Heated Rivalry Part 2: Desire & Vulnerability with Laura Jurgens
About this episode
Maggie Reyes and Laura Jurgens discuss the themes of desire and vulnerability in the context of the show Heated Rivalry.
Heated Rivalry is is one of my favorite love stories ever told & I cannot get enough of reviewing, analyzing & talking about it. I am so excited to share Part 2 of my conversation with the amazing Laura Jurgens! SPOILER ALERT! This is not a spoiler-free zone. We go deep on specific scenes & episodes, so if you haven't watched it yet & you care about spoilers, save this for another day. And if you haven't heard Part 1 yet, go back & start there as we set up so much context about why this show matters so much to me and what themes we think can help you see your own relationship differently. In Part 2, Laura Jurgens, PhD & I pick the conversation right back up. This time we go into the cultural phenomenon of Heated Rivalry and what it reveals about women's desire & why vulnerability is the real game-changer in relationships. We also get into the episode-by-episode moments that stopped us in our tracks, & the creative lessons from writer-producer Jacob Tierney about trusting your vision. A quick note on where we're each coming from: I'm a cisgender heterosexual woman, & Laura is a bisexual woman bringing her own lived experience to this. We're both speaking from our specific lenses…
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