Christmas Spirit

"*It wasn't easy, but I'm really glad I did it. And I finally feel free.*"
—Maddie to Chimney after visiting the place where Doug died.

**"Christmas Spirit"** is the tenth episode and winter finale of the third season of *9-1-1*, and the thirty-eighth episode overall. It aired on December 2, 2019.

## Synopsis

The 118 responds to holiday-themed incidents, including a shopper pushed over the edge, a woman who is literally having a "Blue Christmas" and a luggage handler accident on a tarmac. Meanwhile, Maddie revisits her past to embrace her future and Bobby receives shocking news.

## Cast

* Peter Krause as Robert 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
* Rockmond Dunbar as Michael Grant
* Corinne Massiah as May Grant
* Marcanthonee Jon Reis as Harry Grant
* Gavin McHugh as Christopher Diaz

Guest Starring* Tracie Thoms as Karen Wilson
* Seth Carr as Leo
* Eddie McGee as Frank
* Ana Mercedes as Isabel Diaz
* Chrystee Pharris as Leo's Mother
* Erin Karpluk as Pepper
* Phoebe Neidhart as Lorna
* Ashley Jones as Holiday Traveler
* Jeremy Glazer as Ben Watson
* Gonzalo Menedez as Airport Officer
* Faline England as Donna
* Thomas Daniel Smith as Darrell
* Daniel Curtis Lee as Rude Handler
* Nanrisa Lee as Ticket Agent
* Mark Jacobson as Young Dad
* LaNissa Renee Frederick as Mom
* Marcel Nahapetian as Little Boy
* Amari McCoy as Little Girl
* Michelle Bernard as Officer Carol Branford
* Blake Bergman as Rude Teen
* Brandon Papo as Store Employee
* Declan Pratt as Denny Wilson

Uncredited* Brian Hallisay as Doug Kendall (archive)

## Trivia

### Continuity

* Darrell would later reappear in "Breaking Point".

### Cultural References

* Lorna's emergency of her turning blue from the toothache medicine was based on a real-life incident of a woman turning blue from the same situation.
	+ Lorna makes a reference to the movie *Avatar* when she says she looks like one after turning blue.
* The catering cart losing control at the airport was also based off a real-life incident that happened in Chicago in October 2019.

### Important Events

* Bobby's medical problems that had become a concern to the team and his family that sprung up after the fire in "Fallout" was cleared.
* Michael tells Bobby at the end of the episode that he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.
* Maddie is handed a check from Doug's assets. She later gets closure from Doug after visiting the place where he died.
	+ A deleted scene and subplot shows what Maddie did with the asset money.
* Hen and Karen make a decision to begin fostering children.

## Multimedia

### Videos

Christopher Wants To Spend Christmas With Buck Season 3 Ep. 10 9-1-1Maddie Continues Therapy Season 3 Ep. 10 9-1-1Michael Accidentally Crashes At Athena's Place Season 3 Ep. 10 9-1-1
## References

1. ↑ http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/the-sked-monday-network-scorecard-12-2-2019.html
2. ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20201210fox01/
3. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/09/20/woman-turns-blue-toothache-medicine-doctors-say/
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNteckqT-Fw
5. ↑ https://tvline.com/2019/12/09/911-season-3-episode-10-deleted-scene-explained-maddie-spoilers/

 **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"