Heated Rivalry, the new smutty gay hockey show available to stream with an HBO Max subscription, has exploded in popularity since it premiered in November. The response from fans has been overwhelming, and some of the episodes' ratings on IMDb confirm it is near perfect. However, one timeline detail has been nagging me, and I’m glad this Heated Rivalry actor finally cleared it up.
Season 1 of Heated Rivalry is a book-to-screen adaptation of Rachel Reid’s romance novel of the same name. Those familiar with the larger Game Changers series know that Heated Rivalry is book 2, and book 1 tells Scott and Kip’s story, Game Changer. If you’ve finished Heated Rivalry already, you know events of Scott and Kip’s relationship happen during Hollanov’s eight-year timeline. They play a direct role in Shane and Ilya’s story, which is why Episode 3 catches us up on Scott and Kip’s origins as a couple.
