The 9-1-1 bee-nado episode, explained: Why bee-nado memes are everywhere
There’s a new terrifying animal-tornado combination in town. Thursday night’s season eight premiere of the wonderfully ridiculous 9-1-1 introduced the world to the bee-nado. That’s right, a tornado made of killer bees. This is just the first of three nights of bee-nado as the triple-episode premiere will continue October 3 and 10.
If you think that’s outlandish, you must be new to Ryan Murphy’s 9-1-1 universe. Previous seasons have featured massive tsunamis at the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, a bouncy house that took flight, a main character taking a piece of rebar through the skull (and living!) and much, much more.
The bee-nado, which has been teased by ABC for weeks leading up to the episode, has garnered a swarm (sorry, not sorry) of attention online. Without spoiling the episode — named “Buzzkill” — a truck carrying 22 million “killer bees” jackknifed on a bridge, tipping the buzzing assassins over and sending them into a frenzy. An explosion is eventually what forces the insects into the main weather feature, sending the bees across Los Angeles.
Throughout the episode, the bees trap a mother and daughter with bee allergies in a car, cause a mid-air collision and crash an incredibly ill-timed perfume launch. A perfect premiere.
down bad crying at the beenado or whatever taylor swift said pic.twitter.com/n8VuK8vU36
— fede (@gyuivy) September 27, 2024
Happy Beenado to all who celebrate
— emily m (@zetafiction) September 27, 2024
I literally feel like it’s Christmas right now god I love 9-1-1
— beenado apologist (@snobison) September 26, 2024
The bee-nado saga continues next Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.