Heated Rivalry is continuing on an upward trajectory with each episode!
The hit, much talked about Crave series, about rival hockey players Shane (Hudson Williams) and Ilya (Connor Storrie) who fall for each other, debuted it’s penultimate episode and has been praised by many as the best episode of television this year.
More so, that is now being reflected with ratings and reviews on IMDb!
Keep reading to find out more…
The fifth episode, “I’ll Believe In Anything,” saw Shane breaking up with his girlfriend after she figures out that he’s not really into girls, the Tampa Bay all-star game, Ilya’s father dying and him admitting his feelings to Shane in Russian, so he actually doesn’t know what he said, Shane getting injured, and ending on the note of Scott Hunter (Francois Arnaud) coming out publicly by kissing Kip (Robbie G.K.) on the ice after winning the Stanley Cup, which lead to Ilya making a decision to go to Shane’s cottage in the summer.
It has reached a 10/10 rating on the film and television site, with over five thousand ratings.
This has catapulted it to the top of the list of the highest rated episodes of the year on IMDb, and it’s the 14th highest rated of all time!
In addition, the show as a whole is now ranked as the No 5 most popular TV show on IMDb, just behind Stranger Things, Pluribus, IT: Welcome to Derry and The Abandons.
Heated Rivalry is also very highly rated on Rotten Tomatoes, by both critics and audiences. The series has a 96% Tomatometer score from critics and a 93% Popcornmeter score from viewers!
There is only one episode left for season one, “The Cottage.”
In the season finale, “Shane and Ilya get away from the spotlight for a rare moment of freedom. But when the outside world intrudes, they have to face some tough decisions that could change everything about their future and what it means to build a life together.”
The episode will premiere Friday (December 26) at midnight ET and Thursday (December 25) at 9pm PT. Stay tuned to JJ as episodic stills are released!
Earlier this month, Hudson and Connor revealed the season two news in a cute video.