Hold the Line

"**Hold the Line**" is the third episode of the second season of *9-1-1: Lone Star* and the thirteenth episode overall. It serves as the crossover episode with *9-1-1*. It aired on February 1, 2021.

## Synopsis

As a wildfire spreads across Texas, Evan "Buck" Buckley, Henrietta "Hen" Wilson and Eddie Diaz from the 118 firehouse in Los Angeles arrive in Austin to help Capt. Strand and the 126. As the crews race to save a group of teenagers trapped by the fire at a campground, Owen and Hen fight for their lives in the aftermath of a helicopter crash.

## Cast

* Gina Torres as Tommy Vega
* Ronen Rubinstein as TK Strand
* Sierra McClain as Grace Ryder *(credit only)*
* Jim Parrack as Judd Ryder
* Natacha Karam as Marjan Marwani
* Brian Michael Smith as Paul Strickland
* Rafael Silva as Carlos Reyes *(credit only)*
* Julian Works as Mateo Chavez

Special Guest Stars* Aisha Hinds as Henrietta Wilson
* Ryan Guzman as Edmundo Diaz
* Oliver Stark as Evan Buckley
* Geoffrey Rivas as Deputy Chief De Leon
* Nicolas Cantu as JJ

Co-Starring* Alexander Dominguez as Luis
* Eva La Dare as Firefighter Amber Daniels
* Reko Moreno as Mr. Gomez
* Laurie Perez as News Reporter
* Paris Perrault as Molly Savard
* Tripp Pickell as Helicopter Pilot
* Peter James Smith as Art
* Tony Von Halle as Triage Attendant

## Trivia

* The title of this episode was first announced on Twitter by Ronen Rubinstein on November 25th 2020.
* Prior to the episode title reveal, Ronen Rubinstein, Brian Michael Smith and Oliver Stark posted promotional photos of the episode on November 22, 2020 on each of their Instagrams.
* Mateo mentions Marvin, his cousin who is in prison back in LA. Julian Works portrayed the character in 9-1-1, who was arrested in "7.1" for theft and fleeing officers.

### Continuity

* A week has passed since the events of "2100°", as mentioned by TK.
* Tim Rosewater's funeral was held on the day of this episode, as Owen references the crew couldn't make it except for Tommy. He was previously killed in a freak accident in "2100°" where lava debris from the volcano struck him.
* Buck, Hen and Eddie traveled 20 hours driving to Texas in their station's fire truck, directly following the ending of "Future Tense".
* Many episodes from both 9-1-1 and 9-1-1 Lone Star were referenced.
	+ Buck mentions his first loss from the rollercoaster emergency in "Let Go"
		- He also mentions the bus crashing into the office building in "The New Abnormal".
		- He also mentions to TK that he used to steal the fire truck "all the time", which was seen in the "Pilot" episode of 9-1-1.
	+ The earthquake from "7.1" is briefly mentioned.
	+ Hen mentions her crashing into Evelyn in "Malfunction".
	+ Eddie sees Marjan on social media rescuing the woman in the car stuck in between two buildings due to the tornado in "Act Of God".
	+ Marjan sees Eddie's photo of when he and Buck built a skateboard for Christopher in "Fools".
	+ TK mentions the woman on the bus drowning and the solar storm from "Austin, We Have a Problem".
		- TK also mentions that this happened a year ago claiming that the season might possibly be a year apart.

## Multimedia

### Videos

9-1-1- Lone Star 2x03 Promo "Hold the Line" (HD) Crossover EventThe 118 Arrive In Texas - Season 2 Ep. 3 - 9-1-1- LONE STAROwen Addresses The Firefighters - Season 2 Ep. 3 - 9-1-1- LONE STARHenrietta Convinces Owen To Get A Chopper - Season 2 Ep. 3 - 9-1-1- LONE STARHen Helps Judd & Paul Save A Boy's Life - Season 2 Ep. 3 - 9-1-1- LONE STARHen & Owen Are Trapped In A Cave - Season 2 Ep. 3 - 9-1-1- LONE STAR
## References

1. ↑ http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/the-sked-monday-network-scorecard-2-1-2021.html
2. ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20210115fox05/
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/RonenRubinstein/status/1331682563669147648
4. ↑ instagram.com/p/CH6G-Z0MsXo/

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