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Heated Rivalry 1x05 | Watch Us Watch (Patreon)

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2026-01-05 18:03:12
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2026-01-06 00:26:17
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HOLY SHIT, Y'ALL!!! That ending...

EDIT: I'm sorry y'all. I really wasn't trying to disrespect or make a game of what turned out to be the most pivotal, emotional moment of the show. I'm an ADHD Entertainer filming multiple "Comedy Commentaries/Reactions" with my best friend in a day and sometimes, I make misguided choices in good faith. I take your time and money so seriously, and we're always doing our best to entertain ourselves to entertain you. I sometimes forget that these reactions are essentially a capsule of ME and all of my quirks and failings. When I've been, in my mind, "Paying so close attention to a show for so many hours," I don't expect a 1-2 minute gag to be the ONLY thing viewers think of when they accuse me of treating something they hold precious like trash. Honestly, as someone with a learning disability, I've always enjoyed filming these reactions and reading your comments more to learn instead of knowing everything beforehand. It's helped us both grow so much. That said, again, I will admit my desire to experience the scene just as Shane would have was not the smartest and I apologize. I will do better next time!

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Crystal Pritchard

Why oh why do I have to work meetings??? See you at 2:00 EST

Bryanna Johnson

so glad i’m on break to watch this❤️❤️

Bryanna Johnson

she (Svetlana’s actress) is also actually Russian on her moms sides

Rubi

i was about to go take a nap when i got the notif 😭🙏🏽 thank god i didn't

Анастасия Савицкая

so um his russian is pretty suck, you can hear english accent so much you can barely understand what he’s saying sometimes, BUT honestly, he’s acting is so good that it’s not really matter. he put his soul in this role, his mannerism, his body language and little things make it up to him, i really wouldn’t want anyone else playing this character than connor, he did an amazing job.

The Pink Popcast Patreon

It's amazing what acting can accomplish hahaha. that still must be frustrating to hear every once in awhile but AGREE! He's phenomenal.

Katherine Strohm

I was in denial about how into this show I was and then ended up SOBBING at the end of this episode!!

Mathew Aquino

Those are Scott seats. There’s no way that Kip could afford those tickets. Thank you guys for your reaction! No Scott knew that he was there . Scott was actually planning on coming out next week in a news conference, but he was just like you know what no. Gonna do it now.

Iyanu

SAME

Ke Ade

My Russian friend says the accent is pretty good

K

Rose said “the sex is bad and it is certainly not my fault” and I love that for her

Ex Hopson

I wish y’all cared more about the reaction and actually engaged with the content rather than wanting to make a game of it

Agent Squirrels

Elena has company seats. They're not the same as the seats Scott gave Kip last time.

Agent Squirrels

Connors actual performance is great, but it does sound like he's putting on a voice.

Mathew Aquino

OK, here’s the thing I didn’t wanna get into it. They reconciled before that game. Scott told Kip that after the playoffs he would come out. So he knew exactly where Kip was. I just didn’t wanna get into spoilers. 🫡

Mathew Aquino

Hey guys, I don’t know if you noticed. Kip’s dad was right next to him and he was wearing Scott’s jersey. 🥰

Anastasiia Palamariuk

what??? girl im Ukranian, i know Russian and his russian was great. i watched without subtitles and I undertood everything. Yes he had an accent but the same way his english had an accent. you could still understand everything

Анастасия Савицкая

родная, я из беларуси, и он мне приходилось ставить на паузу просто чтобы понять некоторые слова) к нему никаких претензий, но прям очень видно, что у него было слишком мало времени чтобы подготовиться, думаю, во втором сезоне будет лучше.

Paul Vergouwe

I heard from a lot of other russians that it's pretty good. I don't know what to believe.

Анастасия Савицкая

his russian is impressive for someone who learned it for some time, like grammar is right, swearing is good. but his character is born and raised in russia, and he just not sound fluent at all) I’m sure it will be better till season 2!

Rubi

random but today Nico Keenan (argentinian field hockey olympian) uploaded a story to his Instagram about watching heated rivalry. He said his story was very similar to Scott's and said how he felt ashamed seeing represented on a show how he treated his boyfriend. He came out a couple of years ago and is currently engaged to the next prime minister of the netherlands Rob Jetten! Even if the show is set in the past, currently there are 0 out gay NHL players, i believe last year they banned pride tape, and since the show a lot of athletes have come forward to talk about their experiences, i think that's part of why everyone is so obsessed with it, is such good representation and everyone involved in the show is an amazing lovely person, many of them being queer, if you read Hudson's and Connor's interviews they have such beautiful messages to young viewers. It gives athletes the representation they didn't had while closeted and it gives young people hope.

Vish

Just a little thing, when Ilya was saying Shane was an asshole and announcing to the room, they had met in his house lmao They weren’t at s hotel. Shane and Ilya usually only meet at Boston and Montreal, when they play each other, and probably in hotels when there are some hockey events, like those awards in Vegas. Shane would NEVER travel to meet him, especially in Russia, because how would he explain that? Everyone thinks they hate each other, bc while the rivalry was never serious for them, the media built it from the start. For the media, for their teammates and fans, they hate each other. So they can only meet when they happen to already be in the same city.

Iyanu

I'm with Benji, Scott and Kip's story is my favourite part of this show, so I was SCREAMING (much like Rizzo) at the end of this episode

Amelia

You’re right, Rizzo. We shouldn’t be telling anyone what we think their identity is and let them figure that out on their own. We should love and accept them for wherever they are on their journey and never try to push them in any direction.

ilrefa redmount

I heard “rewatch” at the end and all I’m asking is that you please take us along on the rewatch too🥺🙏🏾 Wanna see you react to it from the beginning again, with the added context.

flechesbleues

We don't actually know that for certain - they changed the timeline for the show, so they could have changed other details and just not shown us yet. I believe they have suggested in interviews that the timeline change was not 100% intentional, it just came out that way in the edit, but as things stand, they have 3 missing years to account for (episode 3 ended at the Winter Olympics in 2014, this episode ended in 2017).

flechesbleues

Interesting approach to not read the subtitles for the big Russian monologue in the tunnel! That's actually closer to how it is in the book - they had to write this speech for the show. And boy did they! The book did disclose the declarations at the end, but nothing else. Still, worth going back and watching again, perhaps. He performed the heck out of it, but sometimes only words will do.

Paul Vergouwe

Oh no not you taking the most emotional and iconic scene of television of the entire year and absolutely ruining it for yourself. Connor Storrie absolutely schooled. Feels like a once in a generation actor. 48:15 she's doing an 'X-squad' movie. She's basically Jennifer Lawrence. 52:40 It's 2.5 years after the events of episode 3. There's no indication they completely broke off. They were probably Scott's seats.

Crystal Pritchard

A little bummed that you guys made a game out of the most romantic and emotional part of the show, but as first time viewers, you couldn’t have known.

BexFangirl

That indeed was the exact look Benji had in that Bridgerton reaction XD

Paul Vergouwe

I do think that if you feel you know someone well and you see them struggle it is okay to maybe encourage them along. If someone is treading water and they don't know what to do it's okay to help them along if you think it's good for them. Some people do need some help in the realisation of who they are and I think letting someone flounder indefinitely because you're afraid you might overstep can be a pitfall aswell.

Sylvia

The holding the hand in front of the subtitles during that amazing monologue was possibly the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen Rizzo do 🫠

Filavandael

I’m Russian, Connor’s Russian is impressively good. It’s not perfect, of course, I can still hear the accent. But it is by far the best Russian I’ve ever heard in western media

Crystal Pritchard

I’m sorry for the third comment of the video, I think Rizzo would really enjoy the rewatch. Jacob Tierney was so deliberate in all his choices. To the point where he made sure to have the song “I’ll believe in Anything” by Wolf’s Parade before writing the dialogue for Scott and Kip’s relationship so he could reference them deserving sunshine, which is then mentioned in the song. The storytelling, even something as basic as the text montages between Ilya and Shane, is all so well done and deliberate.

Kimberley

Ep 5 is one of the best episodes of TV this year so beautiful.

Tito

My first thought after the mom said told you so, was like burn the witch 😹😹

Tito

Also, I think Scott gave Kip his friends/family seats which are almost always assigned, so that could explain why he always knew where to look

Peta McGrath

It's more in line with the book experience! We didn't get to know what Ilya told Shane because that scene was from Shane's perspective. You find out later about the love confession but nothing about the rest of it.

Kenzie_kenz1

A fun thing to watch for when/if you rewatch is the “sunshine” callback. The song in the ending scene of this episode is also the song that plays in episode 3 when Scott Hunter first meets Kip. When we’re introduced to them, all the scenes are pretty brightly lit with lots of “sunshine” and then as Scott being closeted takes its toll on the couple, you see the episode getting darker and shadowier as it progresses. Then of course, Elena tells Scott that Kip deserves sunshine, “and so do you.” Which circles around beautifully to the repeating line in the Wolf Parade song during the big moment “give me your eyes, I need sunshine.” Just so spectacularly done 🥹

Daylet

Rizzo, with your background in TV production, I honestly would enjoy a video of you analyzing this show from that perspective. It’s incredibly intentional and they filmed it in 5 weeks with a budget of $2 and a dream. They did a lot with little and all the decisions made I find fascinating.

The Pink Popcast Patreon

Not sure if you meant it as harsh, and I won't judge you for voicing your opinion, but I was very clearly attempting to experience his emotional speech the way Shane would have. Benji was reading.

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Please remember: We take watching these shows SO SERIOUSLY. And we respect the money y'all are paying and the time y'all give us to watch them... but we ARE HUMANS and have our own way of processing and enjoying shows. If we do something different, or miss something that was important to y'all, it's VERY DISCOURAGING to see degrading comments that don't put into perspective who WE are and HOW MANY shows we're watching to give EVERYONE something they want. Sometimes we miss the mark and I promise we'd learn faster if you gently correct or suggest another perspective (while also remembering we are NOT you) instead of using harsh words like "Dumb". again, you probably didn't mean anything by it, but we do read these comments :)

The Pink Popcast Patreon

Thank you for understanding. I'm seeing a lot of people disappointed by this and I get it. I also don't think it's understood how much different of a microscope we're under. Humans are not supposed to be this heavily scrutinized. I have ADHD and am watching with my best friend and sometimes when I make a "mistake" like this, I miss when I could just watch-then rewatch-then research films/shows on my own terms my own way because it's exhausting having to explain or apologize for the way my brain works (despite 100% understand why that would be a disappointment for y'all). Again, sorry.

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I really wasn't trying to "ruin it" for myself. I really figured I'd experience it the way Shane was experiencing it and it's really hard to remember that the choices I make are so much more scrutinized under the microscope of being filmed. Hopefully I'm able to re-enjoy the scene upon rewatch.

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I hope this was because I sincerely said this and wasn't a sarcastic comment because I unintentionally pushed a character towards an identity because I absolutely agree with you!

Paul Vergouwe

Haha you're good man it's just a really wonderful scene. I think it's a good way to experience the scene but it kinda turned into a game. I imagine it's tough being both entertaining and attentive for reactions. This show just has so much good acting and cinematography that you really don't want to miss a single thing. I definitely recommend the rewatch. And I'm sorry if we're a bit crazy. Everyone wants their favorite reactors to be captivated by their favorite parts but there's no way for you to know what those parts are. My phrasing was maybe unfortunate there, but it was to say definitely rewatch that scene. I really like you guys. Take care!

The Pink Popcast Patreon

At the end of the day, we provide the service of two best friends giving people comedy commentaries so they feel like they're hanging with friends. We absolutely do engage with the shows and films (not content) in good faith and I wish viewers could remember that you are putting us under a DIFFERENT MICROSCOPE than anyone has ever put you under. You as a viewer are allowed to engage with, research and enjoy this show on your own terms on your own time without every aspect of how you react to it being scrutinized. Now fair, we have chosen to be reactors so that is a responsibility we've put upon ourselves and one we tackle with honor. We have learned so much from y'all and have grown to appreciate shows and films in ways we might never have on our own. I only wish that you could ENGAGE WITH US in good faith. After 5 episodes, I've clearly articulated and sincerely expressed my appreciation for this show and it's nuances as well as the filmmaker's craft. I made ONE CHOICE not as a game, but as a genuine desire to ENGAGE with the material the same way the character Shane would have experienced. I won't argue with you that in hindsight, that wasn't the smartest decision, but I would appreciate the benefit of the doubt that it came from a sincere (ADHD influenced) place of wanting to provide our audience with the most entertainment and NOT from a place of disrespect. Thank you.

Kris

While Kip and Scott’s relationship is undeniably captivating, the sheer weight of the obstacles Shane and Ilya faced resonated with me more deeply. There is a profound difference between the maturity of Scott and Kip’s late-twenties romance and the raw, formative struggle of Shane and Ilya, who began at seventeen. Scott and Kip accepted their sexuality (even though Scott was closeted) and both benefited from constant proximity to one another. Shane and Ilya’s connection was forged in the fleeting gaps between games over several years. Shane had not yet accepted he was gay and Ilya didn't think it was even possible to have a relationship with the man due to his ties to Russia.. Furthermore, the stakes for Shane and Ilya are uniquely high: they aren't just navigating coming out, but are doing so while battling internal acceptance, international political danger, and the intense scrutiny of BOTH being active MLH rivals whose professional integrity and loyalties are constantly under fire.

Daylet

They did some impressive things with blocking, lighting, etc. I’d love to hear your thoughts as well as any critiques you may have. I’d also recommend reading the article with Chala (intimacy coordinator). I learned a lot.

K

On the monologue front, I really appreciate that y’all have continued to be yourselves and not bend over backwards trying to give the “correct” reactions to things in ways that make content feel forced and inorganic— yeah I sometimes start yelling at my screen when you’re talking through things I’d like you to hear or whatever but that’s part of the experience of watching chatty talkative people react! If I can be parasocial for a second, I do suggest maybe leaving it out of the edit because I fear this fandom has been a bit harsh on reactors and I don’t want y’all to be fighting for your life in the YT comments 😭

Crystal Pritchard

I assumed when it happened you’d get a lot of angry comments. People forget this is your first time watching the show, we’ve all seen it dozens of times and analyzed every aspect of it in online discussions. It is a truly remarkable show, and I’m not just saying that because I’m Canadian, so I hope you’re able to rewatch it in your own time and maybe catch things you missed the first time, or that hit different with different context now.

Serenity La’sandra

The hope in their eyes at then! This is why representation matters!!!! ❤️

Sylvia

I totally get the above, and yes, my comment was definitely posted out of some unexamined built up frustration regarding a general direction some of your reactions/critiques (which I’ve been enjoying immensely for years now) have been taking more recently. I get that (although very, very good) this isn’t exactly prestige television and I also get that y’all are human and humans joke around, miss stuff, etc. I don’t expect people to pick up on every little detail; that would be insane. I guess I’m just getting tired of seeing people look at their phones and joke around so much that they miss important emotional or plot beats and then get confused later. And again, this is y’all’s channel so who am I to judge the way you consume media. It can just be frustrating when you’re used to hearing really smart, nuanced, funny, engaged reactions and that aspect starts to leave the room.

De

This series is SO good, god! The scene at the end is GREAT television also making us (the audience) laugh after an emotional scene with the "I'm coming to the cottage". Those actors and fresh faces are IT, I'm glad I can hear you guys opinions. God I've talked too much 😬

De

Thanks for these reactions!

Serenity La’sandra

The way you can see the police car in the back right before he says I love you in Russian 😭😭

wehaveadarkside

not rizzo covering up the subtitles when ilya finally opens up and lets us in after spending the 5 episodes talking about how he doesnt open up

René López

I read the first two books before watching the show and I was literally in the middle of the first book when the kiss got spoiled for me on instagram! Hahaha

Amelia

You said it sincerely. I was just agreeing with you. ♥️

Clayton Bockman

Loved the reaction. What an epic episode of TV. Always love to have your takes on my favourite shows. We definitely need more Scott and Kip. Apparently a spin off is possible. Sending you both big hugs and much love.

Emily

Rizzo, I honestly didn't mind you holding your hand over the subtitles since at least Benji was reading them and could fill you in. I think it would have been an interesting exercise in the experience of the show tbh! Plus it's not like you can't go back and rewatch the scene to get the full translations if you wanted to later. Great reaction!

flechesbleues

Just to be clear, I truly did mean interesting. Sorry to see you're getting so much flak for it. *hug* You weren't to know that the speech would in fact turn out to be the emotional peak of the show thus far!

Camille Akinnusotu

You both are correct about the world building! I agree with what Benji said in regard to Scott and Kip's storyline of I didn't know I needed it and I want more. They did a great job at making this world feel bigger than what it already is. I loved this reaction and can't wait to see what you think of the season finale.

Clayton Bockman

Francois Arnaud said in an interview it was possible especially with the success of the show. And Jacob Tierney also said when asked in an interview that he couldn't confirm or deny anything but they are exploring a lot of options for this universe.

Allie Chiara

Rizzo you're allowed to be silly!!! I love this show so much and I was not hurt by being a goober. If you want to see the scene in its full I am well aware of the ability to stream the show again. I hope the comments don't get you too down about having a good time

Jose Nate

I'm always crying at the Kip and Scott moment, their kiss & coming out is the spark that Ilya and Shane's relationship needed. Also I never thought about hiding the subtitles for Ilya's monologue and I love the idea of watching it without really seeing it. On my next rewatch I'll listen to the monologue with my eyes closed and get Shane's perspective🥺 Thanks for the idea, Russo! And it's okay you got spoiled Benji, I think most of us can imagine what your first reaction would've been. Loved your reaction as always ❤️

LoveBug

No need to apologise. Always love you guys reactions

Ellie Autumn Gidney

I wanted to add I also have ADHD. I thought the same as Rizzo "Should I turn off the CC and have it reveal to me in the future? But I also know it would bother me if I don't know what he said". Then I hit played and continued watching the show. I get where Rizzo mindset was at. I also like to guess what words are being said in different languages, I have fun doing that rewatching Young Royals without the CC at times to learn the words and how to say them in Swedish.

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I understand that frustration. I guess I'm at a loss because my anxiety and ADHD has tried to keep us always learning and I feel like we've gotten SO MUCH BETTER at engaging with media and seeing the nuance. Honestly, I used to be SO MUCH MORE disrespectful and dismissive of shows if they didn't meet my standards. As a straight man, I don't think I would have "made fun" of a show like Heated Rivalry five years ago but I wouldn't have appreciated it the way I do now. So part of me is not sure what to do, because EVERY time I sit in front of the camera my goal is to be exactly what you want us to be. I don't want the nuance to leave the room. I guess we still make jokes and sometimes they're at the wrong moments but I'm always trying to make sure we watch shows in better faith than we did the years before (I think after our Nimona video is when I started to put more effort into that). Obviously at the end of the day, if we're not meeting that standard then that's on us. I'd be curious if you can point out how we've started to fail. I know at least on my end, I try to only look at my phone if I want to understand what's happening but even then I don't like doing it. And as for jokes, while those might never die down, does it really feel as if we're disrespecting the stuff we're currently watching? In my opinion, Heated Rivalry is one of the TOP SHOWS I watched on this channel this year. I'm bummed that hasn't been coming across.

Erin Voner

I’m sorry you guys were getting push back on the Russian monologue scene! Even if you watched it all, it’s hard to gather everything from every scene in a single watch through. I’d actually never thought of not reading the subtitles (because I typically have subtitles on when I watch any show ever), but that’s a good idea to experience it like Shane did! On my (third) rewatch I’ll have to do that! This is my favorite episode of the season! There’s so much growth between every character and it’s beautifully written and shot and I feel like it draws you in even without the intimate scenes. I’m not sure if someone has already mentioned it already, but there are 6 books in the series and Scott and Kip’s book Game Changers was before Shane and Ilya’s book Heated Rivalry. At first I was sad that they didn’t make a Game Changers season, but the inserts included in this season were absolutely beautiful and told the story as it needed to. I love you guys and your videos! Thanks for letting me feel like I’m watching these shows and movies with my friends 💚

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Honestly after over two years of dating my Mexican girlfriend, even I can recognize some words hahahaha (or should I type jajajaja)

poyopachii

ok Rizzo, get your ukelele out

poyopachii

im kidding 😂 no need to apologize be who you are for your (straight) pride ✊

Rie

Oh wow, I didn't know you guys were getting so much pushback on that subtitled scene, I thought that was such an interesting thing to try and hear it the way Shane heard it (but I'm a language nerd so I love that type of thing 😂). I assumed Rizzo would go back afterwards and just rewatch it to get the full context but during the reaction, that was such a fun thing to be able to have someone experiencing Ilya's monologue the way Shane would have. And you guys are so right about episode 3 being such great word building, I've never seen a tv show do something like that and it was so effective at fleshing out the world and laying the groundwork for a huge emotional payoff later on. It's such smart writing! I love this show and it became one of my favorites in real time as I watched it but I have no problem with how either of you are reacting to it and I had no doubts about either of yalls commitment to enjoying it lol

MJW

I'm watching this very late. If this had not been such a pivotal scene, I would understand trying to guess what the character was saying just from tone. However, I did find myself annoyed that you didn't pay attention to how much of Ilya's apparent assholeness is the fact that he's not communicating in Russian. English is too hard for him to completely express what he feels.

StickyKeys

I got spoiled to this too but I was still screaming and kicking my feet! And I wasn't spoiled to "I'm going to the cottage" and I loved your reactions! This has been a fun journey!

StickyKeys

I was fine with the Russian/phone call thing. I'm sorry you're getting pushback, but I actually thought it was nice!

lapis_lazuli

I got the impression the show didn't really land up your alleyway. Benji seemed so tired and apathetic during all the Heated Rivalry reactions. Is it because the viewers forced you guys to watch it asap? 😅

StickyKeys

I didn't see anyone else say it, but the seats were being held. They were Scott's so he knew exactly where to look. My guess is he'd held them ever since Kip left for school and he'd hoped Kip would show up for the finals.

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We were probably a *little* tired the day we filmed the first few episodes, but also, Benji and I are in our 30s. For him especially, white queer romances (yes, I know Shane isn't white) but white-adjacent queer romances where everyone is stereotypically hot hit a sore spot for Benji who has to deal with ALOT OF RACIAL prejudices in the gay community that stories like this tend to overlook. Both of us LOVED the show, and Benji definitely perked up once Scott and Kip entered the picture, but being an adult, the younger, volatile and uncommunicative relationship of Shane and Ilya probably was never going to illicit the ***swoonworthy*** reactions that people were expecting! And while we loved the first few episodes, I think it wasn't until these last two were we REALLY connected - especially once we realized these stories weren't going in a negative direction. I can personally state for myself that I was probably a little guarded due to the sometimes tragic nature of adult queer shows! Still, not sure why our external energies didn't match our internal interest. Something we'll need to keep an eye out for next time!

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Also, it takes ALOT OF MENTAL ENERGY for us to read so many subtitles, and I've been accused of having resting b**** face when I'm focused!

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see that's amazing to know, and thank you so much for explaining that. I guess I'm surprised people are so surprised by how we take in these shows. We've always been pretty observant and right now, while I'm editing this, there is ALOT OF THINGS WE PREDICTED AND CALLED OUT IN THE FIRST FEW EPISODES! But also, it's our first time watching! Sometimes all we CAN do is take things as how they're presented at face value. We provide funny and engaging commentary to shows we've never seen before for fans of said show - it's a completely different environment than the shows fans had to take in the information and process subtext. Still, we pride ourselves on how much we DO usually pick up - but part of the fun is posting these videos and reading EVERY DETAIL Y'ALL point out to us with the benefit of repeated viewings, research and hyper-focused interest which we could NEVER have on a first time viewing! :) Your comments are what make us enjoy the show a SECOND time and also help us notice things in future shows!

Ian Mossner

I’m sad I wasted $7.50 on this. Worst reaction I have ever seen. The one on the left can’t see past his racism to empathize with white queer people. But let me tell him so he can fucking know. Queer people in Russia have it significantly harder than he ever will. I know it fundamentally breaks his racist brain that a white queer person might have less privilege than him, but queer lives are at constant risk in Russia. What a truly evil person you are.

Maeva

Idk why the comments are mad, but you're allowed to watch it however you like and yes it's important but you can also just go watch it back. Keep it up WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO THE COTTAGE

Mya Wilkes

Loved this reaction!!

TK

"can’t see past his racism to empathize with white queer people" LMFAOOOOOO. Okay racist. Sorry i forgot only white people, let alone white gays, live in Russia. I didn't realize Russia was the only place in the world that abuses gay people, ohh sorry, white queer people. They're so evil... lmfaoo you don't know the half of what "evil" is. It's crazy how instead of saying you disagree with him on his OPINION, you immediately make it about him being black.

TK

This is how I feel about Heartstopper. The show is fine, but it's so childish imo, along with the fan base its like an egh to me. As a black gay man who is technically "trade" to our community, I love sports, not to mention in a lot of heteronormative communities, so this show resonates with me more. But I agree that every single gay romance, especially with white leads, is always some beauty standard jock or twink that fits all the norms. Like Kip didn't have to look like a muscle jock who also played hockey. I love the actor and think he played him amazingly, but in terms of optics in these types of shows, that's the annoying little things. The show is about athletes, so obv they're gonna be fit, but Kip is more fit than Shane LMFAOOO. Any form of gay media we get, I love, bc more gay media is becoming mainstream and more raunchy. I don't know if they reacted to Fellow travelers, but I hope they do. That show started it for shows like Heated Rivalry to be more raunchy in the mainstream space. Im tried of the decades of straight sex scenes going on 100 times for 100 hours and gays getting a kiss and cut. I do deal with body dysmorphia a little, and my experience in becoming who I am today has and still has a lot of up in downs as I feel like I'm a mix of everything and don't have a specific community in the gay community I belong to, not that it's necessary to live as a gay person. That belonging is still there, from feeling different. Benji, whom I have heard and reacted to, him express his experiences or explains other things I may not be accustomed to, I get it. Black gay media is very slow and still in the transition phase. I do wish for more gay black on black, esp darker skin media, but I'm not mad like a lot of some of the black gay people who shit on the interracial media. I want more rep, but I'm not in the business of attacking things just bc it's not progressing the rep. Rep is still rep, and Gay media is still new and fresh so i dont like the pickiness of some people. I also hate the overly stan culture of things, esp when new gay things come out. People get obsessive, and it scares me. So I think you just watched too many reactions of people geeking out over the top, and a normal reaction feels different.

Ian Mossner

Not this burner account calling me racist pointing out his inability to recognize the hardships queer people endure in Russia that HE himself has never had to.

lovable styles

is yall hoes coo?? I read the paragraph they wrote and read the comments before watching the video and lord!! I thought yall muted the whole thing, put earplugs in, and fell asleep!!! lol this is crazy! They won’t say it but I will. yall think just because yall pay 7-10 funky ass dollars a month to watch them they become the puppets and yall are the puppet master!! Idk about yall but I watch reactions to see how someone would genuinely react if they were alone in their room, not for them to always react the way I want them to!! that’s not a commentary nor a reaction. I’m sorry this is so long but I was GOBSMACKED when all you did was cover the words with your hand. Benji literally explained it to you and you saw the most important lines (in my opinion) if you read this far, you ate that. yall better do what yall want! fuck these people. deadass like cut the cameras 😧

Noora

Thanks for the reaction! Joined for this. I'm so sorry you got spoiled Benji!

yoongi-ing

Hi! As someone who's whole personality is Heated Rivalry... yes the monologue was important and there was a lot of hard work put into it, but at the end of the day it's a show made for entertainment!! Not everyone has the same experience watching a show and you're 1000000% allowed to be goofy with your friend while watching a show lol people take things way too seriously these days. I loved your reaction to the ending with Scott and Kip and how you guys appreciate their story too because some people hated episode 3, but their story was important for reasons!! haha

Oulaya Louaddi

Something I find really interesting and that has somehow made my watch-through with you guys a little more sad is how a lot of depictions of gay love and romance in media have been so utterly tragic and heartbreaking in so many ways, it's so hard for people to even imagine that the show might have a happy ending. I went into the show already knowing that it was going to end happy and that that was the intent of the show runner and the book author but as someone without the background, I can understand how you guys hesitated to be happy for the characters at every development of their relationship. It just added a sad layer of reality to this time around watching the episodes.

Maria Gomes

Kinda late but anyways!! I love your reactions, and I don't think you need to be super loud for people to know you are into something. People can have different reactions to the same thing, and if they don't like yours, just stop watching. Of course, some criticisms are valid, but people get way too comfortable nowadays with the words they use and try to disguise hate as an opinion. The only thing I would say, though, is that sometimes it's hard to keep up with what you're saying and the scene that's being shown, fellow ADHD here, and maybe you could pause the scene to have a bigger discussion about it, and not miss any important details. Love you guys and excuse my english it's not my first language!!!

Brittany

I hate that ya’ll are getting backlash! People are too uptight. I’m actually just tickled that ya’ll haven’t put together that Jane=Shane and Lilly=Ilya on the texting front. 🤣

Nikki

We're going to the cottage!!!

Caren W

My favorite part of the ending is the look on Shane and Ilya's faces. Shane: "I can have that?" while Ilya's is "I'M GOING TO HAVE THAT". Someday I won't cry at the end of episode 5 but today is not that day.

jammmbi

for what it's worth, i actually loved that one of you experienced it with subtitles and one without. IIRC, in the book, all we know is that he's speaking Russian, and there's one (?) line at the end of the chapter that details something he said that Shane doesn't know. i experienced it with subtitles the first time and watched it back later just listening to Ilya speak to get a feel for Shane's perspective/to hear and interpret the emotion separately. i don't think your desire to experience the scene as Shane would have was a mistake/not smart; it felt like a personal way that you wanted to engage with and interpret the scene. i get others were looking forward to your reaction to the actual text, but that doesn't make your way wrong, and i personally didn't interpret that as you disrespecting that moment. i think we all tend to get a little touchy about queer media, and we forget that it is still media that we all engage with and experience differently, and that doesn't make one of us outright "correct" for engaging in a specific way, nor does it mean you're not taking it seriously. this show benefits from a rewatch (or many!) and you always have opportunities to rewatch scenes and see them in different contexts! i hope that others' responses to that moment haven't tainted your feelings toward the show and i truly hope you continue to react and comment in ways that make sense, are important, and above all, feel natural to you both. i've loved watching these episodes back with y'all's reactions and am excited to watch more!!!

Ari Gutes

Rizzo dont apologize for being you. I love u

Sarah Speelman

I think miles would be their third person who hangs out and has no other life lol

Sarah Speelman

There were two or three lines in the book, but it’s ilya thinking back on what he said

Sarah Speelman

The heartbreaking thing about Shane getting hurt was that ilya was yelling, asking them to tell him he was okay and he was just pushed back to his bench. It’s so sad

Sarah Speelman

Players generally have the same seats allocated to them, so it’s not surprising he found Kip in the crowd

DragonQueen

In my humble opinion… you have nothing to apologize for! Nobody is forced to watch and it’s their choice to continue or skip. I’ve seen WAY more talkative reactors and I just skip some if it’s too much and watch other videos I don’t mind if there’s talking over… every reactor I watch (which is roughly 15 different channels) always miss at least one thing from talking over dialogue… it’s expected since you’re supposed to give commentary. Also my daughter has ADHD so I’m used to it lol

MikWager

I'm late to catching up to this....man I missed some DRAMA! haha Just wanna say I loved the reaction...keep doing you! You quoted my favorite movie out of NOWHERE Rizzo (paulie) so you're officially one of my favorite reactors!

Brianna

I’m WAY late on these reactions but I just gotta say one thing that always cracks me up is anytime I’m watching guys react to this show, they NEVER retain a single characters name even by episode 5. The “Who’s Scott Hunter? Which one is Shane? Is Lily also Ilya?” Like….do boys have a mental block that they can’t retain people’s names?! 😂😂

Chigirl22

They also can never seem to keep track of which teams they play on and where they live! :p

O

I was very disappointed that you both talked over when Ilya said both his father and brother were police. It's too bad you missed so much of the show talking over important dialogue. We would have liked to see you react to the many parts of the 6 episodes you talked over and thus missed. The parts you did listen to, and thus reacted to, were excellent, as usual.

Cathy

I joined Patreon for the full Heated Rivalry reactions (yes, I'm late to the party)... wow, there's a lot of comments in here. I think doing a reaction video for the first time watching something is hard, because you're doing it to interact and you need to engage, but when you're doing that, you're not getting the full emotional journey yourself, especially with such a nuanced show that has little tiny details that are especially easy to miss if you didn't read the books. I live for the reactions, though! (Benji quoting Call Me By Your Name at 22:05, YES!). Don't beat yourself up, Rizzo - fellow anxiety ADHD-er myself, and I could not do what you do. Thank you for making this content!

Marie Kaňovská

I was so looking forward to you react to this episode. and you did not disappoint. That ending is just so perfect. and your commentary was so sweet... I love this episode so much and that I can watch it with you again... Best experience ever.

Kaylee Klein

I never actually watched this show on my own, but I have seen several people react to it. And FUCK that scene makes me cry every time.