he has romantic feelings for<\/a> his best friend Eddie (Ryan Guzman<\/strong>). The topic was brought up by Buck\u2019s ex Tommy (Lou Ferrigno Jr.<\/strong>), who returns for a one-night post-split romp, and was asked again later by Buck\u2019s sister, Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt<\/strong>). Buck denied the accusations, although neither Tommy nor Maddie looked fully convinced.<\/p>\nHinds, for her part, knew the topic would be a milestone for the show and \u201cof course\u201d felt the pressure to do it justice \u2014 for viewers and for her good friends, Stark, 33, and Guzman, 37.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s well documented that I have a very close relationship with Oliver off screen and even with Ryan. And this is what our fans have been wanting to hear out loud and unpack, you know? And so I\u2019m like, \u2018You guys, why would you give me that responsibility?\u2019\u201d she said with a laugh. \u201cBecause now they\u2019re gonna look at me as the person who is making the decision about how this story should go!\u201d<\/p>\n
All jokes aside, Hinds loved that the 9-1-1<\/em> writing team were able to \u201chear, listen and speak\u201d to a part of Buck\u2019s story that \u201ca lot of people are invested<\/a> in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"911s](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/911s-Aisha-Hinds-on-Handling-Bobbys-Mom-Bucks-Love-Life-as-Director-6.jpg?w=1000&quality=55&strip=all\")
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\n AISHA HINDS, PETER KRAUSE, KENNETH CHOI<\/span> Disney\/Christopher Willard<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a healthy thing for Buck to have the opportunity to share his truth and share where he is and what\u2019s going on,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd for Tommy to express his thoughts and what he thinks may or may not be going on, and for Maddie to be the vessel to say out loud what a lot of people have been wanting to say or thinking. And so it does address the<\/a> conversation.\u201d<\/p>\nHinds noted that it was the actors who really \u201ctook the mantle\u201d and handled the situation with \u201cbeautiful vulnerability and authenticity and honesty,\u201d and she\u2019s looking forward to seeing where the story goes next.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s so much further to explore with Buck and his heart and his love life,\u201d she told Us<\/em>. \u201cAnd I just hope that in seasons to come we\u2019ll be able to do so in a way that truly honors him and the journey that he\u2019s been on since season 1.\u201d<\/p>\nAs for the top-notch performances given by the cast, Hinds was quick to give all credit to her fellow castmates for their talent, but was deeply appreciative for their support and dedication to making sure they delivered the best episode possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe church was one of the things that scared me because there were 400 extras! And so there\u2019s so many moving parts,\u201d she added. \u201cYou know all these extras, you have big cranes, you have four cameras going at the same time. You have a choir. You have your main actress, Leslie Ann Warren, who is giving us her incredible soul on that stage. \u2026 It\u2019s a little bit different from just like, a two person scene or two people talking.\u201d<\/p>\n Challenges aside, the scenes between Bobby and his mother were some of Hinds\u2019 favorites to shoot.<\/p>\n \u201cThe whole story line [of] Bobby\u2019s mother coming back into his life by way of the church was pretty profound for me,\u201d she told Us<\/em>. \u201cAs someone who is steeped in my own personal faith and my own faith walk, it was kind of one of those things that I really enjoyed peeling back the layers of and seeing his own skepticism and some of the resentment that had built up and the trauma that he felt surrounding being disconnected from his family.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cAnd so I just loved unpacking that story in real time as they were having this intense reunion that turned out to be really, really tender and beautiful and vulnerable for everyone. There was, you know, a certain level of transparency that they all had to be willing to experience and say some things out loud that maybe they hadn\u2019t said in years and years and years, evidenced by the fact that most of our audience was like, \u2018Wait, what? Bobby has a mom?!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Bobby, of course, wasn\u2019t the only person working through his issues during \u201cHoly Mother of God.\u201d After eight seasons of fan speculation, Buck (Oliver Stark<\/strong>) was finally confronted with the question of whether he has romantic feelings for<\/a> his best friend Eddie (Ryan Guzman<\/strong>). The topic was brought up by Buck\u2019s ex Tommy (Lou Ferrigno Jr.<\/strong>), who returns for a one-night post-split romp, and was asked again later by Buck\u2019s sister, Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt<\/strong>). Buck denied the accusations, although neither Tommy nor Maddie looked fully convinced.<\/p>\n Hinds, for her part, knew the topic would be a milestone for the show and \u201cof course\u201d felt the pressure to do it justice \u2014 for viewers and for her good friends, Stark, 33, and Guzman, 37.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s well documented that I have a very close relationship with Oliver off screen and even with Ryan. And this is what our fans have been wanting to hear out loud and unpack, you know? And so I\u2019m like, \u2018You guys, why would you give me that responsibility?\u2019\u201d she said with a laugh. \u201cBecause now they\u2019re gonna look at me as the person who is making the decision about how this story should go!\u201d<\/p>\n All jokes aside, Hinds loved that the 9-1-1<\/em> writing team were able to \u201chear, listen and speak\u201d to a part of Buck\u2019s story that \u201ca lot of people are invested<\/a> in.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a healthy thing for Buck to have the opportunity to share his truth and share where he is and what\u2019s going on,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd for Tommy to express his thoughts and what he thinks may or may not be going on, and for Maddie to be the vessel to say out loud what a lot of people have been wanting to say or thinking. And so it does address the<\/a> conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n Hinds noted that it was the actors who really \u201ctook the mantle\u201d and handled the situation with \u201cbeautiful vulnerability and authenticity and honesty,\u201d and she\u2019s looking forward to seeing where the story goes next.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s so much further to explore with Buck and his heart and his love life,\u201d she told Us<\/em>. \u201cAnd I just hope that in seasons to come we\u2019ll be able to do so in a way that truly honors him and the journey that he\u2019s been on since season 1.\u201d<\/p>\n As for the top-notch performances given by the cast, Hinds was quick to give all credit to her fellow castmates for their talent, but was deeply appreciative for their support and dedication to making sure they delivered the best episode possible.<\/p>\n
\n LESLEY ANN WARREN, SEAN O\u2019BRYAN<\/span> Disney\/Christopher Willard<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n AISHA HINDS, PETER KRAUSE, KENNETH CHOI<\/span> Disney\/Christopher Willard<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n