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
32 episodes
Hacks: Hot Showers, Stage Fright, & Fake Gay Panic
Hacks intimacy scene breakdown: nudity, nightmares, a fake lesbian relationship, and the intimacy coordinators behind them.An intimacy coordinator's take on comedy, nudity, and chemistryThis week we cover Ava and Ruby's sho...
The Invite: Consent, Chemistry & Couple Swapping
The Invite (2026) intimacy scene breakdown: Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton's sexy, cringe swinging comedy.An intimacy coordinator's take on consent, chemistry, and couple swappingThis week on Faki...
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 [PLAYBACK]
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 sex scene breakdown, from the vault: Edward and Bella's meadow, wedding night, and honeymoon.An intimacy coordinator's take on vampire romanceWe're on vacation, but this episode was too good t...
Fifty Shades of Grey [PLAYBACK]
Fifty Shades of Grey sex scene breakdown, from the vault: what the film gets wrong about BDSM.An intimacy coordinator's take on consent and power dynamicsIn their PLAYBACK series, the cohosts revisit two fan-favorite episod...
Off Campus: The Greenest Green Flag in TV?
Off Campus sex scene breakdown: is it really the greenest green flag on TV?An intimacy coordinator's take on consent as chemistryConsent can be hot. Who knew? (Us. We knew.)What starts as a classic hockey roma...
Obsession (2025): The Horror of Non-Consent | Intimacy & Stunt Coordinator Jen Albert
Obsession (2025) intimacy scene breakdown with the film's intimacy and stunt coordinator, Jen Albert: its most disturbing intimacy, violence, and non-consent scenes.An intimacy coordinator's take on horror and non-consentTo...
Pose: Directing Intimacy & Queer Love | Co-Creator Steven Canals
Pose intimacy scene breakdown with co-creator Steven Canals: how the FX series directed queer love and its groundbreaking sex scenes.An intimacy coordinator's take on directing queer loveThey discuss how the scene evolved f...
Sense8 Finale: Going Out with a (Cluster) Bang [Bonus]
Bonus episode: Sense8 finale orgy scene breakdown, how it was choreographed and why it remains one of the most ambitious intimacy sequences ever filmed.An intimacy coordinator's take on ensemble intimacyFrom choreography an...
Sense8: The Psychic Orgy | How the Cluster Sex Scenes Got Made
Sense8 psychic orgy breakdown: how the cluster sex scene was actually made.An intimacy coordinator's take on ensemble intimacy across continentsFrom gym workouts and hot tubs to morning cuddles and group intimacy across con...
Dicks: The Musical | The Incest Factor Explained
Dicks: The Musical sex scene breakdown: the "incest factor" and what the film is really doing with it.An intimacy coordinator's take on absurdist comedy and tabooMegan Thee Stallion. Nathan Lane. Puppet penises. A gay sex s...
Secretary: What It Gets Right About BDSM | A Sub Is Born
Secretary sex scene breakdown: what the film gets right (and wrong) about BDSM, plus the sexiest no-contact scene in film history.An intimacy coordinator's take on power, kink, and consentMaggie Gyllenhaal. James Spader. A ...
Brokeback Mountain: No Lube, No Warning
Brokeback Mountain intimacy scene breakdown: from the tent scene to what the choreography leaves unsaid.An intimacy coordinator's take on tension, pacing, and queer loveBrokeback Mountain changed queer representation foreve...
PEN15: Hormones Gone Rogue
PEN15 sex and puberty scene breakdown: how the show films painfully awkward intimacy with adult actors playing kids.An intimacy coordinator's take on awkward, honest adolescence on screenPEN15 (Season 1, Episode 3: "Ojichan...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Hardcore Vanilla Sex Scenes
Buffy the Vampire Slayer sex scene breakdown: the show's unhinged sex scenes and what makes them work (or not).An intimacy coordinator's take on supernatural romanceThe Buffy reboot isn't happening. It's devastating. To soo...
Barbarella: Sci-Fi, Striptease & Orgasms Against the Machine
Barbarella sex scene breakdown: how 1968's most famous erotic sci-fi film staged its striptease and sex scenes.An intimacy coordinator's take on 1960s sci-fi spectacleJane Fonda strips out of a spacesuit in zero gravity. La...
Booksmart: Diving Into Intimacy with Brooke M. Haney
Booksmart intimacy and sex scene breakdown with Brooke M. Haney.An intimacy coordinator's take on coming-of-age intimacyOlivia Wilde's directorial debut proves awkward queer intimacy doesn't need to be polished to be powerf...
Insecure: The Sex Scenes Have Range | From Nightmare to Nirvana
Insecure sex scene breakdown: why the show's intimacy has real range, from nightmare to nirvana.An intimacy coordinator's take on range in on-screen intimacyMorgan introduces Ariel (who has never seen the show) to two wildl...
Heated Rivalry: Queer Joy & The Craft of Intimacy with Chala Hunter
Heated Rivalry sex scene breakdown with Chala Hunter, the show's intimacy coordinator: the craft behind its queer sex scenes and finding joy in the work.An intimacy coordinator's take on queer joyFrom her early days of lear...
She's Gotta Have It: Church, But Make It Gay
She's Gotta Have It sex scene breakdown: why the show's intimacy feels like a religious experience.An intimacy coordinator's take on queer intimacySome shows open quietly. Season 2 of She's Gotta Have It opens with a bang —...
The Handmaiden: Rewriting Sapphic Sex on Screen
The Handmaiden sex scene breakdown: how the film rewrites sapphic intimacy on screen.An intimacy coordinator's take on sapphic intimacy and choreographyThis episode is a love letter to immaculate choreography, devastating e...
Fifty Shades of Grey: What It Gets Wrong About BDSM
Fifty Shades of Grey sex scene breakdown: what the film gets wrong about BDSM.An intimacy coordinator's take on consent and power dynamicsAriel and Morgan are kicking off the new year by breaking down the infamous first Red...
Heated Rivalry: Why It Gets Queer Sex Right [BONUS]
Heated Rivalry sex scene breakdown: why the show gets queer intimacy right.An intimacy coordinator's take on queer sex on screenIn this very special Bonus Episode, Ariel and Morgan dive headfirst into Heated Rivalry, the wi...
Eyes Wide Shut: A Christmas Orgy
Eyes Wide Shut orgy scene breakdown: the voyeurism and staging behind the film's most infamous sequence.An intimacy coordinator's take on power, performance, and voyeurismThe masked orgy scene is one of the most infamous in...
