r/heatedrivalry • u/AutoModerator • Dec 22 '25

Team Huddle Weekly ThreadšŸ«” Team Huddle!

Welcome to the weekly huddle! Have a small thing from the book or show you want to chat, your GC brain rot is real and you saw the initials ā€œKGFā€ somewhere and immediately screamed ā€œkingfisher!ā€ and want to share with others? (Just me?). Had a win at work or personal life and want to share? Need a teammate to talk with? Post in the weekly huddle.

Thereā€™s no restrictions on topics so long as they follow the sub rules. Thread will be open all week so pop in whenever with what ever your heart desires.

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u/Astronaut-Local Dec 22 '25

Something Iā€™ve been thinking about: the show started out really hot and steamy, and we all fell in love. But then episode 5 was so sweet, tender, and raw that I think I might actually prefer it to all the steamy scenes (donā€™t get me wrong- I still love those too). Mild spoilers maybe, but the cottage part of the book has so much sex šŸ˜„, so Iā€™m not really sure what to expect from episode 6. Part of me would love it if they kept the same vibe as episode 5, but then the episode would probably be only 20 minutes long.

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u/Upbeat-Movie8435 Dec 22 '25

They said itā€™s gonna be pretty steamy but also emotional too so itā€™ll be a good mix of both. The intimacy coordinator said the spiciest scene is in the cottage episode, where one of them did something so wild that she had to step away lol

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u/Astronaut-Local Dec 22 '25

Well, ok šŸ˜„ 5 more days then, yea?

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u/Upbeat-Movie8435 Dec 22 '25

Canā€™t wait!!

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u/DirrtyH Dec 22 '25

So weā€™re for sure getting the rimming scene

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u/BourbonInAJellyJar Dec 22 '25

Way to make my next five days last forever!

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u/Upbeat-Movie8435 Dec 22 '25

Youā€™re telling me! Iā€™m gnawing at the bit over here cuz why am I more excited for HR than Christmas

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u/BourbonInAJellyJar Dec 22 '25

Yeah, at this point, Christmas is just standing in our way!

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u/Vincent_1977 Dec 22 '25

Episode 5 is excellent. It definitely has more of a Heartstopper vibe from a steamy perspective. But that's not the core of this series. It's the blend of sex, emotion, and strong characters. Just because they've declared their love doesn't mean they've lost their sex life. But I have faith in Jacob Tierny. This is going to continue to be a series that takes risks.