Luckily, she isn’t a threat anymore.
When watching any kind of procedural, viewers almost expect endless drama, thanks to shows like Grey’s Anatomy that set the bar way too close to soap opera levels of absurdity. Perhaps that is why 911, which originally premiered on Fox but recently moved to ABC, has struck such a chord with viewers.
Fast-paced and gripping, the show explored various 911 cases, from the oddest ones to the most devastating, mass-casualty disasters. The show always had a big budget to cover all the cinematography and graphics needed, but more importantly, it had a bunch of likable characters who faced the dangers of the job together.
Who Is Taylor Kelly on 911?
No matter how much people love the atmosphere among the firefighters, paramedics, and even the dispatchers of 911, every show needs villains to balance out the good guys. Aside from the criminals and other people responsible for the cases that 911 has to deal with, 911 had a major villain that people did not immediately recognize.
Taylor Kelly, a dedicated journalist who had once been rescued by the crew and then wanted to follow them for a TV documentary about the department, ended up becoming Buck’s girlfriend and stuck around for a good number of episodes. While some fans of the show didn’t really like her loud personality, others found her charming.
However, when you look back at all the storylines that Taylor was involved in, it becomes very obvious that she did more bad than good during her entire run. Sure, it is not right to hate her just because she was Buck’s girlfriend, but her character was involved in enough gray area stuff to be considered a villain.
Between Taylor betraying Bobby and publicizing his suicide attempt, and derailing the attempt to expose an actual serial killer, it becomes painfully obvious how she has always chosen her own needs and interests in every circumstance and situation. That doesn’t necessarily make a person a villain, but when those actions put someone in danger, it does.
Even though Taylor was one of the better written love interests for either Buck or Eddie, that doesn’t excuse her behavior, but it goes to show that 911 knows how to write female characters in an intriguing and complex way, but sometimes chooses not to.
If you want to see where Buck has gone with his personal life now, be sure to tune into season 7 of 911 every Thursday on ABC.
