"Masters of Sex" has wrapped up another season. I spoke with showrunner Michelle Ashford about various decisions that went into this year's stories, and I have a review of the finale coming up just as soon as I have all the gravitas of a toothpaste commercial... "God, what if you just let go of everything you thought your life would be? What if we both did? What then?" -Libby Season 1 of "Masters of Sex" built to a very public display of Bill and Virginia's work that got an ugly reception, followed by Bill being open about his feelings to Virginia. For a while, season 2 seemed like it was building to a parallel of that with the taping of the CBS News segment, but instead "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" is the opposite of last year's finale. Bill conspires to kill the CBS feature before it can air because he's paranoid of repeating history,...
- 9/29/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
When Bill and Virginia meet a new test subject for their study, they start by asking about their sexual history. Much of this second season of Masters of Sex has inquired about Bill’s sexual history, and what may have caused his impotence. The last few episodes, which have centered on the prickly relationship between the fertility doctor and his estranged plastic surgeon and ex-alcoholic brother Frank, bring this messy past life to the fore. Aided by scene-stealing work from Christian Borle, the series has ended its last two episodes on prolonged arguments between the Masters brothers. It is a major highlight in what has been a good yet uneven second season, in terms of both tone and quality.
That wavering tone and quality continues to be an issue, but with such angry and affecting turns each week, Masters of Sex remains some of the best drama on cable television.
That wavering tone and quality continues to be an issue, but with such angry and affecting turns each week, Masters of Sex remains some of the best drama on cable television.
- 9/16/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
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