Is Chimney Ready to Be Captain on ‘9-1-1’? Kenneth Choi & Aisha Hinds Weigh In
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Just like Chimney and Hen are ride-or-dies and always there to back each other up, you can count on 9-1-1 stars Kenneth Choi and Aisha Hinds being a great pair to support one another.
The Season 8 finale ended with Chimney certainly coming across very “Cap”-like — Hen even calls him Cap after his speech — and the 118 does need a new leader in the wake of Bobby’s (Peter Krause) tragic, heartbreaking death. But is Chimney ready for that when the show returns for Season 9 in the fall?
“No. Chimney’s not ready for any type of dutiful responsibilities whatsoever. Never,” Kenneth Choi quipped to TV Insider on the 2025 Disney Upfront carpet in May.
Aisha Hinds interjected with, “I wouldn’t say never. I think that’s being a little hyperbolic. You are a responsible person, and I think he could be ready for it.”
“She just slipped into Hen mode. Did you hear that?” Choi noted. “That was beautiful, right? It was like she just became Hen right before your eyes.”
9-1-1 killed off Bobby in Season 8 Episode 15. The following three episodes dived into the 118 and his wife Athena’s (Angela Bassett) grief. Gerrard (Brian Thompson) returned to fill in as captain, stressing it wasn’t permanent. Hen was offered the position but ultimately turned it down. In the Season 8 finale, everyone came together to save victims of a building collapse, including Eddie (Ryan Guzman), who showed up instead of going to the airport to return to Texas, where he’d moved earlier in the season to be with his son. Buck (Oliver Stark) had been planning to transfer out of the 118, with Bobby and Eddie gone. Chimney, upon everyone returning to the 118, decided no one was leaving.
“This is our firehouse. This is the 118. And it’s not just a number, it’s us. And you’re right, Buck. Things are never going to be the same again because Cap is gone. But leaving won’t change that. It won’t make you feel any less sad. It just means that you’ll be sad all alone. Bobby died so I could live, and it has screwed me up in ways I can’t fully express, but the truth is, he would have done that for any one of us. He knew that just coming in to work every day, there’s a chance that one or more of us would not make it home, and his job above everything else was to make sure that we did. And we are all standing here right now because of him. This team, we are his legacy,” Chimney pointed out.
“So we can miss him, and we can mourn him, and we can even curse his name, but we are not going to disrespect him by throwing away what he built right here. So you hang up your turnouts, you hit the showers, you go home, and you get some rest because we are all going to see each other on our next shift, right here, together. Understood?” he concluded. Hen immediately responded with, “Copy that, Cap,” before correcting herself.
We’ll have to wait to see if Chimney is the 118’s captain in 9-1-1 Season 9. But we knew going into the final episodes of Season 8 that they wouldn’t put someone in that position permanently. Showrunner Tim Minear told us after Bobby’s death episode that would be the case.
Do you want Chimney to be the new captain? If not, who? Let us know in the comments section below.
9-1-1, Season 9, Fall 2025, Thursdays, 8/7c, ABC
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No, can we get Bobby back instead? I still do not understand why he was killed off.
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No one understands it. Bobby/Peter is the| soul of 911. The only acceptable Captain .
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Unless you have had this actually happen, and have to pick up the pieces and carry on, you won't understand. A firefighter knows, no matter his rank, that today may be the day he ends his watch. The incident I remember well happened in the early 1980's....it still resonates. Bobby was fictional, Julian was real. RIP Cap'n.
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Bring Bobby back!
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I do want chimney to become captain in 9-11 season 9
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Bobby has to come back . No other Capt other than Bobby .Chimney is great being Chimney .Bobby is Captain.
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I've been watching the show from the beginning and to take Bobby out of the show is wrong bring Bobby back I haven't watched that show since you killed him off and I'll continue not to watch it until Bobby returns
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Chimney or Eddie should take over
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Chimney should be the captain.
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Nope - not gonna do it. I like Chimney - but Bobby is the captain of the 118. Won't be watching anymore.
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Only Captain of the 118 is Bobby Nash and that's that!!!!!! Bring him back!!!!
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I dreamed the other night that there was a volcano and tsunamis and everyone in LA was going to die because Bobby wasn't there to save them.
I actually would kind of like for Peter Krause to be cast in a show on another channel at 7 pm (CST) on Thursday .
The actor is younger than I am, but Bobby was such a great "father" character that it's bringing up unresolved stuff from when my own Dad died.
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Bobby is the only acceptable choice. Love all the characters but there is only one Cap!
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Chiminey should be the Captain. He has been there longest and has acted as Captain in the past. He has the maturity and respect that is needed.. Buck is still an irresponsible kid and has more to learn. After Bobby died, I decided not to watch any longer. He was such a major part of the show and his needless death took away rather than add anything. If he is replaced by Buck, I will have lost respect for the entire show. It would be a very bad move.
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I mean we were not even give the time to get use to the idea before if happened i still have not seen anything from Peter Krause as to why he left or what he thinks about being written out ,if he knew it was coming, if he ask for it if he was upset about it. So weird that we haven't had anything from him been a fan since episode 1 but not anymore I e en stayed when they sent Buck down the gay road because it's all Hollywood knows anymore they think everyone wants sex with the same gender and approves of it . But now they took Bobby off nope
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They do do too many gay shows anymore. You can't watch anything anymore without making your kids leave the room and fast forwarding the scene. It's gotta out of hand. They're no sense in it. Bring back morals people.
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I think when season 9 happens that Bobby's death needs to ha e been a nightmare for someone maybe Chimney or Hen . Yall writers , producers and big wigs have seen what we your viewing audience think and feel about Bobby's death if you don't want your show to go the way of so many others wonderful shows this season that CBS pulled I would think about a way out of that horrible decision because we might not tune in again we ight find something else in that time slot to fill us with with good vibes .
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Wash and repeat.
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I had read months prior that Krause would be leaving. I don't recall why but I believe it was a mutual decision.
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Nobody cares.
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check out the parade of dorks that won't accept reality. Bobby was written out. get over it. he ain't coming back. change the channel ABC won't miss you. I look forward to a new fresh perspective, personally wanting Buck written out of the show. Eddie's declaration of 'the trials and tribulations of Evan Buckley, a tragedy in 97 acts” was spot on. Buck's baggage has gotten old since season 3 imo
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People watch shows for their favorite characters. When those characters are unjustly killed off fans have a right to protest. There is no need to be insulting and rude .
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unjustly killed? get. a. grip.
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Every firefighter killed in the line of duty is an "unjust" death. You would have his mother the evangelist "raise him from the dead"? Go paranormal and have Zombie Bobby? Death happens in real life.
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