How 'Heated Rivalry' Actually Takes Sex Seriously
January 16, 2026
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as posted by the channel“Heated Rivalry,” the Canadian ice-hockey TV series that’s become a phenomenon, “knows the value of good sex scenes,” Faith Hill argues. The series shows the scenes “not for thrills or laughs or snapshots of a fleeting moment but for illustrating how the characters’ relationship develops, touch by touch, over time. It takes sex seriously in an era when few shows do.”
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