She describes Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie as ‘like my sons on set, but in addition my mates off set’
Christina Chang. Photograph: file
Christina Chang, who stars as Yuna Hollander within the hit queer hockey drama Heated Rivalry, opened up about filming one of many sequence’ strongest moments — the emotional confrontation between her character and her son, Shane, performed by Hudson Williams. The Season 1 finale scene acquired reward for its uncooked emotion and authenticity, and Chang revealed that the expertise deeply affected her.
Reflecting on the scene, Chang mentioned, “Once I learn the scene, I used to be emotional, after which ever since then, I’ve been emotional.” She described how the script was revised on the day of filming by sequence creator Jacob Tierney to make the dialogue really feel extra pure and intimate.
“Initially, the scene was written in another way, after which on the day, Jacob determined to jot down it in another way. That is what I imply after I say Jacob is so brilliant, but in addition actually intuitive,” she mentioned. “So he whittled the scene down… It is higher, as a result of it is the best way we’d say these items to at least one one other.”
Drawing from her personal expertise as a mom, Chang shared, “I am additionally a mother in actual life, which helps. I can consider occasions when I’ve felt as a father or mother… like, Have I ruined her? What am I not conscious of? What do I not know?”
Hudson Williams has additionally spoken concerning the significance of the scene, calling it “the scene that ruined me probably the most after I learn the script.” He famous that the second wasn’t within the authentic e-book however felt like the right wrap-up to Shane’s character arc together with his mom.
