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This one’s a BIG ONE. Ariel and Morgan sit down with intimacy coordinator Chala Hunter, the creative force behind the intimacy work in Heated Rivalry, for a deep dive into how some of the most talked-about scenes on TV actually get made. From the early days of learning the job during the #MeToo shift to stepping onto a set packed with hockey vibes, choreography, and high emotional stakes, Chala pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to build intimacy that feels grounded, safe, and electric.  They get into it all: How she found her way into intimacy coordination when the field was still being definedWhy she prioritizes trust, play, and actor agency over rigid choreographyHow Heated Rivalry balanced tenderness, heat, and authenticity without losing its heartWhy representation doesn’t have to feel “authentic to everyone” to still be meaningfulAnd what happens when three intimacy coordinators get together and the nerding starts before the mics are even warmIt’s insightful, funny, incredibly revealing, and a rare behind-the-scenes look at the craft from someone doing the work at the highest level. This one feels like a milestone episode. ----------------------------------------- CREDITS — Heated Rivalry Director: Jacob Tierney Executive Producer: Brendan Brady Source Material: Based on the novel Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid Intimacy Coordinator (Interview Guest): Chala Hunter Actors (featured in discussed scenes): Hudson Williams; Connor Storrie © Crave / Canadian Production Partners. All rights reserved. ----------------------------------------- Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

Some shows open quietly. Season 2 of "She’s Gotta Have It" opens with a bang — literally. In this episode, Ariel and Morgan break down the iconic simulated sex montage from Season 2, Episode 1 of She’s Gotta Have It, focusing on how lighting, space, and who’s in control radically reshape how intimacy is experienced and understood onscreen. They get into it all: How Spike Lee uses daylight vs candlelight to reflect different emotional statesWhy this scene feels devotional rather than voyeuristicHow Nola’s relationship with Opal marks a shift from exploration to embodimentHow choreography, hair, and stillness do as much storytelling as movementAnd why this scene quietly sets a new bar for how queer Black intimacy is filmed on televisionThey also discuss the evolution from the 1986 film to the Netflix series, what it means to reclaim Nola Darling’s story through a more expansive lens, and why sexually liberated queer Black women are still so rarely given this level of care onscreen. It’s reverent, gorgeous, deeply nerdy, and a reminder that intimacy doesn’t have to escalate to be electric. Want to watch along? Our reaction covers 1:22:10–1:29:34 of the TV show episode and 39:27-40:27 of the movie. We cut around the clip, so it won’t sync perfectly, but you’ll absolutely get the point. ----------------------------------------- Credits — She’s Gotta Have It (Season 2, Episode 1: “#IMFEELINGMYFEELINGS”) Director: Spike Lee Writers: Cinqué Lee; Joie Lee; Spike Lee Based on the film: She’s Gotta Have It (1986), written and directed by Spike Lee Producers: Spike Lee; Win Rosenfeld; Charlie Corwin Actors (featured): DeWanda Wise; Ilfenesh Hadera © 2019 Netflix / 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. All rights reserved. Credits — She’s Gotta Have It (1986) Director: Spike Lee Writer: Spike Lee Producers: Spike Lee; Monty Ross Actors (selected): Tracy Camilla Johns; Tommy Redmond Hicks; John Canada Terrell; Steve White; Spike Lee © 1986 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. All rights reserved. ----------------------------------------- Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

This episode is a love letter to immaculate choreography, devastating eye contact, and sapphic tension that could power a small city. Ariel and Morgan dive into the two iconic intimacy scenes from Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden: with scenes so explicit, so intentional, and so beautifully constructed that they still feel transgressive nearly a decade later. Set during Japan’s occupation of Korea in the 1930s, the film takes familiar sapphic tropes and flips them inside out, using intimacy as liberation rather than spectacle.  They break down why these scenes work on every level: How the film weaponizes restraint, pacing, and POV to build erotic tensionWhy a simple hand-grip deserves its own IMDb creditHow sapphic sex is framed as joy, discovery, and mutual power, not performanceAnd why this might be one of the best examples of the female gaze in modern cinemaThey also unpack the behind-the-scenes approach to filming the intimacy, the deliberate removal of the male gaze, and why The Handmaiden remains a gold standard for what intimate storytelling can look like when trust and intention lead the way. It’s sexy, funny, deeply thoughtful, and a reminder that sometimes the most radical thing a movie can do is let women actually enjoy each other. Want to watch along? Our reaction covers 41:47 to 46:56 and 1:39:53 to 1:44:00. We cut around the clip, so it won’t sync perfectly, but you’ll absolutely get the point. ----------------------------------------- Credits — The Handmaiden (2016) Director: Park Chan-wook Writers: Park Chan-wook; Chung Seo-kyung Based on the novel: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters Producers: Park Chan-wook; Syd Lim Actors (featured): Kim Min-hee as Lady Hideko, Kim Tae-ri as Sook-hee © 2016 Moho Film / Yong Film. All rights reserved. ----------------------------------------- Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

We’re kicking off the new year by finally stepping into the Red Room and immediately asking some hard questions. In this episode, Ariel and Morgan break down the infamous first Red Room scene from Fifty Shades of Grey, a film that promised mainstream BDSM and delivered… confusion, questionable choreography, and music doing most of the emotional heavy lifting.  New year, new structure. For 2026, they cut straight to the craft: power dynamics, consent, and why the scene ultimately falls flat. They get into it all: Why the Red Room reads more like spectacle than negotiated intimacyHow the film confuses dominance with control and intensity with compatibilityHow music, montage, and production design work overtime to create heat that isn’t really thereWhat a more grounded, informed version of this scene could have looked likeAnd why Christian Grey seems more turned on by interior design than intimacyThis episode isn’t about kink-shaming. It’s about unpacking why a movie that centered BDSM failed to show how consent, agency, and erotic tension actually function in practice. It’s part critique, part craft analysis, and part public service announcement for anyone who thinks mood lighting counts as communication. Want to watch along? Our reaction covers 1:22:10–1:29:34. We cut around the clip, so it won’t sync perfectly, but you’ll absolutely get the point. ----------------------------------------- Credits — Fifty Shades of Grey Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson Writer (Screenplay): Kelly Marcel Writer (Novel): E. L. James Producers: Michael De Luca; Dana Brunetti; E. L. James Actors (featured): Dakota Johnson; Jamie Dornan © 2015 Focus Features / Trigger Street Productions / Michael De Luca Productions. All rights reserved. ----------------------------------------- Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

We heard you. LOUDLY. In this very special holiday Bonus Episode, Ariel and Morgan dive headfirst into Heated Rivalry, the wildly requested gay hockey romance that dropped on November 28 and immediately set the internet on fire.  Based on Rachel Reid’s beloved romance novels, the series follows Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, two elite professional hockey players whose rivalry turns into a secret, years-long love affair. What starts as a teenage hookup evolves into a deeply emotional, highly physical relationship that unfolds over nearly a decade, on and off the ice.  Ariel and Morgan break down multiple intimacy scenes from the first two episodes and unpack why Heated Rivalry feels so different from most male-male sex scenes on TV. They get into it all: Why these sex scenes feel unusually realistic, tender, and embodiedHow athletic bodies move differently and why that matters for choreographyThe importance of aftercare, communication, and check-ins onscreenWhat the show gets right about first times, awkward moments, and learning each other’s bodiesWhy queer intimacy is so often shortened and how Heated Rivalry refuses to cut awayThe now-iconic back arch that has gay Twitter in a chokeholdThis episode celebrates queer sex that’s messy, hot, funny, imperfect, and deeply human, and why representation like this actually matters. It’s all the spice, none of the filler, and a perfect way to close out the year before we return January 7th.  Give a Little Queer Holiday Love Please consider supporting organizations that protect and uplift LGBTQ youth. A few of our favorites: Trans Lifeline GLAAD Transanta ----------------------------------------- Credits — Heated Rivalry Creator / Director / Writer: Jacob Tierney  Producers: Bell Media / Crave (limited series)  Intimacy Coordinator: Chala Hunter  Actors (selected): Hudson Williams (Shane Hollander); Connor Dory (Ilya Rozanov).  © 2024 Bell Media / Crave. All rights reserved. Based on the novels: Rachel Reid (Heated Rivalry (2009), The Long Game (2022)) Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

It’s our second holiday episode, which means it’s time for a true Christmas classic: Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut (1999), a film that somehow contains one of the most infamous orgy scenes in cinema history. In this episode, Ariel and Morgan unpack the cultural mythology surrounding the masked ritual scene and explain what the film is really doing beneath the cloaks, candles, and choreography. Spoiler: it’s not about pleasure, it’s about power, performance, and male insecurity.  They break down: Why the orgy may function more as theater than eroticismHow masking, choreography, and voyeurism guide the audience’s gazeThe role of ritual, anonymity, and class in the scene’s designStanley Kubrick’s discomfort with sex and how that shapes the final resultAriel's hottest take ever (possibly in the history of cinema? You decide.)This episode reframes the orgy not as transgression, but as a deeply controlled performance: one that exposes how sex, status, and masculinity are staged, surveilled, and policed. Equal parts film history, intimacy analysis, and holiday chaos, this one pairs best with a glass of wine, a Venetian mask, and a healthy distrust of men in cloaks. Give a Little Queer Holiday Love If you’re feeling the spirit, consider supporting organizations that protect and uplift trans and LGBTQ youth. A few of our favorites: Trans Lifeline GLAAD Transanta Even a small donation helps keep queer kids safe, supported, and celebrated, and that’s the kind of holiday magic we believe in. ----------------------------------------- Credits — Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Director: Stanley Kubrick Writers: Stanley Kubrick; Frederic Raphael Based on the novella: Traumnovelle (Dream Story) by Arthur Schnitzler Producers: Stanley Kubrick Choreography (uncredited influence): Yolande Snaith Actors (featured in discussed scenes): Tom Cruise; Julian Davis; Abigail Good; Cate Blanchett (voice, uncredited) © 1999 Warner Bros. / Pole Star / Hobby Films. All rights reserved. ----------------------------------------- Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

For our holiday special, we’re entering The Sapphic Canon. This week, Ariel and Morgan are joined by filmmaker and comedy icon Amanda Holland (On the Phone with Ash and Amanda) to dissect one of the most breathtakingly intimate love scenes in queer cinema: the motel moment from Todd Haynes’ Carol (2015). From tension you could pour over pancakes to the robe pull that changed lesbian history, the trio breaks down why this scene still feels like a masterclass in sensual restraint, visual storytelling, and character vulnerability.  They unpack it all: How power dynamics shift without a word, told only through body languageWhy the simulated oral moment works… and where it gets a little thigh-heavyHow Cate Blanchett seduces by doing absolutely nothing except existing in a robe (a power move we should all aspire to)This episode is equal parts craft, chaos, holiday cheer, and deep queer yearning: the perfect festive treat. Give a Little Queer Holiday Love If you’re feeling the spirit, consider supporting organizations that protect and uplift trans and LGBTQ youth year-round. A few of our favorites: Buy Fruity TV Gear (Like a Christmas Carol or Happy HoliGays) here!  The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ Ali Forney Center: https://www.aliforneycenter.org/ Even a small donation helps keep queer kids safe, supported, and celebrated, and that’s the kind of holiday magic we believe in. ----------------------------------------- Director: Todd Haynes Writers: Phyllis Nagy (screenplay); Patricia Highsmith (novel) Producers: Elizabeth Karlsen; Christine Vachon; Stephen Woolley Actors (selected): Cate Blanchett; Rooney Mara © 2015 Number 9 Films / Killer Films / Film4 Productions. All rights reserved. ----------------------------------------- Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

Marking the end of hoa hoa hoa season, we finally did it. We tackled the honeymoon scene: the headboard-shattering, pillow-exploding, furniture-destroying moment that launched a thousand fanfics and exactly zero realistic intimacy expectations. In this episode, Ariel and Morgan break down why Edward and Bella’s “rough sex” isn’t rough… or even sex-adjacent. From supernatural metaphors to YA-safe choreography, they unpack how a scene expected to portray feral passion somehow ends up looking like a vampire doing light construction work. We get into it all: Why the choreography feels like a Marvel fight scene wearing a silk robeHow PG-13 rules shape what “intensity” is allowed to look like onscreenWhy the scene is accidentally more about property damage than eroticismBella’s incredible chill despite the world’s craziest bruisesHow an intimacy coordinator might approach supernatural strength without losing human stakesAnd whether anyone in film history has ever looked more relaxed in freezing cold waterIt’s part genre analysis, part supernatural thirst discourse, and part home-renovation commentary, a true Faking It classic. ----------------------------------------- Director: Bill Condon Writer (Screenplay): Melissa Rosenberg Writer (Novel): Stephenie Meyer Producers: Wyck Godfrey; Karen Rosenfelt; Stephenie Meyer Actors (featured in the scene): Kristen Stewart; Robert Pattinson © 2011 Summit Entertainment / Temple Hill Entertainment / Sunswept Entertainment. All rights reserved. ----------------------------------------- Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

This one’s flexing in all the right ways. Ariel and Morgan break down the sweaty, gritty, gloriously unhinged intimacy of Love Lies Bleeding, a film where bodies don’t just collide, they transform. From gym-floor lust to desert-heat devotion, they explore how the movie uses athleticism, desire, and danger to tell a love story that’s as physical as it is emotional. They get into it all: Why Love Lies Bleeding treats strength as a love languageHow the film choreographs intimacy that’s sexy, sweaty, and deeply character-drivenThe power (and vulnerability) of hyper-built bodies in erotic storytellingWhat makes Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian’s chemistry feel so raw, charged, and groundedHow muscle, menace, and mythology collide in this neon-soaked queer thrillerAnd yes… what it means to stage a scene where love might actually burst a veinThis episode is equal parts admiration, analysis, and gym-class nostalgia,  celebrating the beauty, intensity, and feral tenderness of one of the most unforgettable romances in recent memory. (A big thank you to our listener Brielle for suggesting this one!) ----------------------------------------- Director: Rose Glass Writers: Rose Glass; Weronika Tofilska  Producers: Andrea Cornwell; Oliver Kassman  Actors (selected): Kristen Stewart; Katy O’Brian © 2024 A24 / Film4 / Lobo Films / Escape Plan ----------------------------------------- Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

This one’s… slippery. Ariel and Morgan break down one of the most chaotic “intimacy” scenes in sitcom history: the moment Danny DeVito crawls out of 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. They unpack it all: How Danny DeVito pulled off the greasiest birth scene since Ace VenturaWhy vulnerability and humiliation often overlap in on-screen nudityHow consent and context change everything, even when it’s for laughsAnd yes, the technical art of looking “fully nude” while staying fully coveredIt’s part anatomy of comedy, part anatomy of modesty garments, and somehow… still one of the most body-positive episodes yet. New episodes drop every other Wednesday! ----------------------------------------- Director: Matt Shakman Writers: David Hornsby; Becky Mann; Audra Sielaff Producers: Rob McElhenney; Charlie Day; Glenn Howerton Actors: Charlie Day; Glenn Howerton; Rob McElhenney; Kaitlin Olson; Danny DeVito TV Show: Always Sunny in Philadelphia - A Very Sunny Christmas (Season 6, Episode 13) © 2010 - Produced by FX Productions / 20th Television & companions; originally aired on FX. All rights reserved. ----------------------------------------- Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

For our first-ever BONUS EPISODE, we’re sinking our teeth into something perfectly suited for spooky season: Ryan Coogler’s 2025 gothic horror hit, Sinners. This one has it all: vampires, sensuality, Southern heat, and Michael B. Jordan at his steamiest. Ariel and Morgan break down two pivotal intimacy scenes, one tender, one terrifying, and unpack how Sinners turns eroticism into a matter of survival. We get into it all: Why this film proves that you don’t need nudity to make a scene scorchingHow Sinners uses race, power, and danger to reimagine vampire mythologyThe difference between lusty vs romantic intimacyAnd yes… what it really means to share spit with a vampire 🩸From vampire lore to S-curves to consent through the lens of bloodlust, this is an episode that’s equal parts academic, erotic, and absurdly fun. This one’s for the horror lovers, the film nerds, and anyone who’s ever been Team Edward and Team Jacob. And Team Spike. Like Ariel is.  New episodes drop every other Wednesday! ----------------------------------------- Director: Ryan Coogler Writer: Ryan Coogler Producers: Zinzi Coogler; Sev Ohanian; Ryan Coogler Actors: Michael B. Jordan; Hailee Steinfeld; Miles Caton; Jack O’Connell; Wunmi Mosaku; Jayme Lawson © 2025 - Produced by Proximity Media, distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. All rights reserved. ----------------------------------------- Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

The bite heard ’round the world. In this episode, Ariel and Morgan take on one of the most infamous (and crazily campy) scenes in horror-comedy history: the gynecologist sequence from Teeth (2007). From questionable medical protocol to perfect camp choreography, they break down what works, what really doesn’t, and why this movie about vagina dentata still manages to make audiences clench 17 years later. They tackle it all: How Teeth flips the horror trope of sexual violence on its head (and bites back)Why good choreography and body awareness make this scene disturbingly effectiveThe line between tension, comedy, and terrorWhat intimacy coordination could’ve looked like for a scene this outrageousAnd yes—whether it technically counts as an intimacy scene (spoiler: it does)Somehow, amidst the severed fingers and social commentary, there’s genuine insight into consent, choreography, and why horror movies might secretly “get” intimacy better than most rom-coms! New episodes drop every other Wednesday! ----------------------------------------- "TEETH" Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein Writer: Mitchell Lichtenstein Producers: Mitchell Lichtenstein; Joyce Pierpoline Actors: Jess Weixler; Josh Pais © 2007 - Produced by Pierpoline Films, distributed by Roadside Attractions. All rights reserved. ----------------------------------------- Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

Get ready for one of our most asked—and most controversial—questions: Do actors ever actually have sex on camera? In this episode, we're diving deep into the blurred lines between filmmaking and pornography. Ariel surprises Morgan with a deep dive into the notoriously heated and hard-to-find 2005 film, Lie with Me, a movie that famously plays with this very question. We break down the difference between softcore, hardcore, and simulated sex scenes, and ask: does it have to be real to feel real? Can simulated sex be more artistic—or even more erotic—than the real thing? We tackle the big questions: What's the practical difference between a simulated sex scene and a pornographic one?How would an intimacy coordinator even approach a scene that calls for real sex?What does Lie with Me achieve by pushing the boundary, and at what cost?Where do we, as professionals, draw the line between artistic expression and exploitation?This is a must-listen for anyone curious about the raw, unvarnished mechanics of on-screen intimacy. Spoiler alert: the answers are far from black and white. New episodes drop every other Wednesday! ----------------------------------------- "LIE WITH ME" Director: Clement Virgo Writers: Tamara Berger; Clement Virgo; Carrie Paupst Shaughnessy Producers: Damon D’Oliveira; Hartley Gorenstein Actors (in transcript): Lauren Lee Smith; Eric Balfour © 2005 — Produced by Conquering Lion Pictures, distributed by ThinkFilm. All rights reserved. ----------------------------------------- Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

Ariel & Morgan, two professional intimacy coordinators, pull back the curtain on how intimacy is really made for film and TV. In our very first episode, we kick things off with wild on-set stories (yes, one involves a horse 🐴 - don't worry, it's fake), break down what it really means to choreograph intimacy, and tackle the infamous simulated sex scene from the cult classic, The Room. We give Tommy Wiseau's awkward sequence a beat-by-beat analysis, rate it on our "Spice Scale," and explain what could have made it work. Get the inside scoop on why intimacy coordinators are a crucial—and often misunderstood—part of the film industry. You’ll hear: Hilarious and cringe-worthy stories from our time on set.A professional breakdown of one of cinema’s most bizarre sex scenes.Why intimacy coordination matters for actors and storytelling.Love cult films, bad movies, or a hilarious insider's look at Hollywood? You’re in the right place. 🔗 Links & More For show notes, a video of the scene, and all our links, visit our website at fakingitthepod.com. Follow for more chaos: @FakingItThePod New episodes drop every other Wednesday! Subscribe now so you don't miss an episode. ----------------------------------------- "THE ROOM" Director: Tommy Wiseau Writer: Tommy Wiseau Producer: Tommy Wiseau Actors: Tommy Wiseau; Juliette Danielle © 2003 Wiseau Films. All rights reserved. ----------------------------------------- Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.

Welcome to Faking It, the podcast where two professional intimacy coordinators pull back the curtain on how intimacy is really made for film and TV. This show blends behind-the-scenes secrets with laugh-out-loud commentary. Think: spicy movie moments, absurd Hollywood stories, and real talk about love, sex, and the art of pretending. If you’ve ever wondered how actors “make it look real” (without actually doing it), or just want to cackle through tales of fake sweat, fake kisses, and fake bedsheets, you’re in the right place. Expect humor, hot takes, and the perfect mix of NSFW and LOL.  Support the show 🔗 Connect & Support the Show 👀 Watch the Video Version: See our reactions! The video podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube. 💌 Suggest a Scene & Get Bonuses: Join our Patreon to request movies for us to break down and access exclusive bonus episodes. patreon.com/FakingItThePod 📱 Follow Us for Chaos: Get behind-the-scenes content and updates on Instagram @FakingItThePod 🌐 Visit Our Website: Find all our links and more at FakingItThePod.com 🎧 Subscribe for Free: Never miss an episode! Subscribe to Faking It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. 💬 Review Us: Love the show? Give us 5 stars! It helps other listeners discover us. Stay real, Fakers 🫡 Legal Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our own. This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing here is intended to defame, slander, or infringe upon any individual or entity. All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their respective owners.