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Masters of Sex
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Masters of Sex is a drama that portrays the real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality, William Masters and Virginia Johnson. The series chronicles the unusual lives, romance, and pop culture trajectory of Masters and Johnson. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a midwestern teaching hospital in St. Louis to the cover of Time magazine and nearly a dozen appearances on Johnny Carson's couch.
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12 this season · 46 totals02e01 Parallax 2014-07-14 02:00
Parallax
Following Bill's declaration in season 1 finale, Bill and Virginia resume their professional and personal relationship - both asserting it is to further the cause of their work. Virginia breaks the news to Ethan and Bill tries to be there for Libby and their new baby but finds it hard. Bill is struggling with getting his career back on track and Virginia is still working for Dr. DePaul but hungers for more. Scully is determined to succeed in his 'therapy', but Margaret will bear no more illusions in her life.
s02e02 Kyrie Eleison 2014-07-21 02:00
Kyrie Eleison
Masters begins a new job at Memorial Hospital - under Betty's terms - only to find his boss insisting he leave Virginia behind in favor of a handpicked secretary. Johnson, meanwhile, still alienated at Maternity, is torn between pressing Masters to rehire her and staying by DePaul's side as her condition worsens.
s02e03 Fight 2014-07-28 02:00
Fight
Virginia unearths Masters' troubled childhood during a secret rendezvous.
s02e04 Dirty Jobs 2014-08-04 02:00
Dirty Jobs
Johnson tries to cover when she and Masters are seen by Langham leaving a hotel together after an evening tryst. Later, Masters attempts to bring Johnson aboard as his assistant at his new post; and Betty tries to conceal her infertility from Gene, over Masters' objections.
s02e05 Giants 2014-08-11 02:00
Giants
The study costs Masters his obstetrics and gynaecology practice. Johnson struggles with DePaul.
s02e06 Blackbird 2014-08-18 02:00
Blackbird
After Hendricks bans Masters from using black participants in his study, Masters contacts a journalist to promote his efforts, using the debunking of sexual stereotypes as the lure. Johnson is forced to accept DePaul's choice to end her chemotherapy treatments. Gene uncovers the truth about Betty and Helen's relationship. Libby fires Coral after discovering she lied about Robert.
s02e07 Asterion 2014-08-25 02:00
Asterion
In the wake of Masters' discovery that Johnson has continued to have romantic relationships with other men, he becomes impotent without her knowledge and cuts off their sexual work together. He tries to keep his new clinic solvent over the course of three years by borrowing against his house, offering medical services to the hotel - and finally accepting money from his mother.
s02e08 Mirror, Mirror 2014-09-01 02:00
Mirror, Mirror
Johnson attempts to treat a woman on her own. Libby witnesses a hate crime.
s02e09 Story of My Life 2014-09-08 02:00
Story of My Life
Virginia continues to impersonate a patient's case history in order to glean advice from a psychiatrist. Betty and Masters' attempt to remedy Lester's impotence by hiring a prostitute rattles him even further. Libby gets the third degree when she offers her eyewitness testimony regarding the beaten man. And Barbara Sanders wrestles with an unsettling diagnosis that exposes a chain of secrets and causes Masters and Johnson to clash over their treatment strategy.
s02e10 Below the Belt 2014-09-15 02:00
Below the Belt
Masters learns of a rival study and calls in a public relations expert to help brand his work with Johnson. Virginia, having finally learned of Masters' sexual difficulties, is invigorated by the prospect of finding a cure. Determined to prove her worth to Robert, Libby canvases a tenement for a rent strike. Plus, Langham is stunned when Flo informs him that he has to have sex with her in order to keep his job. And Barbara and Lester connect over their shared sexual dysfunctions.
s02e11 One for the Money, Two for the Show 2014-09-22 02:00
One for the Money, Two for the Show
A television crew arrives at the clinic to document Masters and Johnson's work treating sexual dysfunction. Masters considers the publicity premature, and himself unsuitable as a television presence. Virginia deals with the fallout of having prioritized her work over her parenting when George argues to take their children on a trip with his new wife. Plus, Libby finds in Robert an appreciation for what she has to offer. And Langham realizes there's no way out of his sexual contract with Flo.
s02e12 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised 2014-09-29 02:00
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Masters and Johnson feel ready to cure sexual dysfunction.