/r/MastersOfSex

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Subreddit for the Showtime TV series, Masters of Sex. A drama about two pioneering researchers in the field of human sexuality, Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson, whose research helped touch off the sexual revolution.

Subreddit for the Showtime TV series, Masters of Sex. A drama about two pioneering researchers in the field of human sexuality, Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson, whose research helped touch off the sexual revolution.


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Happy Cakeday, r/MastersOfSex! Today you're 11

Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 2 posts:

1 Comment
2022/11/12
18:36 UTC

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So this is what a sub on the brink of death looks like. MoS was really a cool show though.

15 Comments
2022/01/23
05:38 UTC

0 Comments
2021/11/12
18:36 UTC

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why did libby and bill sleep in single beds

I never understood why libby and bill slept in two single beds they where married did they do that in them days I think it was stupid did not make any sense if I was libby I would have wanted a bed where both could have been together

2 Comments
2021/10/17
18:27 UTC

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Love it, but... The gorilla

I'm sure there's no one here anymore, but I just needed to vent a little. I've been binge watching this AMAZING series because it's honestly the first time a television show has made me think "OMFG what's gonna happen next???". The acting is impecable, I really liked the way not one character is black and white, and I just honestly enjoy all the interactions (it even made me think of Michael Sheen as a bit sexy, which was a surprise)

But. What. The. Fak.

What on EARTH was that episode with the gorilla? What was the point? If I had been in Lizzy Clapman's shoes I would have tossed the script to their faces, just because of how insulting it was to the character. And I had faith they would pull it off, right to the last second when she starts taking off her blouse. But, they didn't and now I just feel weirded out. Till that point I was so enamored with the series I was ignoring its weakness. Now I'm having a hard time seeing anything positive (even with the spectacular acting of everyone on screen)

I'm gonna keep watching, but god, that was a wreck.

5 Comments
2021/09/23
23:22 UTC

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What episode is this from?

3 Comments
2021/06/25
03:00 UTC

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did Masters of sex help anyone master their bed adventures ?

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2021/02/09
23:39 UTC

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Bill Masters is a Virgo. No?

6 Comments
2021/01/31
06:57 UTC

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Libby

So I have an issue with Libby. She annoys me and I want to slap her. She’s super clingy. She has a need to have her husbands constant attention. Her clinginess is the main issue I have with her. She HAS to know everything her husband does. I know she wants to please her husband as all spouses want to please their partner, but she just tries so damn hard it’s too much. She also comes across as “fake”. You know those people that are nice yet you feel like they are actually saying “fuck you” to you in their head? That’s the feel I get from her. She’s basically just plain and has no personality other than being irritating. Does anyone else not like her?

5 Comments
2020/12/22
21:27 UTC

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Can’t see Scully without seeing Carl Hickey.

1 Comment
2020/12/22
16:18 UTC

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Just finished the series yesterday !

So late to the party, everyone is gone.

However Master of Sex became one of my favourite show because of how well written and how taking it is. I'm really sad that there was no finale but I'm happy to have discovered the work of the real Masters and Johnson.

Also I need more Michael Sheen in my life.

9 Comments
2020/12/04
11:25 UTC

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Happy Cakeday, r/MastersOfSex! Today you're 9

0 Comments
2020/11/12
18:00 UTC

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Wtf Dr. Masters?

2 Comments
2020/08/16
19:09 UTC

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Masters?

Anyone else have an immeasurable hate for Dr.Masters? He's not a good husband, not a loyal one either, he's a total dick, too self involved, has no sense of romanticism though Ironically he knows a lot of sex! In all the shows I've seen, Dr. Masters is the worst character I've seen!

3 Comments
2020/08/09
23:21 UTC

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I just started watching

A bit late to the party, I am now halfway through the second episode so please no spoilers.

I have to say I started watching mainly for Michael Sheen (I miss his own accent and curls but love his bow ties. The doc is a bit of a dick, though.), but so far Lizzy Caplan and Annaleigh Ashford stand out for me. Margo Martindale is great, but it looks like she was only in the pilot.

2 Comments
2020/06/20
22:31 UTC

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I have not finished the series yet. but at this point Libby deserves better

2 Comments
2020/06/18
17:28 UTC

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Never seen something so intimate

Finished Masters of Sex last night. Never watched something so intimate. Relationships can be so complex , broken yet so beautiful. It doesn't have to be perfect. Its in the moments where magic is made. Feeling kinda sad that it ended without a finale. Any suggestion for similar shows with complex relationships potrayed beautifuly on screen?

3 Comments
2020/05/20
07:13 UTC

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Fuck you Tessa

First ever watch through and loving it... But man, this teenage version of Tessa is SO annoying. Her constant sabotaging of Virginia just feels like an unnecessary and lazy non-storyline.

0 Comments
2019/12/03
14:42 UTC

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Hello!

Even though I am super late to the party, I'm so glad to have watch the show. I binged watched it within a little over 2 weeks. I know I'm greedy, but I wish there was more content for me to sick my teeth into.

10 Comments
2019/10/21
23:59 UTC

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Which season is your favorite?

2 Comments
2019/10/21
23:49 UTC

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Watch online

Hey, everyone! Can someone recomand me a site where I could watch the whole series? Thanks

7 Comments
2019/09/09
09:34 UTC

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Does anyone know what the instrumental piece in the end of S01E07 (All Together Now) is? In the scene where Bill and Virginia orgasm together.

2 Comments
2019/01/31
23:47 UTC

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The Complete Series is Coming to Blu-Ray This August

The last time I was here someone posted some petition to put the series on Blu-Ray since only the first two seasons received the treatment. Now Mill Creek Entertainment seems to be takin the initiative to sell this cult fave. https://www.millcreekent.com/masters-of-sex-the-complete-series-blu-ray.html

0 Comments
2018/06/21
08:43 UTC

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I blame season three.

While season three had its excellent moments ("Two Scents" and "Party of Four" were both stand-out episodes for me, and the show seemed to find its footing towards the end), it was such an uneven season and it seems like it drove a lot of people away.

The first two seasons were great and the fourth was truly fantastic, balancing interesting case studies (the bisexual publisher, the AA lady with a disabled husband, the couple whose rough play spirals out of control quickly) with two complex relationships (Bill/Gini and Art/Nancy) and some heartbreaking sign-of-the-times stuff with Betty and Helen's baby. On top of that, we started to see the various knockoffs of Bill and Gini's work, and Libby was finally able to have a little fun as the show moved into the late 1960s and touched on women's liberation and free love. Finally, we got the gift that was "Coats or Keys", a sublime bottle episode (to sit alongside earlier ones like "Fight") that used a party full of hook-ups to explore much of the expectation, disappointment, and role-playing (both conscious and unconscious) that underpins sex.

I think a lot of people never watched the fourth season, though, because they drifted away during season three. It makes me a little sad that the show actually did pull itself together again but it apparently wasn't enough.

6 Comments
2017/12/21
01:06 UTC

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Are we ever going to get a Complete Series Box Set?

No matter how flawed the series was, I want a box set on my shelf. I know cancelled shows get box sets. Also S3 and 4 have never been released, so I hope they release it.

7 Comments
2017/08/05
06:25 UTC

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So what's this show like? Just started watching season 1 and I'm liking it so far.

Does it get better, or worse? It's on Showtime, and from experience the shows on that channel usually start off rather intriguing and are pretty good, but then kind of fall of or become outright awful like a certain infamous show on Showtime.

Also, how much of it should I expect to be accurate? I feel like there are many anachronisms in at the very least the way people talk in this 1960s era, and I'm wondering how much it strays from real life, or is it all made up with the only thing being true that there was a publication on human sexuality by two people called masters and johnson?

And after googling... wait it was canceled???! What happened there?

6 Comments
2017/07/04
15:06 UTC

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I just want to say I hate Libby. I hate everything about her. Thanks!

I didn't realize this show had a sub or I would have been here with you guys, but I have watched every episode and as of the conclusion of season 4, which may conclude the series, the only character I hated through every development was Libby. Lester was in the running, and Lord knows any more screen time for Sarah Silverman would have qualified that character for Libby status, but Libby alone is the only character I can say never had a redeeming moment. I hate Libby.

Thanks for listening, or reading.

8 Comments
2016/11/27
06:18 UTC

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Masters of Sex - 4x10 "The Eyes of God" - Episode Discussion

Season 4 Episode 10: The Eyes of God

Aired: November 13th, 2016


Masters and Johnson work to save the practice from disintegrating in the face of insurrection within the clinic. As everyone in their lives either moves on or falls away, Bill and Virginia find solace in one another.

47 Comments
2016/11/14
01:38 UTC

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