First Impressions: Masters of Sex

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Masters of Sex

Finally an interesting series leaked!

Masters of Sex show us the life of William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan), pioneering scientists in the study of human sexuality. The series is adapted from the work of  Thomas Mailer, entitled “Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, The Couple Who Taught America How to Love“.

The series of Showtime usually please me, because there is usually a controversy that makes the plot interesting and Masters of Sex enters this list. It was obvious that this series would be very controversial (nipples), because it deals simply and solely with sex, at a time when sex was a very restricted subject.

William is a doctor specializing in infertility, who has a huge scientific curiosity about how the human body reacts to sex and decides to start a research on the subject, but as sex was not considered a subject worthy of study, the research was not approved. But this did not stop William from his studies, the doctor continued with his experiments on his own, thus involving Virginia in it.

Virginia was William's newly hired secretary, who was hired precisely because she fit the bill, divorced with 2 children and sexually active. Despite not having any knowledge in medicine, Virginia joins the project and ends up becoming William's “student”.

William e Virginia
William and Virginia

The series pilot was well done, introducing us to William, his personal life and his work; Virginia's personal life and how she ended up in William's study, and how committed she was (or simply curious) to making it work. All this with a hint of humor and an intriguing way that involves you in their research and their lives, leaving you as curious as William.

I really enjoyed the series, I found it interesting to see sex being treated solely as research. Considering the subject of the series, it doesn't have many sex scenes, just enough to show the evolution of the project. With current Fall Season releases, Master of Sex arrived to save the season!

 

 

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