Thirst Watch Saffron Maeve & Peyton Robinson

In this episode, Saffron charms Peyton with Hugh Grant’s unwitting magnum opus, The Lair of the White Worm. A snakish seductress, a too-Scottish archaeology student, and a ritzy lord happening upon his fate? All encased in a 90-minute runtime? Hot! As the pair examine how gender and lore shape the film, they also launch into the ethics of cryptids, virginity, Pagan liberalism, and Amanda Donohoe’s leather thigh-highs.

In this episode, Peyton introduces Saffron to her favourite sexy showcase of Benicio del Toro, 1997’s Excess Baggage. With a hitman uncle, idiot carjacker colleagues, and grand misunderstandings abound, it’s a horny highway to hell. They’re along for the ride, and as they survey the obstacles faced in the film, they also discuss himboism, daddy issues, a redheaded gangster Christopher Walken, and the many faults of cinematic age gaps.

For her first pick, Saffron invites Peyton to reassess her emotional support film, Only You, and its startlingly hot Marisa Tomei/RDJ pairing. In considering the real-life implications of the film's relationships, they discuss romantic destiny, the highs and lows of mutual obsession, feet, America versus It-ly, and obviously, Billy Zane.

In this episode, Peyton brings Saffron into the recesses of her regret catalog and revisits Don Jon. Is it possible to get hot under the collar while watching a man discover that sex involves more than just himself? This is a million dollar question, and as they discuss the guidofication of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, they also examine male conditioning in popular and pornographic media and the power of milfs.

In their first episode, Peyton and Saffron revisit a performance that they both thirst watched: Joaquin Phoenix as the Abbe de Coulmier in Quills. Was it the billowing robes? The bad acting? Tough to say, but they've since come to question the film's entire framework and the dangers of playing fast and loose with the Marquis de Sade's history. Light a candle, say a prayer, welcome to Thirst Watch.