The WORST episodes of 9-1-1: Lone Star
Every episode of 9-1-1: Lone Star ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of 9-1-1: Lone Star!
Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen, along with his troubled firefighter son, T.K., takes his progressive philosophies of life and firefighting down to Texas, where he helps them start anew. On the surface, Owen is all about big-city style and swagger, but underneath he struggles with a secret he hides from the world - one that could very well end his life.
#1 - Double Trouble
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/4/2023
The 126 race to rescue a woman with an arrow shot into her head; Judd is doubly surprised by the news Wyatt shares; Mateo helps a family member in need and comes to regret it.
#2 - Swipe Left
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/11/2023
When she discovers her former fiancé is having a baby with his new wife, The 126 help Marjan enter the dating world through a series of chaperoned dates; Owen and the team are called to the rescue when a pregnant woman takes matters (and her anger) out at a motel where she suspects her husband is cheating on her.
#3 - Yee-Haw
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2020
The crew races to a disaster at a wave pool, and an outbreak of mercury poisoning that is leaving its victims in a a zombie-like state. Meanwhile, Owen must come to terms with his illness and what the side-effects of treatment may do to his vanity. Also, Michelle follows a new lead on her missing sister while TK is unsure how to handle his budding relationship with Carlos.
#4 - Texas Proud
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/27/2020
Emergencies include an accident at a grain silo and a steak eating contest, plus an unusual home intruder. Meanwhile, Judd calls out Owen's' preferential treatment of TK. Also, Marjan feels ostracized at her new mosque after another rescue video goes viral. Then, Owen helps Michelle uncover new information about her sister's disappearance.
#5 - Back in the Saddle
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/18/2021
The 126 crew responds to a military tank on the loose in downtown Austin and a human pile-up at the roller derby. Meanwhile, new paramedic captain, Tommy Vega, joins the team and Owen is reunited with his ex-wife and T.K.'s mother, Gwyneth, and receives an update on his cancer.
#6 - Down to Clown
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/25/2022
Facing his anger management issues, Owen has a breakthrough in therapy. Then, after a particularly devastating emergency call, Grace reaches out to a co-worker, but regrets when Judd offers more than she was planning. Also, a clown has an emergency at a young boy’s birthday party and Tommy, T.K. and Nancy race to help a survivalist who has a painful encounter with a reptile.
#7 - Slow Burn
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/3/2021
After being forced to take time off work to recover from his surgery, Owen finds himself immersed in the search for a serial arsonist. Meanwhile, T.K. and Carlos take their relationship to the next level and Marjan copes with the aftermath of losing someone on the job.
#8 - Studs
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/10/2020
Owen and the crew race to a brawl at a male strip club, a fire at a bull semen factory and a protest where male toxicity is taken to a new level. Meanwhile, Paul tentatively goes out on a first date, Grace tries to reconnect with Judd and Owen faces the consequences of his chemo.
#9 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2020
Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen, along with his troubled firefighter son, T.K., takes his progressive philosophies of life and firefighting down to Texas, where he helps them start anew. On the surface, Owen is all about big-city style and swagger, but underneath he struggles with a secret he hides from the world - one that could very well end his life. Once in Austin, Owen meets the brilliant and wry chief paramedic Michelle Blake, as well as police officer Carlos Reyes. He then begins to assemble his new team of diverse and qualified candidates for Firehouse 126.
#10 - Everyone and Their Brother
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/22/2021
Owen and T.K. risk their lives to save two brothers trapped in a homemade minefield. Meanwhile, Grace receives an emergency call from a conjoined twin whose brother is dying, Tommy interviews new candidates to fill the team's open EMT position and Paul's mother and estranged sister pay him an unexpected visit.
#11 - Awakening
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/9/2020
Owen and the 126 crew race to a gender reveal party gone horribly wrong, and a father/son trapped in a cave during a spelunking excursion.
#12 - Tommy Dearest
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/7/2023
The 126 help a husband whose wife "dies" when she is not upside down. Grace takes a call from a pizza delivery driver who is in for the shock of his life. Tommy is worried Trevor's young daughter is a bad seed as she attempts to break them up. Paul is hesitant to go on a date with Asha, who knows him prior to his transition.
#13 - 2100°
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/25/2021
After a volcanic eruption wreaks havoc in Austin, the members of the 126 race to save lives at a college pool party, a family's mini-golf outing and a woman trapped in her food truck by a horde of scorpions.
#14 - Displaced
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/1/2021
The 126 arrive at a funeral where another dead body has crashed the burial, and then to a hospital where an MRI has gone haywire. Owen and Tommy each feel displaced in their homes as Gwyn moves into the Strand household and Charles seemingly becomes the full-time parent in the Vegas'. Meanwhile, T.K. makes waves in his new position.
#15 - The Big Chill
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2022
An unexpected cold front brings an ice storm and various weather-related emergencies to Austin.
#16 - Bum Steer
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/24/2020
Owen and the team race to deal with a runaway bull at a used car lot and an apparent electrocution at the hands of an LA transplant. Meanwhile, Owen is determined to prove he is physically fit for the job while undergoing chemo and Michelle gets the strongest lead yet on her missing sister.
#17 - Monster Inside
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/2/2020
Owen, Michelle and the 126 crew race to a rattlesnake infestation at a young family's home, and attempt to rescue a man with dementia from a dangerous scene that he created. Meanwhile, Owen adopts a firehouse dog with cancer and Michelle finally learns the truth behind her sister's disappearance. Also, a tragic accident shakes the team to its core.
#18 - A Little Help From My Friends
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/26/2021
The 126 make calls to a bloody disaster at an ice cream shop and help rescue a boy missing from his own birthday party. Meanwhile, the 126 holds an "intervention" for Owen after he accidentally spills his secrets to new roommate Mateo. Then, T.K. and Carlos take a big step in their relationship, as Grace learns to rely on others in the aftermath of the car accident.
#19 - The New Hotness
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/24/2023
Captains Strand and Vega along with the members of the 126 are called into action to a county fair when a "Derecho," a series of fast-moving severe thunderstorms, hit Austin, causing hurricanic and tornadic-force winds, heavy rains, flash floods and a wide path of destruction. Owen's newfound passion for motorcycling puts him on a potentially dangerous path. Tommy has the potential for a romance when she meets an attractive single father. And as T.K. and Carlos prepare for their wedding, a secret from Carlos' past may stand in their way to happiness.
#20 - The New Hot Mess
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/31/2023
Captain Strand and the 126 race to the rescue when a woman is trapped in her mobile house that has been hijacked by her ex. Owen has a run in with former nemesis Sgt. O’Brien and is then questioned by the FBI. Tommy asks Grace dating advice. T.K. and Carlos meet with Iris Blake.
#21 - The ATX-Files
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2022
In an attempt to bond with Wyatt, Owen and Judd take the teen alien hunting, but their search takes a different turn when they find two dead bodies. Meanwhile, Tommy joins a grief group for widowers, as mysterious events around her house lead her to believe Charles is communicating from the beyond with her and the twins. Then, a woman fears she is cursed and takes drastic measures to cure herself.
#22 - Riddle of the Sphinx
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/11/2022
The members of the 126 race to find, and then save, a mystery victim in a car crash. Owen faces a crisis in his relationship with Catherine. Tommy goes on a first date and Carlos is surprised when he meets T.K.’s AA sponsor.
#23 - Thin Ice
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2022
As the unexpected arctic cold front and ice storm continues to havoc in Austin, Tommy, T.K. and Gillian races to rescue a young boy who has fallen in a frozen pond. Judd and Mateo work furiously to help a trapped Paul and Owen takes drastic measures to save a man who has been stabbed and left for dead in the snowy hill country.
#24 - Control Freaks
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/14/2023
The 126 must rescue a father/son involved in a drivers ed lesson gone haywire, then encounter a self-help guru who has lost his self-control. Meanwhile, Owen turns into a "Dadzilla" in helping plan T.K. and Carlos' wedding, and Marjan is suspicious when she meets a couple on her road trip.
#25 - The Bird
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2022
The members of the 126 spring into action when a surprise military homecoming erupts into chaos. Meanwhile, Owen is left responsible for taking care of a talkative pet, Paul faces a medical emergency and Tommy goes on her first date since Charles' passing.