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Positive:
4
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Critic Reviews
RogerEbert.comDec 9, 2025
Season 1 Review:
What the first few episodes of the series lack in dynamic storytelling, the show makes up for with the scenes shared between the two leads. .... Williams and Storrie share a chemistry so intense it rivals Bogart & Bacall, shaping this series into not only one of the most entertaining shows of the year, but also one of its most significant.
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Dec 1, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Critics have only been sent the season’s first two episodes, which makes it hard to tell how some of my reservations with the storytelling will play out. But so far Heated Rivalry is swoony, raunchy, very Canadian and will satisfying viewers looking for seasonal flirtation (and more) without a trace of Christmas content.
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The GuardianJan 12, 2026
Season 1 Review:
After a while, however, watching people have sex – however perfect their bottoms – is undeniably tedious. And watching young men banter in between times (“You’re boring” says Ilya, repeatedly. “You’re an asshole,” Shane generally replies) even more so. .... Sex becomes love (and sex) and intimacy (and sex) and the banter improves a bit. Whether it is reward enough for sitting through the first few hours is for you to decide.
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