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There was SO much to unpack in this one… there are so many of my favourite moments in this episode.

SO many parallels and details to discuss — lock in, besties, grab the snacks, and enjoy 🥰

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Heated Rivalry Deep Dive Rewatch Episode 2

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Did you have to hurt me by pointing out the kiss marks on SHANE'S BODYYYY ? SWOON

Adavan

I know this is so old, so I'm sorry to comment on it months later. Lol! But I really enjoyed your deep dive. However, when it comes to Ilya's locker room speech before winning the cup, I think his father's input does play into it, but not in a "his father made him a better leader by making him feel like shit" kind of way. (Not that I think that's what you were saying, I'm just trying to put words to what you were getting at, I think.) It was more like his father's shitty behaviour was a good example of how NOT to treat people if you want to motivate them. If you listen to the speech, it's sort of the opposite of what his father would say in this moment. His father would ridicule and tell the players how pathetic they are if they can't get it together. His father would likely expound upon how MUCH he's done to get them there. ("look at all the goals I scored - be more like me!") His father doesn't motivate Ilya, his father's hatred and judgement teaches Ilya how NOT to motivate people. So, he goes in the complete opposite direction, telling them that his accomplishments aren't what is important, all that matters is the game in front of them, and he's seen how amazing they all are, and he knows they can do it. His father would LITERALLY never say anything like that. As far as what his father says about the Russian team's loss being on Ilya, because who cares about a hurt goalie and the team "clicking", we're actually shown that those things are INCREDIBLY important when it comes to the Russian loss. The Metros lose partly because of all the injuries (including their goalie, Mitka) and Boston is able to come together and "click" because they've been a team for years now, learning each other's strengths and weaknesses and being able to anticipate each other's moves. So, anyway, I get what you were saying about his dad "motivating" him, but yeah, I don't think it's because he realizes his dad is right, and he "should lead", because he's been leading, and was no doubt leading the Russian team too. I think it's because his dad was VERY wrong to brush off Ilya's reasons for why Russia struggled, and Ilya realizes how awful his father's "motivations" are, so he goes the opposite route. Hope this makes sense. :)