This past year was a hot one. When it came to drawing the lines between cinema, erotica, and straight-up pornography, 2013 taught us that in the end that it's really just one big clusterfuck — no pun intended.
From movies to television and the big screen to privacy of your own laptop, here are the 10 best sex scenes of the year.
See also: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2013
When Piper shared her love of showers in Orange Is the New Black
While this Netflix series generously doled out the girl-on-girl action, our favorite scene happened in the very first episode. Showering in a prison, by yourself, wearing maxi-pad sandals, is a far cry from the making out with a wet and sudsy ex-lover.
When "danger whore" had sex with Warlow on True Blood
Sookie Stackhouse, a.k.a "danger whore," claims another victim — this time, on a grave, in another realm, and with a fairy. So naturally, light shoots out of their crotches because that's totally what happens when fairies get it on.
When we learned the pentagram position on American Horror Story: Coven
With American Horror Story's third season titled Coven, it should be no surprise that one of the series' steamiest sex scenes would take place inside a pentagram. Candles always set the mood, right?
When Snow melted on Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones has no shortage of boobs and blood, but our favorite moment this year was watching Ygritte steal Jon Snow's man-flower. And though we could wrap our heads around the many twists and turns of the HBO series, we still had a tough time believing that a first-timer could really be such a pro at oral.
When Lovelace learned to deep throat
And while we're on the subject of oral, let's not forget about Amanda's Seyfried's performance as Linda Lovelace, star of the headlining '70s porno Deep Throat. Our first pick in this fellatio-infused film features Lovelace learning how to give a blowjob to her boyfriend. They grow up so fast.
When Girls got trashy
It's the classic love story. Girl tosses her work trash in a man's garbage can, girl apologizes to man, man invites girl into his crazy-nice apartment, and they proceed to have sex in the kitchen. It may not have had much connection to the rest of the storyline or the other characters, but it was definitely one of our favorite episodes of the season.
When Lizzy Caplan showed us she was one of the Masters of Sex
While there was no shortage of love for Lizzy Caplan, that love grew even deeper with her breakout performance in Masters of Sex. And obviously by "performance" we mean watching her lay topless as she gets pleasured down under (and out of the frame).
When Lindsay Lohan did what Lindsay Lohan does best in The Canyons
With a weak script, an adult film star (James Deen), and a celebrity hot mess (Lohan), The Canyons was a thinly veiled porno at best. And though it might not have been much for cinematic genius, it did make for some pretty unfiltered sex scenes, including a very colorful orgy.
When Liberace said good morning to Thorson in Behind the Candelabra
On his own, Michael Douglas is no fox, and as Liberace he's comically creepy. Nevertheless, he certainly got our attention when tending to a primped Matt Damon, who had apparently woken "up."
When Blue Is the Warmest Color caused everyone to freak the fuck out
Two French teenagers discover love, lesbianism, and each others' bodies in a raw seven-minute scene that made many people hot, some people bothered, and a lot of people thinking, "Oh . . . so that's how they do it."
