I watched Heated Rivalry recently and chatted about it with great friends--some of the thoughts may be borrowed from them! SPOILERS ABOUND!
- I MUST read the books written Rachel Reid (at least some of them as I think they're like 7?)
- One of the reasons I want to read some of the books is I want to know more about what was happening during the chunks of time the show skips over
- The lead actors have amazing chemistry (and I love that they're also close off-screen)
- It is too funny to me that the Canada Media Fund contributed $3.1 million to the series and that, in addition to the federal funding, the series received tax credits ("Not to make a joke, but we got a lot of bang for our buck," - Canada's Culture Minister Marc Miller)
- This show portrays yearning so convincingly
- Even though this is fully fictional, I still felt sad at the time Ilya and Shane lost by hiding from their feelings
- Also, even though it's fictional, it has been so heartwarming to see the real impact it's having (e.g. "'Heated Rivalry' star Hudson Williams surprises real-life hockey player who came out")
- It's so great that Ilya's bisexuality is treated as bisexuality (meaning the show does not suggest that he "picked a side" when he chose to be with Shane)
- I love the hurt/comfort trope, so, personally, I would've loved a longer scene after Shane is rushed to the hospital
- I don't think of myself as a prude or as easily scandalized, but my eyebrows did raise at the level of explicit scenes this show had (not a bad thing, to be clear, just a little surprising)
- One of the sweetest moments on the show (for me) was when Elena is (essentially) giving Scott a shovel talk, but pivots to say that Kip deserves sunlight, and so does Scott
- I thoroughly enjoyed the show and cannot wait for another season
- I could absolutely get on board with a Rose/Svetlana ship
- I'm down a fan rabbit hole of memes and my algorithm has learned that (happy to send you what I've accumulated, just lemme know)
- I know that I will soon go down a different fun rabbit hole of fanvids (happy to send you what I'll accumulate, just lemme know)
(Prompt by me)
Heated Rivalry, Crave
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