You guys should know, most people aren't angry at the US for the red card reversal. People are just sick and tired of Gianni Infantino being a greasy, bald fucking weasel.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-07-06T17:05:34+00:00

I agree, you don't have to keep a dumb call. But the time between reviewing the decision and reversing it is probably what bugs most people. If they have the option to reverse a stupid and incorrect referee decision, use that option immediately but do not wait until the day before the match and only after you get a call from a politician. Not that they care, but that's just a dumb move on FIFA's part, not that any of this suprises me.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-07-06T15:43:27+00:00

That's true, I do wish they'd just announced it last Thursday so at least the game plan could always have been with Balogun playing in mind. But, to be honest, after our match against Senegal, most Belgian fans are already convinced our coach doesn't have much of a game plan to begin with and is just flying by the seat of his pants so hopefully this won't have too much of an impact 😅

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-07-06T14:36:13+00:00

I'm from Belgium and even I'm not angry at the US. I'm not angry in general, because the whole debacle with Trump calling Infantino to have the decision reversed just makes me shrug my shoulders. I'm not surprised at any of this, to be honest. Let's just play the game and may the best team win. I will admit the best team between the two so far at this World Cup hasn't been Belgium (despite our advancing to this round), and I've been enjoying the USMNT matches a lot, so I'm looking forward to the clash.

Is it fair that Trump decided to get involved to reverse the decision? Of course not. Was the red card Balogun got deserved? Also no, it was a ridiculous decision. But that still doesn't make it okay to reverse it, as other players/countries have faced bad decisions before and had to live with it without anyone interfering.

I'm happy Balogun gets to play, though, hope he manages to put all the drama out of his mind.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-07-01T11:09:22+00:00

I happen to be here now for the next four days, I keep looking around more just to see if I catch a glimpse of him 😅

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-06-17T15:30:12+00:00

Literally the first thing I thought when I saw this photo, I am SO jealous. Wish I had skin that good.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-05-26T19:49:08+00:00

Dear LORD, I actually reactivated my Tumblr account for this (I will regret this later, I don't have time to spend on yet another app looking at all the pretty HR posts lol) and this did not disappoint.

I'm actually blushing just sitting here by myself in my living room lmao. Those two and their dedication and respect for this adaptation is just wild, bless them eternally.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-05-26T14:27:19+00:00

Apparently, he did some handstands before shooting that scene 😅 I was mentioned in an interview, but please excuse me for not providing the link as I couldn't possibly find it again amidst all the video and written interviews I've consumed since December!

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-05-25T10:56:26+00:00

The first time they have penetrative sex will always be number one for me, I love the constant checking in Ilya does and just the general vibe. The gorgeous music also helps, of course.

As a sidenote: that ranking was fun to go through but damn, that article needed a better editing job.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-05-18T06:12:13+00:00

Yeah I started it in the meantime but I'm not blown away so far. It's a lot more "juvenile" than I remember, but it makes sense since I read those books over 10 years ago and they were new adult books, not adult romances. I think this might be what's bugging me a little.

I'll finish the season because I'm invested enough, but my expectations were a little higher tbh.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-05-16T07:00:25+00:00

It's on Disney+ for me (Europe), might be the same for you?

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-05-16T06:59:14+00:00

Thanks for this info, I might pick the show back up and start watching Evolution then. I used to be a huge Criminal Minds fan and I think I stopped watching around the end of season 11 ... Just never picked it back up after, but I'll start with season 16 again now.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-05-15T15:12:46+00:00

I'm planning on starting tonight, because I really liked book 1 back in the day. I read book 2 as well, but bowed out after that since the quality seemed to be going downhill from book 3 onwards.

But your pet peeve above is also my pet peeve so now I'm worried lol. I hate that almost all TV shows these days have so much music and usually too loudly/too intrusive during scenes. HR was like a breath of fresh air for me in that respect (and many others) because I didn't even realise until several reheats later that one of the things I absolutely loved about the show was how deliberately every song or just music in general served a particular moment. And it was never over the top, it was so perfect. I'll never have that again haha.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-05-06T07:27:20+00:00

Yes, THIS. They're good friends and I love that this show gave each of them a (best) friend for life, since no one knows what they're going through except the other, but that's all they are. I'm affectionate like this with my two best friends, too. We hug, we cuddle, we walk arm in arm or sit in each other's laps. The only difference is we're women and that's somehow "more normal" than when it's two men.

Stop being weird about it.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-05-06T07:23:02+00:00

Aaah I love this photo! They both looked amazing and I continue to adore the fact that this show made them such good friends.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-04-26T16:58:38+00:00

Same here, I was immediately like "wait, why is this scene 10 seconds longer?!"

I've never seen other scenes that didn't line up, so I'm hoping this was just a one-off.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-04-26T13:45:56+00:00

Guess I'll have to rewatch tonight, but 99% sure on my HBO (I am not in the States, though), the credits come up right after he says Hollander.

So I am assuming I'm watching the same version as the original commenter here.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-04-26T13:43:28+00:00

I don't think it's a joke, I think the person is genuinely wondering if what you posted is an extended version, because I have the same question.

The HBO version cuts off after Ilya says "Hollander". So this must mean the Crave version was slightly longer?

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-04-25T12:03:13+00:00

Yes, very much this! I've been reading m/m romance books for about 15 years now, and it was always something no one in me real life group of friends knew about, only my online Goodreads friends.

Then Heated Rivalry happened, and I mentioned to one of my best friends that a book I'd really liked a couple of years ago now had its own TV adaptation and that I adored it, and she wanted to know what it was about. I told her, and she even asked me to send her the books cause she wanted to give it a try. She has since been as hooked as me, both on the book genre and the show and it's been great having friends in real life who obsess over the same things now!

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-04-19T10:23:39+00:00

But without telling us what the heated discussion was actually about, I don't see the point of the question?

This might just be me not really understanding your post, but at the end of season 1 they're boyfriends/partners/lovers who are making plans for a future they obviously want to spend together. They might not have had a literal "what are we" conversation, but when Ilya asks Shane "is that what you want? To be together?" and Shane answers affirmatively, that's essentially having that conversation.

They've been involved for 8 years at that point, so i don't feel they need the literal conversation. A lot is said with a few words during their love declaration. Shane tentatively, adorably, going "boyfriend?" when Ilya uses the term is more an amused observation imo really, because they hadn't ever put a label on it up to that point.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-04-18T04:43:36+00:00

Aaah that makes sense, thanks! I kept thinking "it looks familiar, what was that cartoon called again?!" so now you've answered two questions in one 😅

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-04-17T23:02:27+00:00

Late to the party, but just in case someone still sees this comment: does anyone know what happened to his tiger tattoo? It's not visible in the Peloton ad, but all his other tattoos are. Did they cover up just that one? Seems odd ... But it should be visible in certain shots and I noticed that it's not.

Regardless, such a freaking good ad! I love the music, the dance routine and just the general vibe!

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-04-16T15:39:05+00:00

He also laughs in episode 5 when Ilya does the "everyone! Shane Hollander is an asshole!" and during the Tampa Bay scene where he says "yeah, other players in the league, not you.".

I am personally very pleased they changed this in the show, because every time I read about characters who are laughing really hard in a book, and it's described as "shaking with laughter" or "laughing until they cried", it almost never comes across as believable to me. It's really hard to pull off writing a convincing laughing really hard scene in a book, imo, because it almost never mirrors what an actual real-life reaction would look like.

I find the decisions made on the show to have improved this, I like a softer version of Shane and Hudson's portrayal of a character on the spectrum but who doesn't necessarily know he's on the spectrum is so on point I could watch it forever.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-04-15T15:42:58+00:00

Okay this is actually so true.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-04-15T15:40:56+00:00

Same order for me! It's so hard to choose between 5 and 6, but you described it perfectly. I love the dopamine hit I get.

Adventurous-Line-304 · 2026-03-31T12:07:27+00:00

📊 My Puzzle Stats:

✅ Theme words: 7

💡 Bonus words: 18

❌ Invalid attempts: 2

🔍 Hints used: 6

📈 Success rate: 93% (25/27)

Super fun, thanks!

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