The 10 hottest, wildest, gayest TV moments of 2023

Fellow Travelers puts its foot in its mouth

There’s a world in which this entire list is made up of scenes from Fellow Travelers, the acclaimed drama that, come to think of it, didn’t do much traveling at all—they mostly stuck to the bedroom! Joking, joking. In all seriousness, the Showtime miniseries made a point of using sex as a storytelling tool, to show us how the complicated dynamic between Hawkins “Hawk” Fuller (Matt Bomer) and Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey) evolved over the years instead of telling us. To that end, this foot-forward scene in the premiere episode is a mouthful, and audiences who expected this to be a stately, buttoned-up history lesson were thoroughly gagged.

From “You’re Wonderful” (Season 1, Episode 1). Streaming on Paramount+.

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Elite‘s jagged love triangle

Netflix couldn’t resist bringing Omar Ayuso back into the fold for the penultimate season of its soapy, sexy Spanish drama, and the show’s all the better for it. Omar (also his character’s name), now a college student with PTSD from his traumatic years at Las Encinas, is back on school grounds for an internship—and so is his hot, young boyfriend Joel (newcomer Fernando Líndez), conveniently gifted tuition by Iván (André Lamoglia), who also has eyes for him. While Omar seemingly agrees to let Joel fool around with Iván, he doesn’t expect to find them doing it in his bed, so when he coems home early one day, we’re all treated to an eyeful.

From “The Family” (Season 7, Episode 5). Streaming on Netflix.

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Gen V goes for the groin, again and again

Not to be outdone by its more adult-oriented predecessor, The Boys spin-off Gen V had a field day playing with a combustible mix of superpowers and collegiate hormones. In its premiere, we watched as Supe-in-training Emma (Lizzie Broadway)—who has the ability to alter her size by binging or purging—shrank herself during sex in order to ride her hookup. Literally. Then, a few episodes later, we saw series protagonist Marie (Jaz Sinclair) use her “blood-bending” powers to explode the genitals of sleazy classmate who tried to take advantage of her. This wild franchise really has a knack for doing twisted things to people’s d*cks.

From “God U.” (Season 1, Episode 1) & “The Whole Truth” (Season 1, Episode 4). Streaming on Prime Video.

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Riverdale‘s “quad goals”

Sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone, and it took The CW’s teen drama’s series finale to remind us what a consistently campy, addictive delight it’s been for seven seasons. In the episode, a now elder Betty (Lili Reinhart) is visited by an angel, who grants her the opportunity to re-live one day of her teenaged years. Back as her younger self, Betty learns that she, Archie (KJ Apa), Veronica (Camila Mendes), and Jughead (Cole Sprouse) spent the entirety of their senior year in a four-way relationship—a “quad,” if you will. The “endgame” reveal had loyal viewers gooped, saying goodbye in the msot Riverdaleway possible.

From “Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale” (Season 7, Episode 20). Streaming on Netflix.

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And Just Like That… Hot Fellas!

Consensus is that season two of this Sex And The City sequel series was a major improvement—and not just because they finally got Miranda back (shout-out to Kim Cattrall’s glorified cameo). It also remembered to have some good old-fashioned sexy fun again, like when Anthony’s (Mario Cantone) ingenious hunky bread delivery service, Hot Fellas, was on the rise. Not even guest star Drew Barrymore could keep her eyes off new Hot Fellas employee Gisueppe’s (Sebastiano Pigazzi) massive “baguette,” and soon he and Anthony were throwing workplace ethics concerns out the door so they could bang appreciate each other’s buns.

From “February 14th” (Season 2, Episode 7). Streaming on Max.

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Minx takes male nudity to the max

Simply put, no show is doing “eye candy” like charming, underrated workplace comedy Minx—now on Starz after getting axed by Max. And that’s because Minx‘s workplace just so happens to be the offices of the first-even women’s erotic magazine, which dared to put men in the centerfold. In its first season, the ’70s-set show featured countless dudes in the buff (including a pre-Red, White & Royal Blue Taylor Zakhar Perez, with a prosthetic assist), and these new episodes only seemed to double-down, including a ****-swinging tennis spread, an elaborate bathhouse photoshoot, and the introduction of a new boy toy, played by Diego Escobar.

From Season 2. Streaming on Starz.

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Lee Pace brawls in the buff on Foundation

Look, we love “internet boyfriend” Lee Pace, but we weren’t sure we needed to see him serve evil galactic emperor in Foundation, based off the hard sci-fi novels from author and biochemistry professor Isaac Asimov. Then we found out the season two premiere episode featured Pace’s character fend off a bunch of android assassins while in his birthday suit, and suddenly Foundation was appointment viewing. Turns out, it’s a pretty fascinating show, with loads of queer characters, too. And, yes, it doesn’t hurt that Pace frequently shows off his ripped bod in it. Somebody behind the scenes of the show knows how to get the gays tuning in!

From “In Seldon’s Shadow” (Season 2, Episode 1). Streaming on AppleTV+.

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Troye Sivan outshines The Idol

Hey, remember The Idol? Okay, maybe not—The Weeknd and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson’s cult drama really came and went this past summer, starting off with buzz before fizzling out with an abbreviated five-episode season. But we have to shout-out supporting player Troye Sivan who became the shining highlight of this misbegotten series. In a truly brazen scene, his character faces the wrath of a jealous Tedros (The Weeknd), who ties him up and puts him in a dog’s shock collar. The Idol can’t even manage to give Sivan’s storyline closure, but it did continue to show us this pop star’s a really skilled actor, too.

From “Stars Belong To The World” (Season 1, Episode 4). Streaming on Max.

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9. Obsession‘s pillow talk

Every once in a while, Netflix will quietly drop a new movie or series and then, next thing you know, it feels like everyone is watching it. That was certainly the case when Obsession—based on the ’91 erotic novel Damage—hit the platform this past April. Specifically, no once could stop tweeting about star Richard Armitage, who not only goes whole-hog in the series, but also has an unforgettable scene where he arrives to the hotel room where his secret lover’s been staying and proceeds to fool around with the pillow that still smells like her. By the way, it’s this scene that happened to inspire Armitage to casually come out to the press as gay! So… win-win?

From “Episode 2” (Season 1, Episode 2). Streaming on Netflix.

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