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
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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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Faking It with Ariel and Morgan
Greased Lightning | Breaking Down Danny DeVito’s Couch Scene from "It’s Always Sunny”
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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 the most chaotic intimacy scenes in sitcom history: the moment Danny DeVito emerges from a couch, naked, sweaty, and reborn, at a Christmas party in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
From the logistics of modesty garments to the ethics of public nudity (fictional or otherwise), they dive deep into what happens when comedy, discomfort, and vulnerability collide.
In this episode:
- How Danny DeVito pulled off the greasiest birth scene since Ace Ventura
- Why vulnerability and humiliation often overlap in on-screen nudity
- How consent and context change everything, even when it's for laughs
- The technical art of looking "fully nude" while staying fully covered
A filmmaker's lens on comedy, nudity, and vulnerability
It's part anatomy of comedy, part anatomy of modesty garments, and all Danny DeVito love.
Watch along timestamps:
- Couch scene: Full scene covered in episode
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Credits
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: A Very Sunny Christmas (Season 6, Episode 13) | Director: Matt Shakman | FX
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