From steamy period dramas to contemporary series, these intimate moments had viewers reaching for their remotes! Join us as we explore the most memorable passionate encounters that made TV history. Our selection features scenes that perfectly balance sensuality with storytelling.
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00:00I said no smoking. You don't listen.
00:06Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at the most sizzling scenes on TV that had fans hitting that pause button.
00:12Who told you that?
00:14There's been no one else. Only you.
00:18Number 10, Anne and Henry, The Tudors.
00:21Period romances are among the steamiest genres. Few embody that as boldly as The Tudors does.
00:34The first season builds towards the Anne-Henry romance, layering it with several charged-up moments and electrifying encounters.
00:41But it's the finale that pays off their chemistry big time.
00:44No longer denying their attraction, the pair surrender to their desires far from prying eyes.
00:51A Tist in the middle of the woods doesn't exactly scream sexy, but the sheer hunger the lovers have for one another will convince anyone otherwise.
01:01Their raw, animalistic connection radiates through the screen, even if it doesn't exactly uphold courtly decorum.
01:07In a show featuring bare-skinned moments almost every episode, this one refuses to fade from memory.
01:13Number 9, Rachel and Mike, Suits.
01:16He told me what really happened.
01:17I know. He told me to. And I get it.
01:21I'm not good enough. What I don't get, Mike, is why you didn't have the courage to just come and tell me that yourself.
01:25Network TV isn't where you usually go for sizzling love scenes.
01:28But Suits turns up the heat in its second season finale.
01:32Out of excuses, Mike confesses his legal career is built on a lie.
01:35He never went to Harvard.
01:37What follows is a textbook case of the slap-slap-kiss trope,
01:40as his and Rachel's long-simmering attraction reaches its breaking point.
01:44So, after the first two slaps, most of us know where this is going.
01:48I'm a fraud.
01:54Rachel.
01:57Rachel.
01:59After two seasons of incredible sexual tension,
02:02it's no surprise that when the moment finally arrives,
02:04the pair can barely keep their hands off one another.
02:06Why bother hopping into a cab and heading home,
02:09when you can just hook up in the middle of the file room?
02:21Number eight, Bobby and Don.
02:23Mad Men.
02:24It's flattering to be able to keep you interested.
02:28Stop talking.
02:29It's as if this series looked for excuses to feature Jon Hamm
02:35in all kinds of compromising positions.
02:37This season two episode had the camera lingering on the actor a lot more than usual.
02:41Not that we're complaining.
02:42Spending most of it in the arms of his latest conquest, Bobby Barrett,
02:46fans get multiple scenes of Don Draper at his sensual best.
02:50While it never goes fully graphic,
02:52their love scenes burn with incredible chemistry.
02:54Aggressive, powerful, yet emotionally detached.
02:57They perfectly capture Don's complex relationship with sex.
03:01Sure, the scenes are important to the plot, but let's be honest.
03:04Are we really watching them for the story?
03:06Or for all of the Jon Hamm that they have on display?
03:09I wanted it and I got it and it's better than they said.
03:14What?
03:17Have no fear.
03:20You're known as a connoisseur.
03:22Number seven, Marnie and Desi.
03:25Girls.
03:25The characters in this HBO series are usually found in various states of undress.
03:30And yet the fourth season premiere still managed to shock audiences.
03:34Despite being with someone else, Desi finds the time to have some fun on the side with Marnie.
03:38Or in this case, from a, shall we say, a rather unexpected angle.
03:43If you needed any proof of the intensity of their attraction,
03:46then the now infamous kitchen scene does the job.
03:48In an interview with Vulture, Alison Williams credited its authenticity to TV magic.
03:54Watching it back, it's hard to deny just how convincing it is, even if it gets zero points for hygiene.
04:00The best thing you could hope for in a sex scene is just someone that you laugh with.
04:04Because it's ridiculous.
04:05It's a ridiculous thing to be doing.
04:06Because you do contortions.
04:07Yeah, you're a contortionist, you're, I mean, you're in weird angles.
04:11Angles.
04:11They'll ask you to kiss on one side of the face and not the other.
04:14And it's very, very strange.
04:18Number six, Claire and Jamie.
04:20Outlander.
04:20I had the blacksmith fashion your ring from my key.
04:23Why didn't you tell me that before, when you gave it to me?
04:35I wanted to wait until I took you back to Lallybrook.
04:39So you'd know the place was as much yours as mine.
04:41There's no shortage of skin in this period romantic drama,
04:44but few were prepared for how provocative it could be in its early run.
04:48While many prefer the tenderness in Claire and Jamie's initial hookup,
04:52their rougher encounter truly pops some eyes.
04:55After struggling with the dynamics of their relationship,
04:57the pair reach an uneasy resolution.
05:00The ensuing physicality emphasizes the fragile nature of their agreement,
05:04as each partner vies for dominance.
05:12It's raw, uneasy, yet undeniably intense,
05:15as both try to outdo the other in the most aggressive form of intimacy.
05:20The scene set the standard for the series,
05:22showing fans that there's a lot more to this couple than meets the eye.
05:26Come here, bite me some more.
05:30Number five, Nancy and Jack.
05:32Weeds.
05:34No smoking.
05:35Stay low.
05:37Yeah.
05:39Wouldn't want to piss off the only other customer.
05:41Bored and frustrated with living off the grid,
05:43Nancy gets on the nerves of an attractive bartender,
05:46played by Mark Paul Goslar.
05:48If you're used to his wholesome Saved by the Bell days,
05:51prepare to have that image shattered.
05:53Realizing her unruly attitude only ramps up the tension,
05:56Nancy continues to provoke him until everything goes off the rails.
05:59I said no smoking.
06:01You don't listen.
06:04What did you say?
06:06No, I don't listen.
06:09This dark comedy often pushes the boundaries of provocative content,
06:13and there's no better example than this scene,
06:15as our heroine unleashes chaos with her screen partner.
06:19Undignified, primal, and even violent,
06:21the pair come dangerously close to wrecking the entire establishment
06:24during their explosive tryst.
06:27So, is this scene seductive, or is it completely unhinged?
06:31That's for you to decide.
06:32Number four, Kali and Arizona.
06:34Grey's Anatomy.
06:35Slum-slum monopolizing your bathroom again?
06:37Yeah.
06:38Yours?
06:39Owens and mine.
06:41From on-call rooms to supply closets,
06:43the doctors on this show get busy in just about every location.
06:46This time, the action spills over to the showers.
06:49Irritated with her boyfriend's daughter,
06:51Lexi heads over to Kali's apartment for a nice, relaxing cleanse,
06:55only to stumble upon Kali and Arizona in a steamy shower session.
07:00Oh!
07:00Oh, God.
07:02It's almost a blink-and-miss-it moment,
07:04but that doesn't stop anyone from hitting the pause button.
07:07This couple isn't shy about passionate displays of affection,
07:10and this scene proves it.
07:11Not all of it's visible,
07:13thanks to some strategically placed mist on the shower glass,
07:16but there's also just enough to leave little to the imagination.
07:20Mmm.
07:20Not much.
07:22I'm sorry.
07:22I'm so sorry.
07:23Number three, Carrie and Brody.
07:25Homeland.
07:29Assigned to spy on Nicholas Brody,
07:32Carrie finds herself falling for him.
07:33Relating to his trauma,
07:35her integrity begins to blur,
07:37as their relationship heats up.
07:38Their affair deepens in this episode,
07:40adding additional layers to their intimacy.
07:43While connecting on a level neither anticipated,
07:46Carrie and Brody succumb to their emotions.
07:48It's a surprisingly poignant scene
07:50that depicts the complexities of both characters.
07:52Though two attractive actors in such an entanglement
07:55is visually pleasing,
07:56the scene goes beyond that,
07:58aligning their passion with the show's overall narrative.
08:00The scene captures two people who truly get each other,
08:04even if their relationship is doomed to fail.
08:07Number two, Daphne and Simon.
08:09Bridgerton.
08:10Do you want me to stop?
08:14I want to show you more.
08:16Let's be honest,
08:17the sultry, steamy moments
08:18first attracted viewers to this series.
08:21Sure, the high society drama keeps us hooked,
08:23but it's all the racy material
08:25that's grabbed the world's attention.
08:26After teasing viewers with stolen moments
08:28and lingering glances,
08:30Simon and Daphne's brimming attraction
08:32finally boils to the surface.
08:34Her laughter brings me joy.
08:37To meet a beautiful woman is one thing,
08:39but to meet your best friend
08:41in the most beautiful of women
08:42is something entirely apart.
08:44Bound by marriage,
08:45with their feelings laid bare,
08:47the couple embraces what comes next.
08:49While their many liaisons during the season
08:51are memorable in their own right,
08:52this scene gets four points
08:54for its sensual execution.
08:55And with its bold display of the human form,
08:58it's no wonder the show broke
08:59all viewership records upon debut.
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09:171. Ygritte and Jon
09:20Game of Thrones
09:21From the moment they meet,
09:22Jon and Ygritte's relationship
09:24beats with palpable tension.
09:26Despite all the taunts and insults
09:28at their expense,
09:29especially her iconic
09:30you-know-nothing quote,
09:31her attraction to him is undeniable.
09:33After several failed attempts,
09:35the two finally give in
09:36in an icy cave of all places.
09:38You seem to like it.
09:40I liked it so.
09:42I told you that.
09:44There's been no one else.
09:46Only you.
09:46Tired of all the games,
09:48Ygritte forces Jon
09:49to acknowledge their feelings.
09:50With everything out in the open,
09:52this pair of forbidden lovers
09:53wastes no time
09:54getting down to business.
09:56It's the perfect way
09:56to kick off a romance
09:57that was long time coming.
09:59By the end,
10:00it's safe to say
10:01there are certain things
10:02Jon does know pretty well.
10:04Yeah, thanks.
10:05I think I've heard enough.
10:08Which love scene
10:08had you glued to the screen?
10:10Let us know in the comments.
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