The Show CUT the POOL HUG?? | Heated Rivalry Ep 5 Book vs Show

Rewatching Heated Rivalry Episode 5 after reading chapters 15–22 of Rachel Reid's book. This is the episode with the biggest book-vs-show changes so far. I came to Heated Rivalry show-first, and reading the book scrambled what I thought I remembered. So I rewatched Episode 5 scene by scene. Rose's dinner and "have you ever been with another guy." Svetlana at Ilya's place. The Tampa bar and the pool. The hug the show cut. The hotel room "I think I'm gay" talk. The glasses call merged with the Moscow Skype. The stairwell call in Russian, and how one line in the book became a whole scene. Shane's injury, the hospital, and "I'm coming to the cottage." 📺 Previous: the chapters behind Episode 5 (Ch. 15–22):    • The Moscow conversation we never fully got...   ▶️ Next up: the chapters behind Episode 6, The Cottage 🏒 Heated Rivalry playlist:    • Heated Rivalry   ☕ Join the Dissertation Committee:    / @danjamesdr2   Spoilers for Heated Rivalry (book) through chapter 22 and the show through Episode 5, with a light Game Changer crossover mention. ______________________________________________ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 3:02 The Morning After 6:31 All-Star Hype and Scott Hunter 9:15 Rose's Dinner: "Have You Been With a Guy?" 16:48 Ilya and Svetlana 20:52 The Tampa Bar and the Pool 29:18 The Beach: "Not Compatible" 30:58 Hotel Room: "I Think I'm Gay" 43:57 Boston Pregame and the Glasses Call 50:33 Moscow: Ilya and Alexei 53:48 The Stairwell Call in Russian 1:04:54 Montreal: Shane Gets Hurt 1:06:49 The Hospital and the Cottage Invite 1:10:17 The Final: "I'm Coming to the Cottage" 1:15:58 Final Thoughts ______________________________________________ #HeatedRivalry #BookVsShow #HeatedRivalryEpisode5 #RachelReid #ShaneAndIlya #ShaneHollander #IlyaRozanov #GameChangers #HockeyRomance #MMRomance #QueerTV #QueerBooks #BookTube #HeatedRivalrySeason2 #BookToScreen