WhyHockey 12.1.25: Matt talks about the first two episodes of Heated Rivalry

<p>I’ve been excited to watch the new show Heated Rivalry for months and now that the first two episodes have been released, I have many thoughts I wanted to share. Since the podcast is the best place to ramble on like this in a hopefully coherent fashion, that’s what I did, which has all of these topics and more including:</p><p>3:30: My history with the book Heated Rivalry and my expectations for the show coming in</p><p>8:00: This show is really, really gay! Like extremely so!</p><p>11:30: Does it matter that the author of the book is a woman writing about queer male stories? Would it matter if the actors aren’t gay or bi?</p><p>17:00: What does it say about the show and the book that the world created here is basically the NHL in all but name?</p><p>28:00: What I like about this show, and there’s a lot!</p><p>36:00: Things I didn’t like, and the show not perfect</p><p>43:40: What do I want to see in the final four episodes?</p><p>49:00: Wanting this show to be a happy queer story, ...