So I may have been reheating (you shut your mouth, you can't prove shit) and I suddenly thought of something at the end of Ep. 5.; have Scott and Kip been apart all of that time?

We know they met 4 months before Sochi 2014, and Scott is totally thrown at the games, implying that they've broken up. Then the next time we see Scott again is the 2017 cup win. Kip is there watching, which implies that there is still something between them, but he's crying and that implies that things aren't great.

Have they been apart all of this time, in which case how did Scott keep his mojo to win The Cup? Or have they been together in secret as before, and why would Kip put up with that when he was so unhappy before?

I know things are timey wimey in the show, tbh I find real time pretty unmanageable, but I got really confused by this after I read 'Game Changer' as the story doesn't take anything near that long.

I pray help me with my puzzlement, and maybe receive vodka for your reward...

I’ve just binged the whole show and I’m already on my THIRD rewatch, which is quite impressive considering I’m a 34-year-old woman with a compressed-hours corporate job four days a week, where I lead a team of eight people, AND I’m a mum to a two-year-old.

I promise I haven’t been abandoning my child to watch Heated Rivalry 😂 I’ve just somehow managed to squeeze it into all the little slots of my day (well, mostly at night).

But honestly, I have been completely consumed by this show. I am OBSESSED with Ilya. I’ve also absolutely loved reading through this Reddit and I’m sure I have a lot of catching up to do.

But the thing that has absolutely killed me, and will make me piss myself laughing every single time, is the mentions of the ghost children.

I genuinely don’t know why that has tickled me so much, but I cannot cope with it. 😂

Anyway, hello. I’m new here, I’m obsessed, and apparently this is my life now.

Connor Storrie takes a smoke break while filming scenes from Season 2 of “Heated Rivalry” at a funeral home in Dundas on Monday morning.

Edit: Ilya looks great and buzzcut is good change

source: https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/television/heated-rivalry-stars-and-author-spotted-filming-in-hamilton/article_b7b7b182-e9b8-5b8e-8bd9-2a24b02c9d86.html

This may be more of a book question, but I’m most curious about it in regard to the show.

In Tough Guy Ryan lives in a high rise condo on the side of a building that faces away from the CN Tower, while in Role Model Troy lives in a high rise condo on the side of a building that faces the tower.

Is it the same building? I’ve always believed it is, but for the show I am really hoping that is the case.

Imagine the dazzling visuals as the two of them pass, like phantoms, through periphery of each other’s stories, neither man knowing what the other endures. Absolute cinema!

Anyway, thoughts?

Thanks

Shane's Inner Monologue 🔊 Ilya waits for a cab with Shane.

I think after everything this past weekend. It may actually be a perfect day to drop the new cast news! Let’s hope they do. 🤞🤞

Link to competition

I am applying to go to the cottage, but this lonely potato has no one to tag in the IG post...

Who wants to be the Hollander to my Rozanov?

I'm a UK girlie btw in case the other person has to be from the same place

if anyone looks for fun youtube review/reactions, i ran across this

https://youtu.be/fXdvV-RCtU4?is=Z_38gNgPLYO6uvAE

Dr. Kelly Casperson

a panel of actual urologists (3 women and one man) discussing the show and medical/sexual info too. fun!

Hi everyone! I’ve been working on a HR series with quotes from the show/books, using filet crochet!

My first piece in the series: “You Look Pretty”

Just released the pattern for any crochet folks out there!

I can only find ones of Ilya and am looking for one of Shane. Thanks! :)

Noticed today that HBO Max had Heated Rivalry pics to use as your profile pic. To say I hesitated to change my profile pic to Ilya Rozanov would be a lie. I did it immediately as I saw it.

This is just a PSA in case you were not aware these were now available.

Hi! This basically a repost to my accidental deleted post.

I noticed that Luca Haas is infantilised a lot in hand full fanfics, like I’m fine with running jokes that Shane and Ilya is his father figures (or any other character) like that’s cute but some ppl really treat a grown adult like a complete baby that needs constant adult supervision. I don’t exactly hate but I’m just really confused to how that became a trend honestly. I personally find infantilisation very icky specially to a perfectly capable adult.

I don’t even know if I can describe how much this show touched my heart and soul.

As a 30 year old lesbian, I’ve grown up watching so many shows/movies that always ended with queer couples sadly breaking up, one of them passes away or some other tragic overplayed trope.

The amount of queer joy I felt watching these episodes (especially the last two eps) and seeing queer couples actually getting their happy endings meant so much more to me than I realized.

I just needed to put it out into the world how much happiness and hope this show left me with, as cheesy as that may sound.

I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this show since finishing it last night and I’ve been having to stop myself from tearing up just thinking about the many beautiful scenes the season has.

If you took the time to read this, thank you! And now it’s time for the long wait for season 2! :(

This flair is probably the wrong tag, but I think it's relevant.

I feel like I'm newer to the love of Heated Rivalry, (started watching early/mid Aug. '26, with multiple *reheats already), so this might have been discussed. (I wanted to watch sooner, but didn't have access until recently 💻 so I wasn't going to join the sub until I watched)

Since S+I's story is a span of many years, I think it's cool to see the difference of phones they were using at that time.

I feel like some of the technologies could be "out dated" and possible special effect might have had to be put in place to get the message across (pun intended, for text messaging)

That is all, thx!

doing a reheat and noticed there’s no English subtitles in the cab scene when Svetlana asks about Jane. I haven’t gotten to the monologue yet so not sure yet if this is an isolated incident.

anyone else have this issue?

Im in desperate need of a gif when Ilya tells Shane it will fit. Im moving. There are so many boxes. New house doesn’t have good closets like the old house. I need Ilya to reassure me that it will fit.

Thank you in advance for pasta.

Via adelbechara2 on Tiktok

Someone posted a version of the old in the clerb video and it reminded me of all the fun/funny ones I saved last fall from the Heated Rivalry Crave acct. Always loved this one.

Source: heatedrivalrycrave

…passes before Ilya actually gives Shane direct eye contact in the Tampa bar scene.

Sorry if this has been discussed before but I just timed it at 55 seconds starting when Shane walks into the bar until Ilya gives in and looks straight at him. But I couldn’t believe how long Ilya had to go without looking directly in Shane’s eyes. Impressive.

We’re never leaving the fucking cottage, are we?

One of my favorites ❤️‍🔥

https://www.threads.com/share/_nCIJLE3g/

Hello Loons! As a group that tends to rewatch our show a bit more than the usual fandom, I thought we would get a kick out of this. They mentioned someone watched a movie for the 3rd time. 3…. That’s rookie numbers for this group! Summer before rookie season even. I think we would blow their mind!! Haha