Virginia quickly proves herself to be extremely capable and ambitious the latter quality is frowned upon by some of her more traditional colleagues. Meanwhile, Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) is a twice-divorced single mother who ends up working at the university as a secretary. Master observing prostitute Betty Dimello (Annaleigh Ashford) and her client through a peephole. (The first glimpse we get of the study is Dr. Masters wants to find out what happens to the human body during sex, and we quickly learn he’ll go to extraordinary lengths to acquire data. Masters’ passion, however, is the study of human sexuality. Masters and his own wife Libby (Caitlin FitzGerald) are having serious trouble conceiving. Louis, helping countless women get pregnant. William “Bill” Masters (Michael Sheen) is the top fertility doctor at Washington University in St.

Ten years later, they published a scientific study, which revolutionized our understanding of human sexuality.” “In 1956, a nationally-renowned fertility specialist met a former nightclub singer. The show’s first season chronicles their first meeting, as well as the relentless effort it took to get their pioneering sex study off the ground. The series is based on the Thomas Maier biography, “Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love.” (Excellent call by Showtime and the creators paring title down.) The real-life duo studied human sexuality from the late 1950s until the 1990s. (Also, it turns out there was a fair amount of sex.) The show shined brightest when it was conveying the thrill of discovery and exploration. (You also can’t be surprised if people go looking for it on Skinemax Cinemax rather than Showtime.) But placing its titillating title aside, Masters of Sex turned out to be an engaging, often-excellent, and low-key adventurous period drama for four seasons.

You can’t call your TV show Masters of Sex and not expect to elicit a few chuckles.

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