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Heated Rivalry: S1 E5 "I'll Believe in Anything" (Patreon)

Published:
2025-12-26 18:49:15
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2026-02-25 20:24:13
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2025-12
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Shane, Ilya, and Scott each face pivotal personal decisions.

What did you think about the episode? Leave a comment and let me know!

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Kenzie_kenz1

Omg you’re feeding usssss! I thought you weren’t uploading this until Sunday!

Clay W

Oooh! I'm so happy right now! I wasn't sure if were getting this episode so soon after three and four!

Clay W

When I tell you that I cried multiple times in this episode, I tell you, I was bawling! Shane comforting Ilya, Ilya's pouring his heart out in Russian, and of course, Scott's big romantic gesture to Kip made me a blubbering mess. Scott won so much more than just a championship. This has to be one of my favorite episodes in a TV show ever! Definitely top 3 status! Everyone deserves an Emmy for this, especially Connor Storrie. Also let's give it up to the ladies in this show! We love our allies!

Kenzie_kenz1

The song repeating “Give me your eyes. I need sunshine” over and over as a callback to Elena telling Scott “He deserves sunshine…and so do you” I’M DEAD. THIS WAS A PERFECT MASTERPIECE. FAVORITE PIECE OF TELEVISION I’VE EVER SEEN

Kenzie_kenz1

It’s important to note that Scott and Kip’s story is actually the first book of the book series, which is titled “Game Changers” because Scott coming out publicly like that definitely changed the game! For hockey as a sport, of course, but also maybe for Shane and Ilya watching that moment happen on TV 🥹

Kenzie_kenz1

Nope, Connor Storrie who plays Ilya isn’t Russian. He’s from Texas and just has a passion for languages! He learned Russian RIDICULOUSLY QUICKLY just for this show! And his dialect coach has repeatedly said that he humbles her. Fun fact, the director said that after they did that take of his Russian monologue / love confession, he desperately looked over to the dialect coach to ask her how much of Connor’s take was usable. And she said the whole entire thing. He was flawless. To deliver an award-worthy performance like that not even in your native tongue is INCREDIBLE

Gracie

my only real critique of the show would be how one-dimensional all the female characters are. they're clearly all just plot devices to push shane and ilya to each other. i really like rose, elena, and maria, but that's literally all their characters do. svetlana is at least a little more, but barely.

Franky

I swear to god, if I was the cameraman focussing on Ilya face during the accident with shane i would have been like "oh fuck i discovered something here". This episode is so precious and your reactions. Cherry on top

Annie

This is definitely my favorite episode of the show! Scott might be my favorite.

B

This episode was so good! loved your reaction.

TinyTaemintNCTzen

I see what you mean, but I would argue that they're actually some of the most nuanced female characters shown in queer media. A lot of queer movies/shows portray women as flat and predictable - the female leads are there to be in love with one of the guys, creating a love triangle whose formation can be seen from a mile way. I've seen countless shows where I can't even root for the women because they're literally only there to be an obstacle, with little to no personality. Rose wasn't there to push Shane toward Ilya, she was there to help him come to terms with his sexuality, which I, personally, find extremely sweet and progressive. And not only that, her breaking up the way she did shows how strong of a female lead she was: instead of blaming herself and thinking something's "wrong" on her end, she was emotionally intelligent enough to figure out Shane was the one experiencing issues with their relationship. As for Svetlana, she's never been afraid to call Ilya out on his BS, always pushing back if she notices him putting up a front. As for Elana... I find her very refreshing in a world where almost all women in gay media are shown as some kind of romantic/sexual interest of one of the male leads. She's shown no romantic inclinations toward Kip, and she's a great friend who clearly cares a lot about him. As for pushing Kip toward Scott... I would argue she did the opposite. Depending on how you choose to look at it, she probably contributed to Scott's decision to let Kip go. Her little speech (love it or hate it) was what made Scott realise that Kip was unhappy with their arrangement, and thus kept him from pushing something that was doomed to make them both miserable. What I also love about the way they show most female characters in this drama is that they make it clear that they have a life outside of the boys: Svetlana has her car business, Rose has a successful acting career, and Elana has places to be that's not directly tied to Kip. I would say they're some of the strongest, most multi-dimensional female characters we've seen in queer media thus far, and hopefully a step in the right direction in terms of how female characters are written in the future.

Gracie

while i can understand not fully agreeing with i said, i think saying they're some of the most nuanced female characters in queer media is insane and completely forgets about queer media with sapphic leads. i do like that the female characters are not necessarily villainized as can often happen in mlm media, but i do think it's pretty obvious this show doesn't even come close to passing the bechdel test. i did say svetlana was a little better, but her character does not go beyond shane's friend with benefits, daughter of a hockey goalie, and sells cars. rose is an actress and likes hockey. these are not dynamic, well thought out characters that have anything outside of the men's story. i think a similar discussion i've seen is about using the side characters to meet their diversity quota and even then, no one is passing the paper bag test besides miles who was in like two scenes. i do like this show and from what i've seen, the show does a lot better of a job adding more depth to the female characters or actually addressing shane being japanese. but if these are the strongest, multi-dimensional female characters in queer media that you've seen, i would try and explore more content.

Kristi Chambers

I've watched this episode and embarrassing amount of times. Its so beautifully done and so well acted. I cry every time. Love your reaction ♥️