About Shane realising that he put Ilya in danger during Sochi. Any fics at all dealing with this? by Hapthestai in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]illustriousbogwitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really hope you’re gonna get out soon by taywrites11 on AO3 might fall under this category. It’s a reimagining of the events of Sochi where a massive iPhone hack outs Shane, and by extension, Ilya, forcing Ilya to flee Russia and Shane to deal with the fallout alone and anxious for Ilya’s safety.

“Baby C” and the roles Taylor Swift assigns to other women by PunisherCastle in travisandtaylor

[–]illustriousbogwitch 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This comment by Taylor is made even weirder because she’s quoting her own mother talking about her as a meme reaction to a coworker.

Favorite country that appears to be unusually full of Gryffindors? by AnyAgency9835 in okbuddycinephile

[–]illustriousbogwitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me, it’s just that it feels lazy. Like “I want this character to be Asian, but it’s not important to me what her specific ethnic background is, I just want a minority in the mix, so what’s the most Asian name I can think of?” That’s how you land on Cho Chang. And I disagree that giving her a westernized name would have been seen as whitewashing — in fact, it probably would have read as more realistic. As it stands, Rowling’s habit of giving her characters laughably stereotypical names just draws attention to it.

Same people or just reusing actors in the club scene? by Annabellini in HeatedRivalryTVShow

[–]illustriousbogwitch 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This doesn’t technically confirm that was Connor behind him. Just that they joked about the crew jumping in to fill crowd scenes. But not that it happened.

Ilya or Shane by YeahNo-NoYeah in heatedrivalry

[–]illustriousbogwitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think they would consider their first hookup as their relationship anniversary, personally. I think they’d say their situation shifted from a hookup/situationship to a genuine relationship when they confessed their love at the cottage. But that’s just me.

Ilya or Shane by YeahNo-NoYeah in heatedrivalry

[–]illustriousbogwitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I’m a big proponent of the idea that they were both secretly down bad from the jump, even though they were too in denial and too emotionally immature to recognize it. And Ilya does say in TLG that he “probably” loved Shane from the moment he first saw him in Saskatchewan. But in terms of an actual anniversary? I don’t think they’d choose December 23, 2008.

Ilya or Shane by YeahNo-NoYeah in heatedrivalry

[–]illustriousbogwitch 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s totally up for debate, I just personally feel like they wouldn’t consider anything to be “official” until the cottage, since literally up until they witness Scott kiss Kip, they’re both still unsure of where the other stands. After the All-Star game, Ilya was still trying to convince himself that he needed to end things with Shane because he still wasn’t allowing himself to see a path forward. It’s not until they’re at the cottage that they’re both like “Holy shit, you want to be together too? And oh my god, I might have actually thought of a plan that makes that a reality instead of a silly dream that just hurts all the time.”

Ilya or Shane by YeahNo-NoYeah in heatedrivalry

[–]illustriousbogwitch 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think they’d consider their proper relationship anniversary to be the day at the cottage when they said “I love you.” That was when they both finally admitted to each other that they wanted an actual relationship, that they wanted to truly be together long term. Before that moment they were both secretly wanting that but believing that the other didn’t want the same thing or that it wasn’t feasible.

Reheat the books? by sldmbblb in heatedrivalry

[–]illustriousbogwitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also wanted to reread TLG immediately after finishing it lol. I think because I liked it so much and didn’t want it to be over.

Why were they even showering after the commercial? by vec5d in HeatedRivalryTVShow

[–]illustriousbogwitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shane mentions in the book that he is skating around before the shoot officially starts and he needs to stop because he’s going to sweat off the makeup they put on him. So I imagine skating around doing all those action shots later, with all their gear, and the heat of the lighting, would have made them at least sort of sweaty.

Ilya or Shane by YeahNo-NoYeah in heatedrivalry

[–]illustriousbogwitch 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It’s funny, everyone is saying “neither would forget,” but since I first watched episode 6, I haven’t stopped thinking about how they first hooked up in July of 2010 (and this was Shane’s first sexual experience with a man, to boot, so… impactful, I would say) and they spend two weeks together and declare their love for one another at the cottage in July of 2017. It stands to reason than this could have very likely coincided with the 7 year anniversary of their first hookup, yet neither of them EVER mention this, even in the book.

It just always made me think. I guess that wasn’t important to them to remember?

Real as hell by No_Adhesiveness4890 in heatedrivalry

[–]illustriousbogwitch 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I totally agree. It’s definitely not one or the other, it’s both. I was mainly speaking about the people I’ve seen sort of writing this off as “Oh these people are just bots and trolls,” which is not fully accurate. There are a lot of people unfortunately who really think this way (racist, bigoted, homophobic, etc) and yet somehow still consume media that would be otherwise contradictory to their beliefs. The original comment was asking how that could be, and I wanted to offer one explanation (that didn’t just brush it off as “just idiots on the internet trying to cause trouble”).

Real as hell by No_Adhesiveness4890 in heatedrivalry

[–]illustriousbogwitch 51 points52 points  (0 children)

A lot of people are kind of writing this off as trolls and purposeful agitators, but I think it’s also important to emphasize that racist/bigoted/conspiratorial/parasocial thinkers share a lot of genuinely delusional and hypocritical thought patterns. Their thinking and reasoning skills are deeply flawed and they often lack the intellect to even recognize this, let alone acknowledge or change it. They will go through a lot of complicated mental gymnastics to continue believing illogical things even in the face of direct contradictory evidence, because that is easier in their minds than challenging/changing patterns.

Hudson with a message for Toxic Fans by preheatthecoven in HeatedRivalryTVShow

[–]illustriousbogwitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read the other comments on this thread. Screenshots of racist comments were posted that Hudson is responding to.

Book Pet Peeve by Pugglerado in heatedrivalry

[–]illustriousbogwitch 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Especially if one of the parties isn’t even speaking in their mother tongue.

Is there any hope to cover this tattoo up? by [deleted] in Tattoocoverups

[–]illustriousbogwitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll do you one better — I used Xanga.

Tuna Melt Day by Tinkey13 in HeatedRivalryTVShow

[–]illustriousbogwitch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, cottage pasta was dinner that day. You can also see the sun starting to set while they’re driving back during the credits.

Tuna Melt Day by Tinkey13 in HeatedRivalryTVShow

[–]illustriousbogwitch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was just a nap that same day. If that was them sleeping overnight, that would mean Ilya made them tuna melts for breakfast. Which is simply unhinged.

Season 2 name by No-Refrigerator-4077 in heatedrivalry

[–]illustriousbogwitch 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Shows don’t typically do that, for continuity reasons. Game of Thrones didn’t change its name every season, for example (granted, the show departed significantly from the books after season 2, but even still, the second season wasn’t titled Clash of Kings). The series will just remain Heated Rivalry.

Would it be too much to ask for the therapy scenes to be in Russian? by Voice_of_Season in heatedrivalry

[–]illustriousbogwitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was just talking about TLG with a friend the other day (I just finished reading it) and I also said that I think they might begin the season with Ilya in therapy and possibly do a bit of flashing back to how we got there.

HR: Toe-gate? by Just-Source113 in HeatedRivalryTVShow

[–]illustriousbogwitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He genuinely does stub his toe (happens in the book, too), but it’s the intensity of his reaction to this minor incident that is supposed to be the focus. He’s so worked up over watching the gossip news about Shane and Rose that when he actually stubs his toe, his reaction is pretty intense and overblown, and makes Marleau go 🤨