Station 19
Theo Ruiz was madeStation 19 ’s Interim Captain , give him a fortune to do the role again , but he failed . When Captain Sean Beckett take leave to plow his drinking , Natasha Ross had to find an interim maitre d' . She first asked Andy Herrera , but Andy deform it down because she believed she had earned being the permanent master of Station 19 , which she had . Ross could n’t tap her boyfriend , Robert Sullivan , because of how it would have count . Sullivan was the person who deserved the place , but Ross gave the part to Theo .
Theo had been captain before but maltreat down after his supporter , Michael , died on a call . Michael was also Travis Montgomery ’s husband . Travis , Michael and Theo were the effective of friends , but after that incident , Travis could n’t get over what happened . At least not until his current best ally , Victoria Hughes , set off see Theo . Theo has held captains on a high pedestal since . While he may not have gone after the captain role , he was well-chosen when he received it .
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5Theo Didn’t Trust His Team At Station 19
Right from the get - go , Theo did n’t trust his squad . Andy planned a cock-a-hoop meal to show their support for Theo , but things blend improper when Jack Gibson fell and gain his forefront when turn off the burners . He unintentionally left one burner on . When they return from the call and line up the kitchen a mickle , Theo accuses Andy of by design go under the fire to make him take care bad . He also blames the rest of the squad and has them run away drills as punishment .
Theo also would n’t listen to any of his squad , especially his girlfriend , Vic . He Thinks any commentary is cave him . Sometimes , Sullivan and Andy have different ideas of how thing should be done , but even when it ’s just info or constructive feedback , he ca n’t handle it . This causes serious problem for Station 19 . It invest their safety at risk because they ca n’t pass .
Theo has been working with Station 19 for a while . He also worked with Andy before this . He should know his team , their capabilities and when something is an stroke . Station 19 is also a family , so making dinner in support of someone is typical for them . But Theo is unmindful to it all . He second - dead reckoning himself and his squad . That ’s not the way a drawing card should be . Especially when he sleep together the team he ’s work with . He has relationships with them . It ’s not like when Beckett and Sullivan came in and had to work up those relationships .
4Theo Lets His Passed Failures Interfere With Doing His Job
Theo ’s secondly - guessing goes beyond not trusting his squad . He ’s so worried about not letting his squad get hurt that it interferes with him doing the job . He set victim ' lives at risk in favor of his team . While it is important for the captain to keep his squad dependable , he also should n’t be too cautious when trying to keep someone . miss victims do n’t await good for a headwaiter , either . He never figured out how to balance keeping his team safe while saving a victim is fourth dimension sore .
Theo has n’t dealt with the injury of losing his friend Michael and then losing Travis from the fallout . He did n’t have his supporter when he was grieving . While he has self-reproach , he never forgive himself or moved on , so he ’s to a fault protective of his Modern squad . And this is also affecting how he acts . He ’s too defensive . That ’s precisely how Maya was , too , when she was hear to get her captainship back . But she act upon with Diane to overpower her childhood trauma and allow go of that anger . Theo needs to do the same if he wants to become captain again and succeed on his third effort .
3Theo Felt Entitled To The Station 19 Captain Job
Theo was never go after the senior pilot job as Maya Bishop , Andy and Sullivan were . Maya and Sullivan wanted their captaincy back while Andy was contend for a occupation that should have been hers inStation 19 , season 1 if it was n’t for her begetter interfering . He was more than happy to get a chance , though . But Theo hold back it over Andy ’s head like he was more dependant than her to be captain . He was really the third choice to be captain and got it in a triviality , but he act as as if he deserved it over Andy and Sullivan .
2Theo Is A Different Person When He’s Captain
Theo was a kind person when viewers first conform to him . He was also an excellent firefighter . Everything changed as soon as he became skipper . Before becoming captain , he would never talk down to his friends . He would have never acted entitled . He support his teammates . He was extremely supportive of Andy when she was Interim Captain of Station 23 . That house was hard to lead because it was such a boy ’s club . But she turned it around . And Theo was in good order there with her .
Theo hooking up with his old co-worker right afterVic and Theo broke upwas also uncharacteristic . In addition , it was during an effect celebrate one of his squad , Ben Warren . It was a response to not being named the permanent Captain of Station 19 . This is in contrast to him keeping a pretty cool head throughout his time on the show . For illustration , when Vic was significant , he was supportive , even when she pushed him away .
1Theo Let The Captain Job Consume Him
Theo was all about doing the best business he could as chieftain , to the hurt of his relationship with Vic . He would n’t make any time for her . She was juggling taking course , campaign Crisis One , and her firefighter obligation , and she was still making time for him . But he never made fourth dimension for her and stopped listening to her . Vic attempt to serve him while he adjusted to being captain , but he never widen the same good manners to her as she focused on her career .
None of the captains of Station 19 have quite lived up to the bequest that Pruitt Herrera left . Maya was doing a dandy job near the end of her tenure before being demoted . Sullivan may have create his own bequest if not for the harm that led to his addiction . Beckett also started horribly , but before his alcoholism , he began go along with his team . There is a luck that Theo could have become a better captain if give more time . But he would have had to change his leadership stylus and deal with his psychic trauma .
There ’s no doubt Pruitt had his own issues to overtake when he became sea captain . He was n’t the person Andy believe him to be when she was growing up . But Pruitt did create a legacy and a house at Station 19 . He had time to build that bequest , while the recent Station 19 Captains were not leave that time . Of naturally , Andy would always be key Captain ofStation 19 , so it was always head to this . The other captains had to fail so that she could fulfill her legacy .
