Faking It with Ariel and Morgan
Two intimacy coordinators reveal what actually happens behind the scenes of film and TV's most iconic intimate moments.
Full description:
We're Ariel and Morgan, two professional intimacy coordinators who choreograph sex scenes for film and TV. We pull back the curtain on how intimacy is really made—from the awkward logistics to the craft that makes it look effortless.
On Faking It, we break down:
- Heated Rivalry: the back arch, the bed share, and why good gay sex wins over hockey
- The hottest no-contact scene in cinema history (Secretary)
- Why Brokeback Mountain's tent scene needed more lube
- The invisible Buffy sex scene that required flawless pantomime
- Barbarella's orgasm machine
- PEN15's honest depiction of teenage arousal
What you'll get:
Behind-the-scenes secrets, absurd Hollywood stories, real talk about love and sex, and a front-row seat to the art of pretending.
New episodes every week. Subscribe now so you don't miss the next breakdown.
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Episodes
26 episodes
“Pose” Co-Creator Steven Canals | Directing Intimacy and Queer Love
Steven Canals, co-creator of Pose, breaks down the historic Pray Tell and Ricky love scene from Season 2, Episode 8, "Revelations." Two intimacy coordinators discuss.This Pride Month, we're joined by Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winn...
BONUS EPISODE: "Sens8" Finale Breakdown | Going Out with a (Cluster) Bang
Sense8's cluster orgy from the finale special is one of the most ambitious intimacy sequences ever filmed. Two intimacy coordinators break down the choreography, consent, and craft.This week, we have a BONUS EPISODE! Ariel and Morgan div...
The "Sens8" Psychic Orgy | How The Cluster Sex Scenes Got Made
This episode we're breaking down one of the most ambitious sex scenes ever put on television. We're diving into Sens8, the Wachowskis' globe-spanning Sci-Fi drama that somehow turns a psychic orgy into one of the most sensual scenes we've ever ...
The Incest Factor | A Deep Exploration of “Dicks: the Musical”
Dicks: The Musical has a twin incest sex scene scored like an opera. Two intimacy coordinators break down the unhinged A24 musical.Full description:Megan Thee Stallion. Nathan Lane. Puppet penises. A gay sex scene between t...
A Sub is Born! | What "Secretary" Get's Right About BDSM
Secretary (2002) has the sexiest no-contact scene in film history. Two intimacy coordinators break down the BDSM cult classic that still sparks debate.Full description:Maggie Gyllenhaal. James Spader. A desk. And a worm tha...
No Lube, No Warning | Spilling the Beans on the Intimacy of “Brokeback Mountain”
Brokeback Mountain changed queer cinema forever. Two intimacy coordinators break down the tent scene, the reunion, and what works.Full description:Brokeback Mountain changed queer representation forever. It also left us wit...
Her Throbbing Labia | Hormones Gone Rogue in "PEN15"
PEN15 captures the chaos of discovering desire with no roadmap. Two intimacy coordinators break down the painfully accurate first arousal scene.Full description:PEN15 (Season 1, Episode 3: "Ojichan") is one of the most hone...
Hardcore Vanilla | The Unhinged Sex Scenes of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" Explained
Buffy and Spike's season 6 sex scenes are messy, chaotic, and logistically confusing. Two intimacy coordinators break down the iconic "Smashed" house scene.Full description:The Buffy reboot isn't happening. We're devastated...
Orgasm Against The Machine | Sci-Fi, Stripteases, and Sex in “Barbarella”
Barbarella is a sci-fi cult classic where Jane Fonda defeats a villain using an orgasm machine. Two intimacy coordinators break down the chaos.Full description:Jane Fonda strips out of a spacesuit in zero gravity. Later, sh...
Thrown in the Deep End | Brooke M. Haney Dives Into "Booksmart"
Booksmart proves awkward queer intimacy doesn't need to be polished to be powerful. Two intimacy coordinators and author Brooke M. Haney break it down.Full description:This one's about awkward first times. Skinny jeans. Bad...
From Nightmare to Nirvana | "Insecure" Sex Scenes Have The Range
Insecure Season 4 has two wildly different intimacy moments: a jealousy-fueled nightmare and a tender reunion. Two intimacy coordinators break down the range.Full description:Insecure has range. Chaotic fantasy. Tender reun...
Three ICs Walk Into a Podcast | Chala Hunter Talks "Heated Rivalry", Queer Joy & The Craft of Intimacy
Heated Rivalry's intimacy coordinator Chala Hunter breaks down how the show's most talked-about scenes got made. Two intimacy coordinators sit down with her.Full description:This one's a BIG ONE.Ariel and Morgan sit ...
Church, But Make It Gay | Why "She’s Gotta Have It" Feels Like a Religious Experience
She's Gotta Have It Season 2 opens with a queer Black intimacy montage that demonstrates how to film a great sex scene. Two intimacy coordinators break down why.Full description:Some shows open quietly. Season 2 of She's Go...
Is This Allowed? | Why “The Handmaiden” Rewrites Sapphic Sex on Screen
biThe Handmaiden has two of the most iconic sapphic sex scenes in modern cinema. Two intimacy coordinators break down why they still feel transgressive.Full description:This episode is a love letter to immaculate choreograp...
All Props, No Process | Why “Fifty Shades of Grey” Gets BDSM Wrong
Fifty Shades of Grey's Red Room scene promised mainstream BDSM and delivered confusion. Two intimacy coordinators break down why it falls flat.Full description:We're kicking off the new year by finally stepping into the Red...
Back Arches & Check-Ins | Why “Heated Rivalry” Gets Queer Sex Right
Heated Rivalry is the gay hockey romance that set the internet on fire. Two intimacy coordinators break down why the sex scenes feel so different.Full description:We heard you. LOUDLY.In this very special holiday Bon...
A Christmas Orgy | Voyeurism and Choreography in “Eyes Wide Shut”
Carol's motel scene is one of the most breathtakingly intimate moments in queer cinema. Two intimacy coordinators and a filmmaker break down the robe pull.Full description:For our holiday special, we're entering The Sapphic...
The Sapphic Starter Pack | Amanda Holland Unpacks the "Carol" Motel Scene
For our holiday special, we’re entering The Sapphic Canon.This week, Ariel and Morgan are joined by filmmaker and comedy icon Amanda Holland (...
Rough Romance | Breaking Down All the Breaking in “Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1”
Twilight's Breaking Dawn honeymoon scene launched a thousand fanfics and zero realistic intimacy expectations. Two intimacy coordinators break down the chaos.Full description:Marking the end of hoa hoa hoa season, we finall...
For the Love of Muscle | Celebrating Athletic Bodies (and Intimacy) in "Love Lies Bleeding"
Love Lies Bleeding treats strength as a love language. Two intimacy coordinators break down Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian's raw, charged chemistry.Full description:This one's flexing in all the right ways.Ariel an...
Greased Lightning | Breaking Down Danny DeVito’s Couch Scene from "It’s Always Sunny”
Danny DeVito crawls out of a couch naked in It's Always Sunny. Two intimacy coordinators break down the logistics of this chaotic sitcom scene.Full description:This one's… slippery.Ariel and Morgan break down one of ...
Hot Blooded | Why "Sinners" Proves You Don’t Need Nudity to Turn Up the Heat
Sinners, Ryan Coogler's 2025 gothic horror hit, showcases Michael B. Jordan at his steamiest. Two intimacy coordinators break down the vampire eroticism.Full description:For our first-ever BONUS EPISODE, we're sinking our t...
She Bites Back | Why "Teeth" Is Horror’s Wildest Sex Movie
Teeth (2007) has one of the most infamous horror-comedy scenes in cinema. Two intimacy coordinators break down the gynecologist sequence and vagina dentata.Full description:The bite heard 'round the world.Ariel and M...
No Lies, Just Bodies | Is This "Lie with Me" Sex Scene Too Real To Be Fake?
Do actors ever actually have sex on camera? Two intimacy coordinators break down Lie with Me (2005) and the blurred line between filmmaking and pornography.Full description:Get ready for one of our most asked and most contr...
Room for Error | Breaking Down The Infamous Sex Scene from "The Room"
The Room has one of the most bizarre sex scenes in cinema history. Two intimacy coordinators break it down in our very first episode.Full description:Ariel and Morgan, two professional intimacy coordinators, pull back the c...