Let the Games Begin

**Let the Games Begin** is the first episode of the sixth season of *9-1-1*, and the seventy-ninth episode overall. It aired on September 19, 2022.

## Synopsis

When a blimp suffers mechanical failure and its engine catches fire, Athena and the 118 must rescue victims both inside and outside a packed sports stadium. Bobby and Athena drop off May on her first day of college and discuss honeymoon plans, while Maddie and Chimney go to couple's therapy.

## Cast

* Peter Krause as Bobby Nash
* Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Buckley
* Oliver Stark as Evan Buckley
* Aisha Hinds as Henrietta Wilson
* Kenneth Choi as Howard Han
* Ryan Guzman as Edmundo Diaz
* Corinne Massiah as May Grant
* Marcanthonee Jon Reis as Harry Grant *(credit only)*
* Gavin McHugh as Christopher Diaz
* Beverly Todd as Beatrice Carter
* Henry G. Sanders as Samuel Carter
* Bryan Safi as Josh Russo
* Arielle Kebbel as Lucy Donato
* Gabrielle Carteris as Suzie Price
* Don Franklin as Dave Rothall
* Dale Godboldo as Elton
* Justin Sams as Leon
* John O'Brien as Rod Billings
* Gabriel Ladd Jr. as Kenyon

Co-Starring* Alfonso Caballero as Noah Carmack
* Wyni Landry as Fay
* Keli Daniels as Marie
* Gregg Brown as Walter
* Sara Coates as Remi
* Christopher Carver as Scared Man
* Luis Avilez as LAPD Officer
* Innocent Ekakitie as Jeremy
* Bailey Leung and Hailey Leung as Jee-Yun Buckley Han

## Trivia

* The synopsis mentions Bobby and Athena dropping May off at college and Maddie and Chimney's couples therapy, but those scenes are not in the actual episode.
* Harry is mentioned to be living in Miami with Michael and David.
* Gabrielle Carteris (Suzie Price) and Peter Krause previously worked together on *Beverly Hills, 90210*, where they played a couple.
* The filming location of Cal-Am Stadium, where the blimp crash occurs, is the Banc of California Stadium located at 3939 South Figueroa Street in Los Angeles.
* Chimney and Maddie get back together after breaking up for a second time in "Fear-O-Phobia".
* The credits of the movie that Chimney and Maddie watch includes names of crew members who work on the show.
* This is the last episode to credit Marcanthonee Jon Reis (Harry), who has not appeared since "Outside Looking In".
* This was aired on Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral.

### Continuity

* Four months have passed since the events of "Starting Over".
* The renovated dispatch center is seen for the first time after the old dispatch center was destroyed by a fire in "May Day".
* Flashbacks from "The Taking of Dispatch 9-1-1", "Christmas Spirit", "What's Next?", "Blindsided", "Dumb Luck", and "This Life We Choose" are briefly shown, all of which focus on important moments in Chimney and Maddie's relationship.
* Eddie mentions the time that he had to escort Shannon Diaz out of his apartment so that Christopher would not see her ("Merry Ex-Mas").
* The new dispatcher, Noah, mentions the earthquake that occurred in "7.1" during his conversation with Maddie.
* Hen mentions that it has been 12 years since Captain Gerrard did not see her as a firefighter, referencing the events of "Hen Begins".

## Multimedia

### Videos

Car Giveaway Competition Gone Wrong - Season 6 Ep. 1 - 9-1-1
## References

1. ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20220902fox01

 **Season 6** | "**Let the Games Begin**" • "Crash & Learn" • "The Devil You Know" • "Animal Instincts" • "Home Invasion" • "Tomorrow" • "Cursed" • "What's Your Fantasy?" • "Red Flag" • "In a Flash" • "In Another Life" • "Recovery" • "Mixed Feelings" • "Performance Anxiety" • "Death and Taxes" • "Lost & Found" • "Love Is in the Air" • "Pay It Forward"

 **Season 4** | "The New Hotness" • "The New Hot Mess" • "Cry Wolf" • "Abandoned" • "Human Resources" • "This Is Not A Drill" • "Tommy Dearest" • "Control Freaks" • "Road Kill" • "Sellouts" • "Double Trouble" • "Swipe Left" • "Open" • "Tongues Out" • "Donors" • "A House Divided" • "Best Of Men" • "In Sickness and In Health"