Sure, sex scenes are often for titillation or simply to keep audiences interested during exposition, but these instances prove that, at their best, filmic love scenes are a vital narrative device we'll miss post-pandemic. Did you ever notice how sensitive you were to touch, until you could no longer? We instinctively shrink back if someone comes too close and express our dismay on social media at the encroachment of personal space or lack of care for the rules. Drama and comedy rely on human interaction, so halted productions are now turning their thoughts to how they will incorporate social distancing into storylines — soaps, especially, as a shortage of content is imminent. Thanks to camera trickery and canny editing, keeping actors and crew safe may require little onscreen compromise, but it means a moratorium on more intimate scenes. But a love scene can be a pivotal plot point — the reality of two or more characters finding themselves up close, with nowhere to hide, their bodies doing all the talking, can be key to the narrative. As an author, I make these decisions on behalf of my characters — does this scene add to their story in any way, or further the plot, or give you additional insight into their psyche?

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Before HBO and Netflix, you didn't have many options if you wanted to watch a no-holds-barred, graphic, sexy sex scene. But the age of streaming changed all that, and now not only can you watch literally any kind of sex scene you want, whenever you want, you can also catch some down-and-dirty sex on your favorite TV shows Friends would never! Sex is a normal, healthy, essential part of being a human in this world, and it's only right that some of the best TV shows out there reflect that. On that note, here are the most hot, graphic, and in some cases groundbreaking sex scenes we've seen on the small screen. If you're looking for scenes that venture more towards "romantic and passionate" territory, check out our roundup of those kind of sex scenes.