9-1-1 Season 8, Episode 17 noticed the hit ABC drama’s core characters transferring ahead after laying their beloved Captain Bobby Nash (Peter Krause). However in some ways, “Don’t Drink the Water” additionally served as a visit down reminiscence lane.
From a flashback of Bobby and the workforce reminiscing over Season 1 emergencies to the return of a number of visitor stars (extra on these beneath), Season 8’s penultimate episode gave followers and characters alike a blast from the previous. And one of the crucial surprising returns noticed Phoebe Neidhardt (Apple Cider Vinegar, Dad, The Rookie: Feds, Station 19) reprising her function as Lorna, a 9-1-1 character who was — and nonetheless is — going through some critical dental struggles.
So who is Lorna on 9-1-1? Which episode did Lorna first seem in forward of Season 8, Episode 17? And what different 9-1-1 visitor stars returned in “Don’t Drink the Water”?
From Lorna to Eddie’s Aunt Pepa (Terri Hoyos), Father Brian (Gavin Stenhouse), Graham the cart cop (Sam Roach), and extra, listed below are 9-1-1 Season 8, Episode 17’s surprising callbacks explained.
Who is Lorna on 9-1-1? Season 8, Episode 17’s Callback Explained
After an earthquake hits Los Angeles, 9-1-1 Season 8, Episode 17 reveals the 118 combating a collection of surprising fires attributable to a methane leak within the native water provide. Earlier than the workforce understands the complete extent of the scenario, nonetheless, they’re referred to as to a dentist workplace the place a routine root canal left a dentist burned after his affected person breathed fireplace.
Regardless of having her mouth filled with melted dental blocks, the affected person instantly appears to be like acquainted to Buck who thinks she may very well be a celeb or a lady from his health club. When Hen asks him to seize a blue drape from the counter, nonetheless, he remembers how he is aware of the lady and exclaims, “BLUE! I knew you appeared acquainted! A few Christmases in the past, she overdosed on tooth cream.” After the connection sicks in, Chimney exclaims, “THE SMURF!” And 9-1-1 briefly flashes again to the decision.
So which 9-1-1 episode is Lorna from? In Season 3, Episode 10, “Christmas Spirit,” we noticed her on the telephone along with her mother denying an invitation to Christmas dinner. “It’s not like I can eat something anyway with this stinkin’ toothache,” she mentioned. “I do know it’s Christmas, however I’ve to work. Give me a break. My mouth is actually killing me.” Lorna explained that she had a double root canal scheduled simply in time for New 12 months’s and hung up on her mother after discovering one other tube of Benzocaine in her medical cupboard. She squeezed out a considerable amount of the paste, shoved a glob in her mouth, felt immediate reduction from her tooth ache, and went to mattress. However when she woke within the morning, her pores and skin had turned utterly blue. Because the present performed “Blue Christmas,” Lorna referred to as 911, and Bobby and the workforce rapidly confirmed as much as her door and efficiently handled her for hemoglobinemia, introduced on by an excessive amount of tooth cream.
So why convey again Lorna at a time like this? Throughout my 310 rewatch I used to be reminded that Buck was anxious about Bobby dying from radiation publicity again then, and even instructed him, “You’re an essential particular person in my life, Bobby. Probably the most essential. I don’t know what I’d do if something had been to occur to you.” BRB, SOBBING. The episode additionally featured one of many best household firehouse dinners for Christmas, and 817 opens with Buck flashing again to the times when he, Bobby, and the workforce would get pleasure from meals collectively.
The selection of episode tie again might have been linked to Buck’s nostalgia and feelings surrounding Bobby, however parallels to 9-1-1‘s present miserable actuality apart, we all know the present likes to convey visitor stars again at any time when the chance presents itself. (Talking of earthquake episodes, keep in mind when Jeff Pickens (Mike Gray) returned in 9-1-1‘s Season 6 finale?) As soon as 9-1-1 settled on a dental emergency, the workforce in all probability realized Neidhardt was the right particular person for the job. And as we famous above, she wasn’t the one returning visitor star of the episode.
9-1-1 Season 8, Episode 17 Took A Journey Down Reminiscence Lane
Earlier than we dive into further visitor stars, let’s do not forget that Buck opened 817 with a flashback, which confirmed Bobby reminiscing over two Season 1, Episode 7 “Full Moon (Creepy AF)” emergencies: the workforce delivering infants in a yoga class, and Buck delivering a tapeworm. Nostalgia was sprinkled via Season 8’s penultimate episode with a callback to Hen and Karen’s marriage ceremony, and extra, however past Neidhardt, another acquainted faces did return.
When Chris (Gavin McHugh) visited from Texas, Eddie’s Aunt Pepa (Terri Hoyos) returned for the primary time since Season 6, Episode 14 to have dinner with them and Buck. Earlier within the episode, Buck sought steerage from 9-1-1‘s resident Scorching Priest, Father Brian (Gavin Stenhouse), a recurring character launched in Season 1 who returned earlier this season. And Athena reunited with one other acquainted Season 8 face, Graham the cart cop (Sam Roach) from Season 8, Episode 8 “Wannabes.”
New episodes of 9-1-1 premiere Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC with next-day streaming on Hulu.
