‘The View’ Hosts Rave Over Oscar Isaac Going Full Frontal in ‘Scenes From a Marriage’: “I Kept On Rewinding”

There’s only one episode left in HBO‘s new limited series Scenes from a Marriage, and the hosts of The View are recommending that you catch up stat. Why? Well, it’s a brilliant portrayal of marriage, of course. But that’s not the only reason: on today’s The View, the hosts teamed up to gush over Oscar Isaac‘s full frontal nudity in the most recent episode of the show, “The Illiterates”. While panelists Sara Haines, Joy Behar, and Sunny Hostin enthused over the scene, moderator Whoopi Goldberg was left a bit clueless.

“Apparently, people at this table watched,” Goldberg said, introducing the topic as her co-hosts interrupted with cheers of delight. “Did it give you something to think about?”

Behar was the first to chime in, eager with her opinions: “It’s very good, that show,” she began. “We were just talking about how it reflects a lot of things that go on in marriages. A lot. This particular marriage is very much on the brink of disaster, but most marriages have some of the elements that are in the show.”

But right after that, the hosts got down and dirty with Isaac’s full frontal nudity in the show. In the episode, he and his soon-to-be ex-wife (Jessica Chastain) have steamy break-up sex, and the hosts shared their experiences watching the show. Starting the conversation, controversial guest host Alyssa Farah finally had an agreeable opinion.

“I think it’s kind of refreshing to see men strip down,” Farah said. “Women have been expected to on camera for decades. ‘Bout time the boys do it!”

After that, Hostin brought up a topic that ignited some flames at the table: “I will say with shows like Bridgerton—”

And just the mention of the hit Netflix romance show had Haines ready for more. After Behar asked why Haines reacted the way she did, the host added, “Joy, you have not watched it. I’m burning right now.”

Then it was back on over to Hostin, who made a point about women directing sex scenes in TV.

“That was directed by a woman, and you could see that it was from a woman’s perspective,” Hostin said. “I thought this was directed by a woman from the scenes, because it was so engaging. And it’s not. I agree with [Alyssa], you usually see full frontal nudity from a woman. I will say, I kept on rewinding it to find the full frontal nudity because everyone was talking about this full frontal nudity. I missed it.”

“Was it hard to see?” Haines questioned.

“I missed it, yeah.” Hostin responded. “It wasn’t, like, full frontal nudity.”

Still curious, Farah asked: “Was it because it was brief or hard to see?”

“It was a brief scene, it was very brief. Joy just told be where it was this morning,” Hostin said, turning the conversation back over to the Scenes from a Marriage diehard. “I still missed it.”

Clarifying how she caught the nudity in the first place, Behar added: “I always watch with a magnifying glass.”

“It was not in your face,” Hostin said.

“Good!” a thankful Goldberg finally chimed in.

Turning the conversation back to the topic of marriage (which, Haines quipped, the show should actually be called Scenes from a Divorce), Behar discussed the allure harsh arguments in relationships.

“It’s after the breakup sex that they say these mean things. Because breakup sex is the greatest thing, let’s face it. Don’t you love him madly as he’s walking out the door!” Behar teased. “Suddenly, he’s like, ‘Oh, I forgot all about this.’ And then, of course, it goes right back to where it was. That’s when they start to get mean to each other.”

And at this point, Farah returned with controversial opinions. “I do have to wonder, I don’t think it’s all that emotionally healthy, breakup sex. I tend to think cold turkey is the best way to get over a relationship.”

Taking a real left turn into the TMI section of today’s hot topics, the co-hosts began discussing all the ins and outs of breakup sex.

“See, I’m like, ‘One more time! One more time! One more time!'” Haines said, earning a disapproving glare from Goldberg.

“Whoopi is like, ‘What are you guys talking about today?'” Behar joked.

Shaking her head, Goldberg added, “It’s true. I’m fascinated by the fact that I have no understanding about what you’re talking about. I thought this was a conversation about a man and his best friend, swingin’ in the wind.”

The View airs weekdays on ABC at 11/10c.

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