A hidden plot twist in9-1-1: Nashvilleseparates it from 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star. There is a fear that9-1-1: Nashvilleseason 1will just be another first responder drama, creating drama throughover-the-top9-1-1emergenciesand multi-episode events. However, the new9-1-1spinoff has made it clear that it will stand out and separate itself from the other shows.
Family is at the center of 9-1-1: Nashville, but it may be messier than it seems. Don may have a secret son, andit’s sure to create family drama in the way that other9-1-1shows haven’t been able to, even when those shows have introduced secret love children.
Blue & Ryan Are Likely Half-Brothers In 9-1-1: Nashville
9-1-1: Nashville Sounds More Like a Soap Than A Drama
Something9-1-1: Nashvilleshowrunner Rashad Raisani revealedthat the series has more of a soapier approach to the storytelling.There will be a feeling ofSuccessionandDynastythrown in,and it has led to speculation that Ryan Hart and Blue Bennings are half-brothers.
“There’s someSuccession…and someDynastyslipped in there. The show begins with an explosive revelation that affects the central dynamic of a character’s world. And then we shamelessly use tornadoes to great effect as a metaphor for the storm that has come into these characters’ lives.”
Blue is the son of LeAnn Rhimes’ Dixie, who has a history with Chris O’Donnell’s Don Hart. This sets up a possibility that they may secretly share a child. Ultimately, Don ended up getting married with Blyte resulting in the birth of Ryan.
It sounds like the family secret is going to come out in the series premiere, and that will ignite the soapy family drama moving forward. It offers9-1-1: Nashvillethe chance to delve deeper into what those secrets can do for families, setting it apart from other9-1-1shows.
How The Family Drama In 9-1-1: Nashville Separates Itself From The Rest Of The Franchise
Family Drama Baked Into The Premise Of The Story
9-1-1: Nashvilleis not the only spinoff to introduce secret children. In fact,9-1-1: Lone Stardid that with the introduction of Wyatt, as Judd learned that a girlfriend from the past had his child.
This didn’t quite bring the drama that many likely expected, however, withWyatt becoming a 9-1-1 dispatcher.Grace quickly understood the situation that Judd had been placed in, and there wasn’t a discussion about it, something that improves9-1-1: Nashville’s chance of successas it can develop the drama.
With9-1-1: Nashville, the family drama is baked into the premise, ashaving half-brothers working at the same firehouse immediately creates rivalry and tension. There’s the risk of them trying to out-do each other, and maybe even threatening the safety of the firehouse until they learn how to work together, assuming they learn they’re half-brothers in the series premiere.
Then there’s the tension between Blythe and Dixie, especially as Dixie is described as a woman who believes she should have had more in life than she got. On top of that, she likely pushes Blue to be a rival to Ryan in the firehouse. All of this creates a drama in9-1-1: Nashvillethat no other spinoff has managed.
