I don’t understand 7x04

Hi again, first time watcher, finally got to this episode AND I AM SOOOO CONFUSED BY THE DIRECTION OF THIS EPISODE. AND I NEED TO GET IT OUT.

Obviously not talking about Buck being kissed by Tommy and honestly I have no feelings / issues about Tommy BUT THAT IS NOT THE POINT HERE

My point is, the whole ENTIRE EPISODE, Buck was clearly upset that Eddie has a new friend and was not paying attention to him. Everything he did was to get Eddie’s attention that it got me like BUCK BABY WHAT ARE YOU DOING SOUFIWUXHHE most of the time

I mean I get Buck lashing out and trying to get Eddie’s attention - Tommy suddenly being “best friends” with Eddie definitely set off Buck’s abandonment issues. Although ngl I do feel like it’s a bit OOC for Eddie to suddenly be best friends with Tommy BUT AGAIN THATS ANOTHER POINT FOR LATER.

So my issue is HOW AND WHY ON EARTH WHEN IT CAME TO THE LAST PART OF THE EPISODE, BUCK SUDDENLY SAID TO TOMMY THAT HE WAS TRYING TO GET TOMMY’S ATTENTION BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT HOW IT LOOKS LIKE

Even Tommy was like “my attention?” AND I FELT THE SAME BECAUSE BUCK YOU NEEDED EDDIE’S ATTENTION BACK RIGHT that’s why you got sooo annoyed and accidentally hurt your goddamn “best friend” at the basketball game

Anyways yeah no hate to Tommy obviously, but ya I just… I don’t understand why the episode went that way instead dkfkelfllw I DONT EVEN SEE BUCK TRYING TO GET TOMMY’S ATTENTION AND I WAS WATCHING IT OBJECTIVELY

The closest to how Buck was trying to get Tommy’s attention was honestly at the early part in the episode when he came by the helicopter hanger to hang out with Tommy. But then when Eddie came by, Buck’s attention just… shifted straight to Eddie, in my opinion. He was literally bothered AND bewildered by Eddie’s newfound friendship with Tommy, and was obsessing over it SO AGAIN WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT GETTING TOMMY’S ATTENTION??

That said… I hope I posted on the right sub 😅 this is technically me screaming about a Buddie narrative misfire, I think?