Shane: You feel it too, don’t you?
Ilya: Feel what?
Shane: Last time we were together, it was different.
Ilya: What was different? That you ran away?
Shane: Look, I’m… I’m sorry I freaked out, OK?
Ilya: Freaked out over nothing.
Shane: It wasn’t nothing. Don’t act like that. This is hard enough without you being an a-hole.
Ilya: What do you want, Hollander? We get together, we f-k. It’s simple.
Shane: Simple?
Ilya: It’s simple for me.
Shane: Bullsh-t!
Where does this quote come from? (Source)
This quote is taken from the TV series ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 1 Episode 5 (1×05), titled ‘I’ll Believe in Anything’. Based on the Game Changers novels by Rachel Reid, the show is produced and distributed by Crave (HBO).
- TV Series: Heated Rivalry (2025)
- Season: 1
- Episode: 5
- Episode Name: I’ll Believe in Anything
- Production: Crave (HBO)
Why we collected this quote
We chose this because it shows Shane and Ilya trying, and failing, to talk about their emotional feelings. It’s an intense and tense scene.
What does this quote mean? (Meaning & Context)
They recently called each other by their first names, which felt too intimate for Shane. Ilya tries to convince them both that they are just “hooking up” because he is scared of how much he likes Shane.
Book vs TV Series
This intense talk from the All-Star break is exactly like the book! It captures the tension as Ilya tries to act like their relationship is just a “simple hookup” so he doesn’t get his heart broken.
