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.
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
Get behind-the-scenes secrets, absurd Hollywood stories, real talk about love and sex, and a front-row seat to the art of pretending.
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Episodes
31 episodes
The Invite: Consent, Chemistry & Couple Swapping
The Invite (2026) intimacy scene breakdown: intimacy coordinators react to Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton's sexy, cringe swinging comedy.This week on Faking It, intimacy coordinators Morgan Smith and A...
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 [PLAYBACK]
We're on vacation, but this episode was too good to stay in the vault.We're revisiting our breakdown of Edward and Bella's unforgettable Twilight scenes, from that infamous meadow moment to the wedding night, the honeymoon, and ...
Fifty Shades of Grey [PLAYBACK]
Two intimacy coordinators break down the sex scenes in Fifty Shades of Grey and explain what the film gets wrong about BDSM.In their PLAYBACK series, the cohosts revisit two fan-favorite episodes from The Hoa Hoa Universe while Ariel and...
Off Campus: The Greenest Green Flag in TV?
Consent can be hot. Who knew? (Us. We knew.)In this episode, two intimacy coordinators break down the sex and relationship scenes in Off Campus — and ask whether it's really the greenest green flag on TV.What starts as a cl...
Obsession (2025): The Horror of Non-Consent | Intimacy & Stunt Coordinator Jen Albert
Intimacy coordinators Ariel and Morgan are joined by Obsession's own intimacy and stunt coordinator Jen Albert to break down the 2025 horror film's most disturbing intimacy, violence, and non-consent scenes.Together, they explore how
Pose: Directing Intimacy & Queer Love | Co-Creator Steven Canals
Two intimacy coordinators sit down with Pose co-creator Steven Canals to break down how the FX series directed intimacy, queer love, and its groundbreaking sex scenes.They discuss how the scene evolved from script to screen, the challeng...
Sense8 Finale: Going Out with a (Cluster) Bang [Bonus]
In this bonus episode, two intimacy coordinators break down the orgy scene from the Sense8 series finale — how it was choreographed and why it remains one of the most ambitious intimacy sequences ever filmed.From choreography and consent...
Sense8: The Psychic Orgy | How the Cluster Sex Scenes Got Made
Two intimacy coordinators break down the famous psychic orgy from Sense8 and explain how the cluster sex scene was actually made.From gym workouts and hot tubs to morning cuddles and group intimacy across continents, they're unpacking wh...
Dicks: The Musical | The Incest Factor Explained
Two intimacy coordinators break down the sex and "incest factor" scenes in Dicks: The Musical and what the film is really doing with them.Megan Thee Stallion. Nathan Lane. Puppet penises. A gay sex scene between twins that somehow become...
Secretary: What It Gets Right About BDSM | A Sub Is Born
Two intimacy coordinators break down the sex scenes in Secretary and explain what the film gets right — and wrong — about BDSM. Plus, the sexiest no-contact intimate scene in film history.Maggie Gyllenhaal. James Spader. A desk. And a wo...
Brokeback Mountain: No Lube, No Warning
Two intimacy coordinators break down the intimacy scenes in Brokeback Mountain, from the tent scene to what the choreography leaves unsaid.Brokeback Mountain changed queer representation forever. It also left audiences with a lot of ques...
PEN15: Hormones Gone Rogue
Two intimacy coordinators break down the painfully awkward sex and puberty scenes in PEN15 and how the show films intimacy with adult actors playing kids.PEN15 (Season 1, Episode 3: "Ojichan") is one of the most honest depictions of firs...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Hardcore Vanilla Sex Scenes
Two intimacy coordinators break down the unhinged sex scenes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and what makes them work (or not).The Buffy reboot isn't happening. It's devastating. To soothe their wounds, Ariel and Morgan talk about Buffy and ...
Barbarella: Sci-Fi, Striptease & Orgasms Against the Machine
Two intimacy coordinators break down the sci-fi striptease and sex scenes in Barbarella and how 1968's most famous erotic sci-fi film staged them.Full description:Jane Fonda strips out of a spacesuit in zero gravity. Later,...
Booksmart: Diving Into Intimacy with Brooke M. Haney
Two intimacy coordinators are joined by Brooke M. Haney to break down the intimacy and sex scenes in Booksmart.Olivia Wilde's directorial debut proves awkward queer intimacy doesn't need to be polished to be powerful.This one's ab...
Insecure: The Sex Scenes Have Range | From Nightmare to Nirvana
Two intimacy coordinators break down the sex scenes in Insecure and why the show's intimacy has real range.Morgan introduces Ariel (who has never seen the show) to two wildly different intimacy moments from Season 4: one jealousy-fueled ...
Heated Rivalry: Queer Joy & The Craft of Intimacy with Chala Hunter
Two intimacy coordinators are joined by Heated Rivalry's intimacy coordinator Chala Hunter to break down the show's queer sex scenes, the craft behind them, and finding joy in the work.From her early days of learning the job during #MeTo...
She's Gotta Have It: Church, But Make It Gay
Two intimacy coordinators break down the sex scenes in She's Gotta Have It and why the show feels like a religious experience.Full description:Some shows open quietly. Season 2 of She's Gotta Have It opens with a bang — lit...
The Handmaiden: Rewriting Sapphic Sex on Screen
Two intimacy coordinators break down the sapphic sex scenes in The Handmaiden and how the film rewrites queer intimacy on screen.This episode is a love letter to immaculate choreography, devastating eye contact, and enough sapphic tensio...
Fifty Shades of Grey: What It Gets Wrong About BDSM
Two intimacy coordinators break down the sex scenes in Fifty Shades of Grey and explain what the film gets wrong about BDSM.Ariel and Morgan are kicking off the new year by breaking down the infamous first Red Room scene. What was suppos...
Heated Rivalry: Why It Gets Queer Sex Right [BONUS]
Two intimacy coordinators break down the sex scenes in Heated Rivalry and why the show gets queer intimacy right.In this very special Bonus Episode, Ariel and Morgan dive headfirst into Heated Rivalry, the wildly requested gay hockey rom...
Eyes Wide Shut: A Christmas Orgy
Two intimacy coordinators break down the famous orgy scene in Eyes Wide Shut and the voyeurism and choreography behind it.The masked orgy scene is one of the most infamous in cinema history. But it's not about pleasure. It's about power,...
Carol: The Motel Scene with Amanda Holland
Two intimacy coordinators are joined by director Amanda Holland to break down the sapphic motel scene in Carol.From tension you could pour over pancakes to the robe pull that changed lesbian cinematic history, the trio breaks do...
Twilight Breaking Dawn: Rough Romance
Two intimacy coordinators break down the wedding-night sex scene in Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and all the, well, breaking.Marking the end of hoa hoa hoa season, Ariel and Morgan finally tackled the honeymoon scene: the headboard-sha...
Love Lies Bleeding: For the Love of Muscle
Two intimacy coordinators break down the sex and intimacy scenes in Love Lies Bleeding and its celebration of athletic queer bodies.This one's flexing in all the right ways.Ariel and Morgan break down the sweaty, gritty, gloriousl...
