The Butler Collegian · Jan 21
OT: ‘Heated Rivalry’ highlights why representation matters
Pride night is back, baby. Graphic by Ollie Fitzgerald.
Starting as a production with a small budget and only intending to air in Canada, ‘Heated Rivalry’ took the world by storm. Writer-director Jacob Tierney’s adaptation of author Rachel Reid’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ aired its first episode on Nov. 28, and five weekly episodes following until Dec. 25, with episodes five and six being among the top-rated TV episodes of all time on IMDB. A queer romance — thinly masked as a hockey show — reaching such a level of recognition, even across the sports world, proves how much representation matters.