Heated Rivalry (Crave/HBO-Max)

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Anonymous wrote:I love the way Moonlight Sonata plays when Ilya does his Russian monologue. I remember watching Gordeeva & Grinkov skate to that music at the 1994 Olympics, so weirdly I always think of that music as Russian even though it isn’t.

I remember that so well also, PP. They were so magical together.

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised by how many middle aged women find 18-25 year old men to be their sexual and romantic fantasy. They are really into the bodies and lusting after these young guys.

I have two nephews that age who play hockey so it kind of creeps me out. Can’t imagine being so attracted and sexually turned on and wanting a romantic relationship with kids their age.

They don't have to be your own sexual or romantic fantasy in order to love watching their relationship. Do you apply that criteria to everything you watch? You have to want to live whatever you're watching in order to love it?

I don’t think you have been reading what women are writing about them!

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised by how many middle aged women find 18-25 year old men to be their sexual and romantic fantasy. They are really into the bodies and lusting after these young guys.

I have two nephews that age who play hockey so it kind of creeps me out. Can’t imagine being so attracted and sexually turned on and wanting a romantic relationship with kids their age.

Why is this so surprising? Ever notice middle aged men going after young women? Why would middle aged women be any different?

Mostly because many middle aged women cluck their tongues and criticize men for doing the same. They don’t seem to think that men sexually objectifying and fantasizing about their daughter’s friends and cohort is a good thing. But I guess deep down everyone really is all the same.

Of course everyone is the same!! Why would a human want to make babies with middle aged sperm when it could have young sperm? This is just basic biology.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the way Moonlight Sonata plays when Ilya does his Russian monologue. I remember watching Gordeeva & Grinkov skate to that music at the 1994 Olympics, so weirdly I always think of that music as Russian even though it isn’t.

I remember that so well also, PP. They were so magical together.

Yes. Weirdly it made that monologue even more powerful because it reminded me of that love that was so real.

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Anonymous wrote:I love watching Shane’s dad during the dinner scene when Shane comes out to his parents. He’s the first to notice Shane freaking out.

I wonder how he came to be cast in the show do this small part in a Canadian show that wasn’t expected to be much of anything? He has a pretty solid acting resume and this would have paid peanuts.

Some money is better than no money.

He was making $125k per episode of Nip Tuck with a 7 figure bonus. He should be be needing little side gigs but who knows!

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised by how many middle aged women find 18-25 year old men to be their sexual and romantic fantasy. They are really into the bodies and lusting after these young guys.

I have two nephews that age who play hockey so it kind of creeps me out. Can’t imagine being so attracted and sexually turned on and wanting a romantic relationship with kids their age.

They don't have to be your own sexual or romantic fantasy in order to love watching their relationship. Do you apply that criteria to everything you watch? You have to want to live whatever you're watching in order to love it?

I don’t think you have been reading what women are writing about them!

True. I have been watching/listening to multiple young, straight, male hosts of hockey podcasts gush about it, which I find absolutely fascinating. (I also love hockey.) It's the one thing that has made me most aware of my middle age, but in a good way. The younger generation is so much better. Progress!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised by how many middle aged women find 18-25 year old men to be their sexual and romantic fantasy. They are really into the bodies and lusting after these young guys.

I have two nephews that age who play hockey so it kind of creeps me out. Can’t imagine being so attracted and sexually turned on and wanting a romantic relationship with kids their age.

They don't have to be your own sexual or romantic fantasy in order to love watching their relationship. Do you apply that criteria to everything you watch? You have to want to live whatever you're watching in order to love it?

I don’t think you have been reading what women are writing about them!

True. I have been watching/listening to multiple young, straight, male hosts of hockey podcasts gush about it, which I find absolutely fascinating. (I also love hockey.) It's the one thing that has made me most aware of my middle age, but in a good way. The younger generation is so much better. Progress!

I’m not surprised. Hockey is in desperate need of new fans, and HE is bringing it to them.

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised by how many middle aged women find 18-25 year old men to be their sexual and romantic fantasy. They are really into the bodies and lusting after these young guys.

I have two nephews that age who play hockey so it kind of creeps me out. Can’t imagine being so attracted and sexually turned on and wanting a romantic relationship with kids their age.

They don't have to be your own sexual or romantic fantasy in order to love watching their relationship. Do you apply that criteria to everything you watch? You have to want to live whatever you're watching in order to love it?

I don’t think you have been reading what women are writing about them!

True. I have been watching/listening to multiple young, straight, male hosts of hockey podcasts gush about it, which I find absolutely fascinating. (I also love hockey.) It's the one thing that has made me most aware of my middle age, but in a good way. The younger generation is so much better. Progress!

I’m not surprised. Hockey is in desperate need of new fans, and HE is bringing it to them.

“HR”, not “HE”

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised by how many middle aged women find 18-25 year old men to be their sexual and romantic fantasy. They are really into the bodies and lusting after these young guys.

I have two nephews that age who play hockey so it kind of creeps me out. Can’t imagine being so attracted and sexually turned on and wanting a romantic relationship with kids their age.

They don't have to be your own sexual or romantic fantasy in order to love watching their relationship. Do you apply that criteria to everything you watch? You have to want to live whatever you're watching in order to love it?

I don’t think you have been reading what women are writing about them!

True. I have been watching/listening to multiple young, straight, male hosts of hockey podcasts gush about it, which I find absolutely fascinating. (I also love hockey.) It's the one thing that has made me most aware of my middle age, but in a good way. The younger generation is so much better. Progress!

Most of those podcasts just jumped on the bandwagon. Many just parrot what they read online. Still good they are talking about it but it’s 99.9% for their own career benefit and nothing more.

There are lots of young wholesome hockey players. Hockey has changed as society has changed. Celebrini/Smith, the Hughes brothers, lots of young talent if the HR crowd actually did get interested in hockey. San Jose Sharks have a very young team with great talent and potential. Not sure they want all their mom’s age group to be ogling and drooling over them because of HR but good for the hockey.

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SNL Feb 28. 👀

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I like this type of story because it happens in real life all the damn time. Two people who are orbiting each other and pretending it’s casual. The tiny details are very well done: the looks, the pauses, who reaches first, who leans in for more, who comes back even after some hurt.
Ilya breaks my heart because he’s fought for everything his whole life and expects little in return. Shane chooses him quietly and consistently without asking him to explain or perform. The dynamic is beautiful to watch.

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised by how many middle aged women find 18-25 year old men to be their sexual and romantic fantasy. They are really into the bodies and lusting after these young guys.

I have two nephews that age who play hockey so it kind of creeps me out. Can’t imagine being so attracted and sexually turned on and wanting a romantic relationship with kids their age.

They don't have to be your own sexual or romantic fantasy in order to love watching their relationship. Do you apply that criteria to everything you watch? You have to want to live whatever you're watching in order to love it?

I don’t think you have been reading what women are writing about them!

About the characters or the actors? If it’s the characters, honestly I don’t care or judge. It’s fantasy. People, no matter their age, can appreciate a hot body. There are plenty of hot men on screen. But this story is intimate and vulnerable with yearning. Women want more yearning on screen. It’s no surprise they fell in love with these characters. We can appreciate a hot scene (and even get turned on by it) without picturing ourselves in it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SNL Feb 28. 👀

My brother works for SNL and said the demand for 2/28 tickets is going to be astronomical. Taylor Swift level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised by how many middle aged women find 18-25 year old men to be their sexual and romantic fantasy. They are really into the bodies and lusting after these young guys.

I have two nephews that age who play hockey so it kind of creeps me out. Can’t imagine being so attracted and sexually turned on and wanting a romantic relationship with kids their age.

What are you talking about? Yes, the two young men are smoking hot. But what's hot to a lot of "middle aged women" is the heat, chemistry, love, longing that these two masculine men display. They have all the characteristics that many women love and yearn for in a relationship: HOT sex, gorgeous men, tenderness, vulnerability, emotion, love.

And as for the "lusting" after the young men, you can F all the way off. Men have been doing it since the beginning of time. Looking is hardly a problem; not keeping your dick in your pants is the problem (and is a problem many men seem to have).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised by how many middle aged women find 18-25 year old men to be their sexual and romantic fantasy. They are really into the bodies and lusting after these young guys.

I have two nephews that age who play hockey so it kind of creeps me out. Can’t imagine being so attracted and sexually turned on and wanting a romantic relationship with kids their age.

What are you talking about? Yes, the two young men are smoking hot. But what's hot to a lot of "middle aged women" is the heat, chemistry, love, longing that these two masculine men display. They have all the characteristics that many women love and yearn for in a relationship: HOT sex, gorgeous men, tenderness, vulnerability, emotion, love.

And as for the "lusting" after the young men, you can F all the way off. Men have been doing it since the beginning of time. Looking is hardly a problem; not keeping your dick in your pants is the problem (and is a problem many men seem to have).

+1. And also don’t forget consent. These boys are never forcing each other to do stuff they are not comfortable with. Asking for/offering to do raunchy stuff and getting encouragement and confirmation from your partner before and during? It’s hot!