Heated Rivalry CRUSHES FAN HOPES: Season 2 in DISTANT VAPORWARE LIMBO as EXECUTIVES DANGLE CRUMB OF A “SPECIAL” TO KEEP THE MONEY TRAIN ROLLING. The global obsession is being held HOSTAGE by a corporate schedule, with Bell Media’s Justin Stockman admitting a new season is “likely” OVER A YEAR AWAY.
This isn’t patience—it’s CALCULATED NEGLECT. While fans BEG for content, executives offer meager talk of a “standalone episode” IF the show’s overworked creator can “find a way.” This is the GRIM REALITY of modern fandom: your passion is just a DATA POINT to be monetized, your loyalty a WEAKNESS to be exploited with empty promises.
The proposed “special” is a TRANSPARENT PLOY, a pressure valve to release fan outrage over UNCONSCIONABLE DELAYS. They tease adapting a beloved book epilogue not as fan service, but as a PACIFYING GESTURE. Creator Jacob Tierney’s admission that he must “drown out” the show’s monumental success to work is a DAMNING INDICTMENT of a system that grinds artistry into content sludge, prioritizing corporate calendars over cultural momentum.
Even the show’s future is a BAIT-AND-SWITCH. Stars signed for three seasons, but NOTHING is guaranteed. Will they SPLIT the next book into two seasons to milk it dry? Will a THIRD book be rushed to feed the machine? This is no longer storytelling; it’s a CONTENT QUARRY, extracting every ounce of value until the well of goodwill runs BONE DRY. The shocking truth? Your favorite show is just a SPREADSHEET with excellent chemistry, and the executives are willing to let it BURN OUT rather than risk missing a profit forecast. The magic they fear rushing is already being SUFFOCATED by the very hands that claim to protect it.



