A few months following the season 8 fall finale,9-1-1finally returns in 2025, butmy excitement for the new episode is diminished by its trailer, which might confirm one harsh truth about Eddie.The ABC procedural dramaTV show created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear follows a group of Los Angeles first responders, including Ryan Guzman’s Eddie. The actor joined the9-1-1cast in season 2 and his character has been a fan favorite ever since. However, season 8’s midseason finale heartbreakingly suggests we will have to say goodbye to the Station 118 firefighter very soon.
9-1-1season 8, episode 9, “Sob Stories,” premieres on Thursday, August 07, 2025, at 8 pm ET on ABC.
Thecliffhanger in the9-1-1season 8 fall finaleindicates Eddie is exiting the show. At the episode’s end,Buck shows up at Eddie’s house and catches him looking up homes for sale in El Paso, Texas,where his son lives. Christopher moved in with his grandparents in season 7, and Eddie has been sorely missing him. After a heart-to-heart with actor Brad Torrance (played by Callum Blue), Eddie decides he can’t continue letting the distance grow between him and his son. So, Eddie might be leaving9-1-1, and season 8’s midseason trailer hints that the worst is coming true.
ABC Has Released The First Trailer For 9-1-1 Season 8, Part 2
Maddie Is In Trouble
ABC released a 30-second trailerteasing what’s to come in9-1-1season 8’s second half. The video doesn’t reveal much about the future episodes, butit does spoil one significant, heart-racing upcoming storyline.Unfortunately, when the procedural drama returns, one9-1-1characterwill be in danger, prompting the others to do whatever it takes to save her.
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When9-1-1season 8 returns,Maddie will become a target for a new serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles.As seen in the trailer, a tip about a possible hostage situation comes into the 9-1-1 call center. However, when Athena arrives at the location, no one is there. The promo doesn’t reveal much about the mystery, including how it jumps from a fake hostage crisis to Athena tracking down a murderer. However,the9-1-1season 8 midseason premiere trailerdoes reveal that the serial killer ultimately kidnaps Maddie. It also shows Buck, Chimney, and Hen looking concerned, suspiciously leaving one character out.
Eddie Is Nowhere To Be Seen During Maddie’s Kidnapping Crisis
Eddie Might Already Be Gone
Every9-1-1season 8 main character is featured in part 2’s trailer, except for Eddie,fueling my concern that he’s leaving the show. Athena, Bobby, Buck, Hen, Chimney, and Maddie are all in the video, while Eddie is mysteriously missing. Givenwhat happened in9-1-1season 8, episode 8, Eddie’s absence is quite troubling and implies that the speculation regarding Ryan Guzman’s exit is true. Perhaps when the midseason premiere opens, Eddie has already reunited with Christopher in Texas.
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Of course, the promo is only 30 seconds long, while the episode will be 40-plus minutes. So, it’s entirely possible that Eddie isin9-1-1season 8, episode 9, and the trailer’s editors just decided not to include him in the video. Or, they excluded Eddie to purposefully fuel the theory that he is leaving. I still find it suspicious that Guzman’s character is missing after the fall finale’s events, though. Whatever the case,Eddie’s move to Texas seems inevitable at this point.
Is Eddie Still Going To Come Back To Los Angeles In 9-1-1?
ABC Hasn’t Announced Ryan Guzman’s Exit
The good news is thatRyan Guzman’s9-1-1exit isn’t confirmed(yet). ABC hasn’t announced that the actor is leaving the show, despite the obvious setup for his character to depart during the season 8 fall finale. So, there is still time for Eddie to decide to stay (or come back) to Los Angeles.Buck could convince him to remain at Station 118,or Christopher may move back in with his father.
Since Christopher is Eddie’s number one priority, I can’t see a world where9-1-1season 8 doesn’t end with the father and son reuniting, whether it’s in Texas or Los Angeles.
On the other hand,it’s unlikely that Eddie’s problems will be solved so easily.It’s more probable that Eddie will move to Texas but eventually return to Los Angeles with Christopher. He has been missing a lot of his son’s life, which greatly upsets him. Since Christopher is Eddie’s number one priority, I can’t see a world where9-1-1season 8 doesn’t end with the father and son reuniting, whether it’s in Texas or Los Angeles.
