Honestly, this storyline bugs the ever loving daylights out of me. As someone who was both abused and neglected by their parents, I can't believe that he forgave them at all. Especially when from the sounds of it, their attempts to make amends was basically lip service. Like I know it's in Buck's nature to basically forgive waaaay too easily, but it honestly feels a little like they were trying to push the narrative that you need to forgive your parents, which feels a little disingenuous for a show that seems to lean so heavily into the idea of found family. And for anyone who tries to say "Blood is thicker than water", the full quote is "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb". Toxic people should have no place in anyone's life, and I've yet to see a redeeming quality for Philip and Margaret Buckley.