Who knows why9-1-1decided to plop a character origin story in the middle of the season apropos of nothing.
Who knows why9-1-1does anything, honestly.
Its clear, focused, emotional, and has a whole lot ofAisha Hindsbeing a badass.
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What more do you need?
We already know a little bit about why Hen joined the L.A.F.D.
But her road to becoming a paramedic and firefighter wasnt so straightforward.
Shes a pharmaceutical rep who is very good at her job, but very clearly hates it.
Hen quits her job that very same evening.
She meets with a life coach to help her figure out what to do next.
Serious question: Is this how life coaches work?
If so, never become a life coach.
isnt going to be easy.
Hen likes a challenge.
Plus, this is her calling she can feel it.
She wants to help people.
She wants to protect the vulnerable.
So off to training she goes!
She learns this because she gets assigned to Firehouse 118 and meets Captain Girard.
Captain Girard is no Bobby Nash, you guys.
Captain Girard is as much a misogynist as any human can be.
Shes incapable of being a firefighter and shes going to get them all killed.
He says all of this out loud during a house meal.
So, yeah, Captain Girard is a trash person.
Things only get worse at 118 as time goes on.
Girard doesnt hide that he wants her to quit.
Almost immediately, Hen notices some yellow paint on the limo and knows another car must be involved.
People could be in trouble.
Girard refuses to divert firefighters based on Hens hunch, so she goes off on her own.
They find a car submerged in water and in a matter of seconds, Hen dives in.
She pulls out a young boy and after several harrowing minutes of CPR, he comes to.
Hen and Chim cry together.
Hen returns to the house for her next shift and things have changed.
Some of the bro-iest bros are shaking her hand and telling her shes an excellent firefighter.
The bros, you guys!
Chim finds her and tells her the captain wants to see her.
Hen fears the worst and even says goodbye.
Apparently, since Hen started theres been a flood of complaints about Girard and how hes treated her.
Her colleagues had her back.
Her colleagues also had only good things to say about Hens work.
They see that shes the future of the department.
She thanks him for following her down that hill and he responds, first of many, Im sure.
Hen and Chim always and forever, this friendship is too much for my tiny heart to take.
And that, my friends, is the story of how Hen willed herself to succeed at house 118.
Okay, so more of these origin story episodes, right?
