When we watch movies and television, we often wonder what was written and what is improvised. Actors are creative, and what they add to the story and their characters, beyond what is written on the page, is sometimes the best part of the production. They learn their characters inside and out, which makes anyone more invested.
We have all been invested in Heated Rivalry and have loved learning about the production from the cast. Hudson Williams gave insight into how he and co-star Connor Storrie improvised a scene in episode 6 at the cottage.
When speaking with Variety‘s Marc Malkin, Williams talked about how the scene with the call from his teammate Hayden Pike was improvised.
“Yeah, to a degree. Connor and I were kind of goofing off in the makeup trailer, which was a cottage that was a two-minute drive away from that cottage, getting ready,” Williams shared. “I was preparing my monologue the whole morning. I’m prepping it, working it. Then Connor, being the great scene partner he is, he was like, ‘I’ll be here doing this.’ Then he did something and we were hitting each other, goofing off. Then he’s hitting me, hitting me and he did this slap.”
“I was filming myself on my phone doing this. I was like, ‘Do that again.’ I couldn’t hold in my laughter because it was so brilliant. It’s so funny, and it makes sense for where they’re at in the story,” Hudson continued.
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And then said, “I remember showing that to the intimacy coordinator. She was cackling. She’s like, ‘You have to do that.’ Then Jacob was like, ‘Go for it. Go crazy.’ The first take was the first time I broke broke because Connor is taking all the liberties. I am shoving him. I’m slapping him back. I’m putting the phone away to get in the gasps and moans. I’m so happy with how that scene turned out.”
The scene was a good one and made a lot of viewers smile and giggle. The intimacy coordinator stepped away from the monitor to laugh. But most of all, it was a scene where you could see that Storrie and Williams had such comfort with each other that they were able to bring that scene (amongst many others) to life.
What was your favorite scene from the cottage? What did you think of this scene? Have you read the books? Tell us all the things.
