9-1-1 Season 9 Episode 7 “Secrets” Recap: Buck’s Love Life Gets Complicated, Hen’s Health Crisis Hits Hard

9-1-1 Season 9 proves it can juggle high-stakes heroics with messy personal lives, and Episode 7, “Secrets,” delivers on every front. Between Buck’s unintended romantic entanglements, Eddie’s dating drought and Hen’s dangerous health secret, the episode serves up humor, heartbreak and firehouse drama that keeps viewers hooked from start to finish.

The episode kicks off with Buck and Ravi on a mission: get Eddie back into the dating game. Eddie hasn’t looked at a woman in over a year or, more accurately, he hasn’t removed his metaphorical chastity belt. Buck can’t resist ribbing him. Between the laughs, the scene sets up the episode’s central theme: sometimes the most dangerous things aren’t fires but suppressed feelings, awkward encounters and ill-fated dating attempts.

Meanwhile, Hen’s storyline delivers the episode’s most intense drama. She’s been secretly undergoing treatments at a sketchy medical facility for months, all while continuing her work with the 118. Her secrecy puts her life and the lives of her coworkers at risk. Hen’s medical struggles come to a head when she collapses during a call, forcing Chimney to confront her in a tense hospital showdown. His verdict? No more risking everyone’s safety, she’s done at the 118. This moment drives home that 9-1-1 isn’t just about adrenaline-fueled rescues; it’s also about the consequences of hiding the truth.

Back at the firehouse, Buck’s love life takes center stage and it’s predictably messy. Tasked with helping Eddie find romance, Buck somehow ends up on two separate dates himself, one with Jade, one with Zane. Both encounters are “mind-blowing,” proving that Buck is still the most accident-prone charmer on the 118. But the real twist? Jade and Zane are married, in an non-monogamous relationship and they want Buck to become their third. Buck politely declines, leaving the couple briefly eyeing Ravi and Eddie before both men wisely step back. Between the awkwardness, humor and surprise revelations, Buck’s dating adventures steal the show.

Amid all the laughs and complicated relationships, “Secrets” never loses its emotional core. Hen’s collapse, the pressure of keeping dangerous secrets, and Chimney’s firm leadership remind viewers that 9-1-1 thrives when it balances comedy, romance and real stakes.

By the end of Episode 7, viewers are left on the edge of their seats. Buck’s love life is a hilarious trainwreck, Hen’s secret has cost her a place on the 118 and Eddie might finally need a serious push to rejoin the dating world.

If you thought the firehouse couldn’t get any more unpredictable, “Secrets” proves otherwise and it’s impossible not to be entertained by every awkward, heart-pounding and laugh-out-loud moment.