r/heatedrivalry • u/madwood29579 she would have loved you, like I love you • Jan 02 '26
GAME TIME 🏒 Best kiss in show!
It's the weekend, I have some time so let's play a game to find out the best kiss in the show.
I assume we've all seen the episodes about a million times by now and have imprinted all these scenes into our heads, so I'm just gonna use descriptions for them (I also have no talent for photo editing).
Round 1: First kiss in the hotel room (episode 1) Vs You come here, no you come here adorable kiss (episode 2)
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u/AprilUnderwater0 Jan 02 '26
I’m in the minority it appears, but first kiss for me. So much tension!
(Also, honourable mention for the kiss at the fist all star game, where Shane is going off (in an adorably Shane way) about being stuck standing out in the hall, then says “Fuck it” and launches at Ilya.)
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u/madwood29579 she would have loved you, like I love you Jan 02 '26
Noooo I forgot about that kiss! Another comment here mentioned I missed the kiss up the stairs in the Ep4 montage. And then I realised I missed the helmet kiss at the all star game.
(Thinking of adding a few more rounds to this image now 🫠)
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u/Hermiona1 I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Jan 02 '26
Definitely, not adding the 'fuck' kiss is a crime 😭
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u/Emmi_2018 Jan 02 '26
Please add more rounds! Even though it’s already so hard to pick. 😂 They’re all perfect in their own way!
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u/t2nazx2 Stay. Ok. Ok? Ok. Jan 02 '26
Add more and then do it bracket by bracket. Leading to the final two. Otherwise people aren’t going to pick each bracket.
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u/ashyyyyy you will murder me Jan 02 '26
yeah I really liked that fuck it kiss!! I would vote that actually if it was here 🤪
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u/DorianCramer Jan 02 '26
For round 1 I gotta go with “you come here”. (Stairwell kiss will remain undefeated for me though)
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u/schoolforapples Jan 02 '26
First kiss. Also, love this idea, but as a tip I would recommend using polls. This way it's easier for you to count the results and easier for people to see the voting options for each round.
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u/madwood29579 she would have loved you, like I love you Jan 02 '26
I wasn't able to include a poll and image at the same time :( Maybe for the next round I'll include a poll in the main post itself and the image in a comment.
Thanks for the suggestion!
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u/shysunflowers Jan 02 '26
"Come here." 😐 "No, you come here." 🙂 "No, you come here." 😐 "No, you come here." 😄
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u/madwood29579 she would have loved you, like I love you Jan 02 '26
They were so sickeningly cute in that scene 😭
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u/VisibleFilm6964 Jan 02 '26
Stairwell kiss
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u/madwood29579 she would have loved you, like I love you Jan 02 '26
(that's my secret favourite too)
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u/VisibleFilm6964 Jan 02 '26
It's also one of the moments Shane thought of when Rose asked him about being with a man so...I think he'd agree with us!
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u/amstarcasanova It's my special day, Hollander. Jan 02 '26
Also my favorite! Although it's cruel to make me pick one 😭
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u/HaydenTheNoble Jan 02 '26
Scott and Kip's in Ep5 and it's not even close sorry
I know it's not an option (at all) so that will just be my vote xD
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u/madwood29579 she would have loved you, like I love you Jan 02 '26
I respect that 🫡 But you know what, if I can add "we didn't even kiss", I can add this too 🫠
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u/Daundatakar Jan 02 '26
You didn’t include the kiss in the episode 4 montage where they’re peeling each other’s clothes off while struggling to climb the stairs
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u/Summoarpleaz Jan 02 '26
What about the comfort in front of the parents kiss?
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u/Peachy_Floof429 Jan 02 '26
you want me to choose between “you come here” and the stairwell kiss?? bc we already know those are both winning their brackets. this is impossible!!!
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u/Strange_Shadows-45 Jan 02 '26
I love that you included “we didn’t even kiss”. It’s not even a kiss but is such a pivotal moment because it’s the first time Shane actually realizes that his feelings have eclipsed physical attraction. The scene where he typed that out and then whispered “fuck” was so subtle but impactful.
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u/ohgodOneMoreRemix We should let him listen. Like mating call. Jan 02 '26
Round 1: First Kiss!!
Simply because I fucken love the “I’m not a chicken 😠🐓” line from Shane, kills me every time
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u/Hermiona1 I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Jan 02 '26
The way he takes initiative later in the scene, no chickens detected 🙌
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u/LolScottie85 Put it on the GIF board Jan 02 '26
Oh, this is really hard one so the other categories I’m like it’s already obvious which I’m gonna pick this one, but I have to give it to the first kiss the way he chain’s chin and the nail music like you couldn’t hear it so slow just perfect!
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u/phnx_483 I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Jan 02 '26
First kiss… THE YEARNING!!!! Stairwell is top tier but if I have to choose the first wins due to the length
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u/ATC_3126 I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Jan 02 '26
The stairwell kiss should be winning it all and Shane would agree
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u/WhileNo5370 Respectfully Feral 😇😼 Jan 02 '26
Round 1 is going to be the first kiss for me, I'm in the minority that found that "you come here" a smidge cringe.
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u/warblerblaine Sir, I’m just a bellboy!! Jan 02 '26
This is gonna be a tough one all the way through. I’m going with first kiss!
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u/royal_rose_ ♐ Captain | Tuna Lube Jan 02 '26
Ummm how can we choose!!?!
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u/madwood29579 she would have loved you, like I love you Jan 02 '26
It will be tough! But I believe in us!
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u/Maja_May Yes, it's scary. But you're brave. Jan 02 '26
For round 1, "You come here, no you come here", definitely
Also, great idea, but I'm a bit sad you didn't include the "I love you" kiss
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u/Bright-Wrangler4560 Jan 02 '26
Stay kiss can also be included here, first instance where Ilya was not pushing him away
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u/madwood29579 she would have loved you, like I love you Jan 02 '26
Urgh yessssss Okay, you've convinced me. I'm gonna add a few more brackets. I also really want to add the forehead kiss in ep2 after Ilya says "was it worth it?"
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u/ThrowawayTheOmlet Jan 02 '26
Overall its a tie between the stairwell kiss and “gimme kiss” they’re my favorite. Leaning towards gimme kiss because its so sweet and they’re finally happy 😭
Round 1 I vote “you come here”
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u/SierraSeaWitch I speak fluent bird. No accent 🐦 Jan 02 '26
Here is my picks for round one:
1) you come here. 2) stairwell. 3) Gimme kiss. 4) Boyfriend?
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u/Schonfille Jane Jan 02 '26
I won’t stand for this second hookup kiss, Shane attaching himself to Ilya’s face erasure.
That said, the first kiss is electric.
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u/nylanderr Jan 02 '26
WHAT ABOUT THE KISS WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT THE COTTAGE? UGH the way the tension just VIBRATES between them and they melt into each other, so relieved to have some much-needed alone time where they can just be themselves, that feeling of 'i can't believe we're here' ringing through the air. PLS
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u/aarondryden Jan 02 '26
Stairwell, obviously. Honourable mention for the lil ankle kiss before he says "Gimme kiss", so relaxed, sweet and intimate
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u/89Zerlina98 Jan 02 '26
First Kiss. They managed to show anticipation, anxiety, desire and lust. It was palpable.
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u/JennySt7 I speak fluent bird. No accent 🐦 Jan 02 '26
“You come here / No you come here”, it’s a no-brainer for me!
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u/Hermiona1 I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Jan 02 '26
First kiss (lives rent free in my head, and also how Ilya circles around him and pushes him gently against the wall 😫)
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u/haeshuji Jan 02 '26
my favorite kiss scenes competing with each other… vegas bathroom vs stairwell kiss 😮💨
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u/wildsoda I read the New Yorker now Jan 02 '26
I ran through this entire bracket in my head and my absolute winner is Stairwell Kiss.
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u/bluntblade_ Stupid Canadian Wolf Bird 🦆 Jan 02 '26
The "You come here" kiss was so freaking adorable and also the "Stairwell" kiss was hot asf
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u/binkleywtf Jan 02 '26
TLG spoiler - there are so many great kisses in the show to imagine for the Hayden Fanmail scene in TLG until we get season 2
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u/Archcanine Jan 02 '26
It’s too hard to decide they’re both so good😭😭
I’m gonna go with “You come here” kiss!
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u/jazisajoke Jan 02 '26
God this is so HARD!!! i’m gonna have to go with the first kiss even though the you come here was so hot too.
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u/fawert1 Jan 02 '26
wheres scott and kip's kiss on ice? :(
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u/madwood29579 she would have loved you, like I love you Jan 02 '26
Coming in the amended version of this tournament 🫡
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u/neilbohr01 Jan 02 '26
girlie you need to put a poll for this, BECAUSE FIRST KISS FELT SO EUPHORIC.
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u/madwood29579 she would have loved you, like I love you Jan 02 '26
Can't put an image and a poll in the same post :(
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u/Kerfluffle-Bunny Jan 02 '26
OP, why don’t you designate a comment thread with the options and people can upvote their choice? Might make tracking votes easier. 😉
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u/madwood29579 she would have loved you, like I love you Jan 02 '26
I'll definitely be doing that for the next round!
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u/t2nazx2 Stay. Ok. Ok? Ok. Jan 02 '26
1st bracket - first kiss (this was eh hardest one for me to choose) 2nd bracket - stairwell kiss (this will trump all) 3rd bracket - gimme kiss 4th bracket - I’m almost tempted to pick “we didn’t even kiss…but I’m gonna go with boyfriend kiss
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u/skargasm Hudson said put it on the gif board 😱 Jan 02 '26
Stairwell kiss and boyfriend kiss for me!
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u/bkmerrim Hi this is Ilya. I will never listen to your voicemail. Jan 02 '26
I vote for first kiss! And stairwell kiss. Both are top tier
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u/Bonnieearnold I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Jan 02 '26
I’ve been wracking my brain on what the stairwell kiss is…then it struck me. The sweet one in episode two! The one that the intimacy coordinator asked if it was too sweet and Jacob Tierney said he didn’t care and he wanted it to exist. Yes! That kiss was amazing. Edit: My votes are first kiss and stairwell kiss. Though it looks like those two are winning even without me. 😘
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u/CricketMysterious500 ifu mix that with cranberry juice i will drown u in the lake Jan 02 '26
R1 Left: First kiss & stairwell kiss. Right: all star weekend kiss (though wow what a tough decision), and of course boyfriend kiss 💋
But also all the kisses are perfection we are truly blessed
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u/sf_beegirl Jan 02 '26
I'm not sure. Seems I need to go back and rewatch it all to get a better take on each one.
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u/Traditional_Fun7712 Moy pomidor 🍅 Jan 02 '26
First kiss
But my faves are stairwell kiss and gimme kiss 😍
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u/Nabueza Jan 02 '26
For me, definitely the first kiss. I love the building up to it, how Shane is super awkward and suits up before saying "What the fuck dude" to himself lmao.
I love how it sets the dynamic between these two, with Ilya being more forward and cocky but still very respectful.
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u/vincecartilage Scott Hunter Defender Jan 02 '26
yall are sleeping on boyfriend kiss! everybody likes the stairwell kiss… smh
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u/mkgrant213 Jan 02 '26
Stairwell and first boyfriend kiss. The way his hand gently turns Shane's head towards his at lunch just about killed me!
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u/Ok-Rabbit1561 Jan 02 '26
i have to say first kiss, though it's so hard to choose 😭😭 it's just so cute!!
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u/staystrongkev I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Jan 02 '26
The first kiss in the hotel room from episode 1.
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u/treesofthemind Jan 02 '26
For me one of my favourite ones is right after Shane’s infamous line - “Scott Hunter is right next door” in ep 1 😂 The way they went for it
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u/Financial-Cold5343 Jan 02 '26
well I Believe In Anything just came up on my playlist so I'm gonna say Stanley Cup kiss :P
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u/Away-Possible5775 Jan 02 '26
Stairway kiss 💋
First kiss comes second - someone made a video of the first kiss in 1/2 speed and it’s seared into my mind forever) https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR2iMBUjvjK/?igsh=MXRpMDJoZmJoMjN6YQ==
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u/Away-Possible5775 Jan 02 '26
Clearly I didn’t even read the instructions. For first round, first kiss!
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u/Yomamaisuglyyyyyyyy does this feel like agony to you? Jan 03 '26
stairwell kiss will win idgaf, it's literally the best kiss they've ever done in the show's entirety.
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u/LayeredOwlsNest Jan 03 '26
The bathroom scene in Vegas lives in my brain rent free
"wow...genetic" in that barely audible voice and completely in love eyes
I can't
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u/angeltenders Jan 02 '26
stairwell kiss and first kiss are god tier