‘Heated Rivalry’ Boss on That Emotional Finale and Whethe...

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Real talk: Jacob Tierney breaks down Shane and Ilya’s visit to the cottage, why the season had to end there and if he’s planning to write and direct all of season two alone.

Connor Storrie (left) as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams (right) as Shane Hollander in the season one finale of ‘Heated Rivalry. ’ Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max on Facebook on X Google Preferred to Flipboard Show additional options on LinkedIn on Pinterest on Reddit on Tumblr on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This story contains major spoilers from episode six, The Cottage, of Heated Rivalry . (we’re not making this up)

] Pack your bags, it s time to head to the cottage.

The Details

Heated Rivalry wrapped its first season with the show s highly anticipated sixth episode, The Cottage. Professional hockey rivals turned secret situationship turned maybe more Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) finally get a moment away from the chaos of their world to spend two weeks together, all alone , at Shane s secluded cottage.

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Why This Matters

For the first time in the season, these two characters give into the romantic and domestic vibes that have been building throughout the six episodes. It s still plenty sexy, but it s mostly emotional and real. After a mutual love confession, a decision to have Ilya move to a Canadian team closer to Shane and a plan to start a charity together as a way to soft launch they don t actually hate each other, Shane s father catches the pair together at the cottage.

Entertainment industry insiders have been buzzing about this.

The Bottom Line

The episode ends with the pair literally driving off into the sunset, (some) of the weight lifted off their shoulders as they head into the unknown a. The just just dropped season two .

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