Heated Rivalry
TV Show • 2025 • Sport
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Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh faced rookies evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self-discovery. Over the next eight years, as they chase glory on the ice, they struggle to navigate their feelings for each other. Torn between the sport they live for and the love they can’t ignore, they must decide if there’s room in their fiercely competitive world for something as fragile – and powerful – as real love.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Happened in past, not shown, but IIya's Mum committed suicide when he was 12.
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Abuse
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Implied that a main character's father was abusive to his mother and that his father and brother have continually emotionally and financially abused him.
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It's more lack of compassion/understanding than abuse but still an emotionally taut relationship.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Addiction
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Ilya’s brother asks for more money for his drugs and partying.
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Characters drink throughout the show but not to excess
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Some of Ilya’s friends and family use cocaine.
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Are there sharks?
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Ilya pretends to be a shark while playing with children in a hotel pool.
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Assault
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Sort of. A character turns down the advances of a former partner who does try to coerce them and touches them against their will, but eventually leaves.
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Is someone restrained?
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Refs holding back players during a hockey fight.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Mouth guards are essential for hockey players
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone break a bone?
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Shane breaks his collarbone
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Shane becomes unconscious as part of an accident he has on the ice.
Shane becomes unconscious as part of an accident he has on the ice.
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does someone die?
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IIya's dad, death not shown on screen
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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IIya's Mum when he was 12. Not shown, he and Shane talk about it at the cottage by the fire.
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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Ilya's father dies in this episode
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Does someone cheat?
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Shane and Ilya never sleep together during the time Shane is dating someone else.
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Fear
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Is there a shower scene?
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Several throughout
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Gross
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All of season one is safe! I always get nervous when someone gets anxious but all good!
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Is someone eaten?
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Metaphorically but not cannibalistically
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Does someone spit?
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Ilya spits into Shane's hand
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Ilya does mention his brother (and late father) were police.
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LGBTQ+
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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No one is actually outed publicly but the fear of it happening is prevalent throughout
Shane's parents find out accidentally in the last episode of season 1, but they are supportive and do not tell anyone
Shane's parents find out accidentally in the last episode of season 1, but they are supportive and do not tell anyone
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Ilya is bisexual and sleeps with women during the time he is seeing Shane casually but its not cheating and they are not exclusive.
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Live Theatre
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Its not live so not applicable.
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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After Shane’s accident on the ice, Ilya visits him in the hospital.
After Shane’s accident on the ice, Ilya visits him in the hospital.
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Mental Health
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IIya's Mum when he was 12, not shown
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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In the book it's implied that Shane has at the very least a rocky relationship with food but it's never really touched upon in the show
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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No but there are a lot of time skips forward and backward.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Shane panics (very minor) at his parent's house in the cottage episode
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Shane has a silent panic attack/meltdown
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Ilya reveals his father’s struggles with dementia.
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Is autism misrepresented?
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The author has said she wrote Shane as autistic. I would argue he does a pretty good job portraying autism (saying this as an autistic person myself)
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Natural Disasters
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Noxious
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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There is an extended scene at a nightclub at the end of the episode with lots of strobe lights
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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At the end of the episode both Shane and Ilya look directly into the camera, making eye contact with the audience
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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There is a character with a pregnant wife who is mentioned but never shown and there is a baby on screen in s1e4
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Prejudice
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Ilya's brother calls him an f slur (per Russian subtitles)
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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The first time they are in the bar, one of Kip’s friends says Kip’s name is “short bus for Christopher”
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Is there hate speech?
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When the characters are in Russia for the Olympics, there is a reference to gay people not being accepted or safe in the country
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Not discussed overtly in Season 1, but a character does wear an Orthodox cross necklace throughout the show.
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Sex
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No but some of the hockey teammates make some jokes about their rivals being “inbred”
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Is there sexual content?
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Multiple extended sex scenes in the first two episodes
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Are there nude scenes?
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Only men from the back, no full frontal
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Is there BDSM?
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Many of the sex scenes have a little bit of consensual power play involved, but no explicit BDSM
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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It was Shane's first time having sex with another man, but not his first time having sex at all
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Sexism
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Sickness
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
41 supporters
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IIya's dad
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Social
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Spoiler
Are there end credit scenes?
73 supporters
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Shane and IIya driving in car while the credits roll
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Vehicular
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Violence
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