Over the course of four seasons, the series explores Masters’ and Johnson’s evolving research, and the often destructive and tumultuous relationship between the pair, as they form this whole new field of study, which often gets them disdainful looks from other medical professionals and conservative individuals. She is truly interested in the research, and the good that would come out of the study. She sees this as an opportunity for a real career.

When she hears about the research study, it sparks an enthusiasm inside of her that she didn’t know was there. Virginia Johnson, a single mother, and former night club entertainer, applies for the job, and won’t take no for an answer. Masters decides to proceed with his research in secret, hiring an assistant to help him.

Instead, he keeps bringing Libby into his clinic for exhausting and stressful treatments.Īfter getting some push back from the administration, including his mentor Dr. Libby blames herself for the inability to conceive, while it is more likely that her husband is the problem, but his pride would never let Dr. He and wife Libby (Caitlin FitzGerald) sleep in separate beds, and their sex life is very clinical, only taking place when they are attempting to conceive a child-something they’ve been unsuccessful at for two years now. Masters may be interested in studying sex in his clinic, his home life is no indication of that. He has built a successful practice there over the years, but wants to expand his research into studying what happens to the human body during sex.

William Masters (Michael Sheen) is working in the Gynecology and Obstetrics department at the Washington University Hospital in St. The series opens in 1956 as renowned fertility specialist Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan), two pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Masters of Sex is based on the real-life story, research and relationship between Dr.

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