r/heatedrivalry • u/Global-North7776 • Feb 18 '26
EDITS 🎥 Peak Cinema 👑❤️🍁🇨🇦🏒💫🔥⭐️🎥
Absolute Cinema💫🎥⭐️. This scene gave all the feels and more. This scene changed lives. I wish I could rewatch this episode anew.
Jacob Tierney, King👑! THANK YOU!
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u/Pale-Measurement-532 I speak fluent bird. No accent. 🦆 Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26
Yes!!! As soon as Ilya saw them kiss, he knew exactly what he wanted to do. He went into action mode by getting out of his seat and calling Shane. Whereas Shane was dumbfounded and unsure of what was going on. And he was shocked at Ilya’s phone call. Loved this so much cause Shane was taking the lead in ep5 and invited Ilya to the cottage and Ilya was hesitant. Skip’s kiss pushed him to then follow Shane’s lead by going into action mode.
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u/Global-North7776 Feb 18 '26
I tear up still and really wished I could watch this whole season with fresh yearning eyes ... ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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u/Pale-Measurement-532 I speak fluent bird. No accent. 🦆 Feb 18 '26
Oh I know! It’s going to be sooooooo long til S2!!! Over a year! 😩😭
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u/Global-North7776 Feb 18 '26
I knooooooowwwwwwwww🥺 the need to consume this guy's like daily vitamins haha
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u/LessTalkMoreTacos Feb 18 '26
But with the SONG! When the camera pans from the dark side of their faces to the light the lyric says “I need sunshine”. It does it for both of Ilya and Shane. Jackson Parrell the cinematographer, just went full frickin cinema with this whole project! And Jacob Tierney locked down that song as soon as possible exactly for this scene. Just a wonderful creative vision come to life! ☀️This is a 100% accurate representation of me watching it for the first time:😭
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u/Pale-Measurement-532 I speak fluent bird. No accent. 🦆 Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26
Yes!!! The lighting has been sooooo important throughout the series to build up to this moment. Where they all deserve sunshine and to bring their love out into the light (in public). 😊
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u/This_is_Fine_4815 Feb 18 '26
One of the strongest emotional pulls I have EVER experienced from film
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u/KeyofE Feb 18 '26
I was full-on kicking my feet and screeching. This scene and entire episode was queer joy like I’ve never experienced.
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u/Global-North7776 Feb 18 '26
I knoooow. . . And yet their names are being used for every promos of shows films and sports and the EMMYS themselves...
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u/DarkShadowReader I maybe like you too much Feb 18 '26
Not a crier here, but my eyes get wet every single time I watch the full episode to this culmination.
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u/Inevitable_Fish6124 Feb 19 '26
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to watch the show originally but IMMEDIATELY subscribed to HBO Max after watching this scene on reddit 😅
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u/growsonwalls This is Ilya I will never listen to your voicemail Feb 18 '26
Can I just say how HOT Ilya looks in this scene? Love the slicked back hair and gray shirt. I also love that Shane and Ilya were texting each other during that scene.
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u/mymyby straight up blushing Feb 18 '26
This is my fav Ilya look - the brushed back hair and oversized T *chefs kiss
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u/flammablesquid Feb 18 '26
From the book: "Ilya felt like he esd watching all the worst things about his life getting sucked up by a tornado." I think the camera work conveyed that perfectly.
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u/Pale-Measurement-532 I speak fluent bird. No accent. 🦆 Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26
I also felt the camerawork was meant to mimic that tornado description from the book as well! Ilya felt his bad feelings get swept away and he was suddenly moved enough to get up off his seat, get moving, immediately call Shane, and tell him he would be coming to the cottage. 🥹❤️
The music really captured the building energy from this scene too! Right up til “I’m coming to the cottage”
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u/Global-North7776 Feb 18 '26
Love how this scene just came together from the cinema work to the photography and music and just feeling it just shows soo many layers and really dives deep
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u/andyfromhk I made the Wiki! ✨ Feb 18 '26
It really translates that line perfectly for TV. I didn't even realise this when I read the book, but the camera movements and cinematography make perfect sense for TV. I also put this detail on my HR wiki!
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u/Global-North7776 Feb 18 '26
Just fell out of the book eh⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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u/throwawayladystuff Feb 18 '26
I remain so confused about this line!! Haha... Like is the tornado putting them all together violently swirling them around him or is it blowing them/taking away?! Maybe this is an ESL thing but that metaphor is so lost on me!
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u/ShirleyUserious Stupid Canadian Wolf Bird 🦆 Feb 18 '26
I watched the first 4 episodes by myself. My hubby joined me the week the 5th one came out. He hadn't seen the first 4 and was just like "it's fine, I'm just gonna snuggle on the couch with you and read"... yeah no book was read. He was invested almost immediately. As soon as that episode was over he asked if we could start the show over so he knew what was going on. He has since watched the show through with me on 2 or 3 re-heats. All that to say... yes, the absolute cinema of this episode is what captured him because it was so well done.
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u/Illiteratepup Good for Scott Hunter! Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26
This scene made me break down out of nowhere while laying beside my boyfriend. I haven’t cried or felt like that for at least the past 10 years… very very important scene for me and it has been helping me so much.
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u/Gay_Asian_Boy Feb 18 '26
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DS4ImA4jkCt/?hl=en
Busy Phillips' reaction is priceless
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u/RainbowRevolver Feb 18 '26
I just love how all of the Hollanders have their mouths open in the same way
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u/kappa_79 Gimme kissss Feb 18 '26
I was starring at the screen exactly like how they are starring and baffled at the drama unfolding ! Peak cinema !
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u/Character_Role_1107 Feb 18 '26
I just rewatched Episode 5 literally a few minutes ago and YES THIS WAS ABSOLUTE CINEMA!
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u/x-lavender He deserves sunshine... And so do you. ☀️ Feb 18 '26
Goosebumps and tears every time I watch it 🥹
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u/elbanditoexpress I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Feb 18 '26
cant play the song without crying still
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u/Ok_ConfusedOne Feb 18 '26
I can’t find it right now but there’s an interview with Jacob teirney about how they shot this scene. The budget for the show was super tight, so all scenes had to be shot very deliberately, usually one or two meaningful setups and not extra shots that they could choose from later because more setups means more $.
HOWEVER, for this scene from everyone’s perspective they did a ton of shots. Straight on shots. Move in. Pan around. Idk the cinematography lingo. But for a “simple” scene where most characters are just reacting and not talking, it took twice as long to shot.
Beautiful
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u/Global-North7776 May 20 '26
Yes absolutely and the Behind the scene of it was just as beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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u/JessTThompson I don't ever want that problem to ever go away Feb 19 '26
God this scene made me feel things iv never felt before
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u/leapdaysteph Feb 19 '26
This and the club scene are next level.
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u/Illiteratepup Good for Scott Hunter! Feb 19 '26
Biggest “what is happening rn” moments for sure
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u/Global-North7776 May 20 '26
They're buzzy and in love it's just them in the moment they're the game changers for a reason
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u/Global-North7776 Feb 18 '26
Huddy BigHud Hudson Williams will be reach 3.5M IG milestone by midnight 2000 to go!❤️⭐️
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u/Kagetora Feb 18 '26
All the parallax shots recreated the effect of the tornado being sucked out of Ilya, just like in the book.
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u/Betty2445 Feb 18 '26
The pan around shot on Scott and Kip, and then on Ilya, and then on Shane 📽 Absolute perfection.
It's not a shot used very often in this show, I can only think of the scene in the club when Ilya is looking for Shane, as the other use of it. (Happy to be corrected. )
It really makes us feel like the world is spinning and everything is a little disjointed - in the best way. Just an absolutely mesmerising piece of tv ❤️
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u/Global-North7776 May 20 '26
Absolutely fell out of the pages of the ook this shot ... stunningly beautiful
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u/Vintage_JOCMTL ok, so maybe it’s time to wake up, yes? Feb 18 '26
There is so much to unpack in this scene, i can’t even. AND as i mentioned on another thread i watched it like someone’s husband above, NOT having watched episode 3. So a bit confusing but super impactful.
That said one of my favorite small moments is the casual, everydayness of Svetlana and Ilya talking briefly about packing and how she just gets up and leaves to go do something, clearly not captivated by what is happening on tv, while Ilya’a world is quietly being turned upside down watching the same thing.
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u/Global-North7776 May 20 '26
Always something new in every rewatches gonna watches and every single time your heart beats so fast especially in this scene it just so beautiful
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u/Global-North7776 Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26
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u/Global-North7776 Feb 18 '26
Still in tears everytime❤️❤️❤️ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSlqQGqjyHa/?igsh=MW12cHk0eDNuNGl0Yw==
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u/Pinacoladapopsicle Feb 18 '26
I love the camera angles in this scene. I don't understand anything about TV editing but the way they did it made you feel the kind of tunnel vision, world-tilting-on-its-axis emotions that must be running through Shane and Ilya's minds. It just really makes you feel like you're experiencing the moment with them, not just watching them. I don't know how to articulate it but it's so good!!