9-1-1’s Peter Krause breaks down season 7 finale, Bobby’s coma, and season 8 hopesa

Bobby may have survived his coma, but he’s lost his job.

The 9-1-1 season 7 finale ended with Peter Krause’s firefighter character making a full recovery after falling into a coma in the wake of rescuing his wife, Athena (Angela Bassett), from their burning home. It was complicated for 118 at home — Eddie (Ryan Guzman) and Buck (Oliver Stark) couldn’t keep Christopher (Gavin McHugh) from moving to Texas with his grandparents, while Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and Chimney (Kenneth Choi) had to take over fostering Hen’s (Aisha Hinds) potential daughter. Yet as the episode closed, things were looking up at the firehouse…until former 118 captain Vincent Gerrard (Brian Thompson) revealed that Bobby had resigned weeks earlier and he was assigned to fill the “leadership void.”

That leaves the potential for a lot of drama when the ABC series returns for season 8. But Krause tells Entertainment Weekly that he’s actually hoping for a little comedy when 9-1-1 resumes.

With Bobby and Athena’s house burnt down, “I think we might see them stuck in an apartment or hotel together, figuring out what they’re going to do for a new home,” says the actor. “I really enjoy all the work I get to do with Angela, particularly the romantic comedy that we got to do in the beginning of the season [before their honeymoon cruise turned into a disaster]. And I think that there is a recipe for them once again to be in a small space with each other.”

Krause breaks down the season 7 drama, where Bobby leaves things with Amir (Malcolm-Jamal Warner), and his other pitches for season 8.

Bobby may have survived his coma, but he’s lost his job. The 9-1-1 season 7 finale ended with Peter Krause’s firefighter character making a full recovery after falling into a coma in the wake of rescuing his wife, Athena (Angela Bassett), from their burning home. It was complicated for 118 at home — Eddie (Ryan…