9-1-1 Season 8’s penultimate episode packed another emotional punch. But with a highly-anticipated finale on the horizon, I hope the show finds a way to dive even deeper into each character’s grief ahead of its hiatus.

A week after Athena (Angela Bassett), her kids, and the members of the 118 laid their dearly beloved Bobby Nash (Peter Krause) to rest, Season 8, Episode 17, “Don’t Drink the Water,” showed the core characters of the hit ABC drama struggling to navigate overwhelming emotions and move forward in their personal and professional lives.

In between the 118 battling a series of unusual fires caused by methane contamination in the local water supply, Athena, Buck (Oliver Stark), Chimney (Kenneth Choi), Hen (Aisha Hinds), Eddie (Ryan Guzman), Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt), and Karen (Tracie Thoms) found much-needed moments to reconnect and get vulnerable — but Bobby’s impact was so profound that writers would be doing the show and fans a disservice by moving on too quickly. Characters need to break down before having their eventual breakthroughs.

The episode didn’t feature Cap rising from the dead like many fans had hoped, and there’s still a lot of closure needed ahead of Season 9, but Season 8’s penultimate episode did introduce several compelling conversations, guest stars, and questions. So let’s review. Looking for a 9-1-1 Season 8, Episode 17 recap? Decider’s got you covered. Here’s a rundown of the major 9-1-1 developments ahead of the Season 8 finale.

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