TPS325: Heated Rivalry S1E2: Olympians
The Produce Stand Podcast 🍁 A Letterkenny and Shoresy AftershowShow Notes
The Produce Stand continues its coverage of Jacob Tierney’s Heated Rivalry with Season 1, Episode 2, “The Olympians.”
Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov’s secret relationship stretches across seasons, cities and plenty of increasingly flirtatious texts before the two finally reconnect. As their rivalry grows on the ice, their relationship begins to become something much more complicated off it. Then the story moves to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where the pressure on Ilya intensifies and Shane gets a firsthand look at just how different their worlds really are. From Ilya’s struggles with his family and the Russian media to Shane trying to understand exactly what the two of them mean to each other, “The Olympians” adds new layers to both characters and their relationship. The TPS panel breaks down the episode, including the time-jumping opening montage, Shane and Ilya’s chemistry, the Sochi storyline, the changing dynamic between them and that heartbreaking final message.
Chapters: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:07:05 – How Was Your Week? 00:17:15 – Don’t Bore Us Get To The Chorus (Episode Recap) 01:17:25 – Initial Thoughts 01:31:10 – Ratings 01:36:13 – MVPs 01:39:19 – Listener Comments 01:40:11 – Questionable Call 01:42:37 – Patreon Rollcall 01:44:31 – Final Comments 01:49:09 – Outro
Episode Rating:
Tanya: Fresh Victor: Compost Al: Clearance Mat: Fresh Michèle: Fresh
Episode MVP:
Tanya: Shane Victor: The Ending Horn Al: Shane Mat: Sexting Michèle: Svetlana
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