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Review: ‘Heated Rivalry’ Episode 4

December 12, 2025 by Joe Lipsett 1 Comment

Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) are back front and center in another time-spanning episode of Heated Rivalry.

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Filed Under: Heated Rivalry, TV Tagged With: Calan Potter, Christina Chang, Connor Storrie, crave, Dylan Walsh, HBO, Heated Rivalry, Hudson Williams, jacob tierney, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Rachel Reid, Sophie Nelisse

Review: ‘Heated Rivalry’ Episode 3

December 5, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

A week after the Internet melted down over the two episode premiere of Heated Rivalry, the show makes the bold decision to sideline Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) to highlight the budding romance between another pair of men.

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Filed Under: Heated Rivalry, Queer TV Tagged With: Connor Storrie, François Arnaud, HBO, Heated Rivalry, Hudson Williams, Robbie G.K.

‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 5 Review

November 23, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård) makes his debut on IT: Welcome to Derry in an episode that takes the action into the sewers below “Neibolt Street”.

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Filed Under: IT: Welcome to Derry, TV Tagged With: Amanda Christine, and Blake Cameron James, Arian S. Cartaya, Bill Skarsgård, Chris Chalke, Clara Stack, HBO, IT: Welcome to Derry, James Remar, Joshua Odjick, Jovan Adepo, Madeline Stowe, Miles Ekhardt, Stephen Rider, Taylour Paige

Episode 3 of HBO’s ‘Last Call’ Is Busy, But Brimming with Humanity [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

July 25, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Each week, Terry and Joe discuss HBO’s true-crime docuseries Last Call. 

Spoilers follow for Episode 3…

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Filed Under: Queer TV, Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful Tagged With: Anthony Caronna, Bea Hanson, HBO, Howard Gertler, last call, Matt Foreman

The Children Revolt In ‘The Baby’s Wild Sixth Episode [TV Review]

May 30, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A group of children sit cross legged in a line

The Baby descends into killer children territory in its sixth episode as all hell breaks loose at Jupiter House.

Spoilers follow for episode six…

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Filed Under: The Baby Tagged With: Amber Grappy, Amira Ghazalla, Beau Gadsdon, Faraz Shariat, HBO, Michelle de Swarte, Patrice Naiambana, Polly Kemp

The Past is Revealed in Episode Five of ‘The Baby’ [TV Review]

May 23, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A woman sits upright in bed

As HBO’s The Baby moves into its back half, the show makes the daring decision to leave behind Natasha, Mrs Eaves, Bobbi and Barbara for an episode-long character study of the titular child’s mother.

Spoilers follow for episode five…

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Filed Under: The Baby Tagged With: Albie Pascal Hills, Arthur Levi Hills, David Burnett, Eleanor Barrett, Faraz Shariat, HBO, Kara Smith, Karl Davies, Seyan Sarvan, Tanya Reynolds

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The 411 on me

I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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