Canadian media on Heated Rivalry

[kathleen_dailey]

I still haven't seen Heated Rivalry, but I feel that I already know a reasonable amount about the series and the characters from reading so much fic and meta. Personally, I just want to find a Shoresy/Heated Rivalry crossover whose author really, truly, deeply gets both shows (if such a person even exists) and has the near-supernatural writing chops (ditto) necessary to pull off a very unlikely crack-treated-seriously meld.

While I'm waiting, here are some thoughts from Canadian media on HR:

The Tyee: There are now two types of people in the world: those who spent the final days of 2025 rapt in the clutches of Heated Rivalry ... and those who didn’t.

The Walrus: An interview with Rachel Reid: "I kind of do approach the hockey and the sex exactly the same way."

The Currrent: Matt Galloway looks at whether Heated Rivalry can change hockey culture.

CP24: A Montreal bookshop hosts a Heated Rivalry rewatch

Comments

[dewline]

I'm not a fan, and the existence of books and show surprised me. That said, friends of mine find joy and comfort in them, so I'm not inclined to wish them away.

[kathleen_dailey]

Yes, so much joy! I love reading friends' HR meta and recs. I'd be happy if I could feel that fannish about any source material right now. Maybe SFA? I don't think that's too likely, but we'll see.