maria-ricci-1983 Everything interesting was shown and said in the first season, which was quite innovative, rich and well-paced. The gist of the series was the ground-breaking research of Masters and Johnson, how both characters met, started their collaboration, and the vast array of difficulties which frayed their work in an evoking and well-recreated American social setting.In the second season, the core of the show shifted to the romantic complications between the two, which made the show look more like a soap-opera, while the actual research was sent to the background. We were also distracted with too many secondary situations and characters, much as a deceptive main course with no meat and lots of little side dishes.The third season was a complete mishap and a waste of time, going from bad to worse, from a disappointing first episode to an embarrassing finale which broke every rule of decent script-writing and left too many untied threads. A whole army of secondary characters was introduced all along so as to add spice and interest, but this only served to highlight how void of substance the main line had become. Not even wonderful Josh Charles, resembling Will Gardner too much, could save the show, while every secondary role was pushed into unbelievable situations and attitudes.Quite disappointed, I will not see next season, if there is one.

whatithinkis Once I understood that the actual storyline was not factual I could no longer overlook my nausea at the images of Mrs. Johnson's sexual interaction with the totally disgusting Dr. Masters. The whole thing from that point on began to seem pointless. His marriage in reality was, in fact, different from what was portrayed in the series. They had children . . . so what was the point? As fiction, this seemed simply silly meandering. I stopped after fast-forwarding through much of the second half of the season (1). Michael Sheen did too good a job of being a horridly little hypocrite and Lizzy Caplan too good a job of being a capable, smart woman for the coming together of the two to be anything but disgusting. E e e e w w w w . . . . i c k . . .

lopes_sma It was time for a show that explores the research about human sexuality and exposes the range of all it's issues on cable TV. This is another step to break old taboos and en-light some hot headed viewers about the subject. I myself didn't know about Masters and Johnson study and I'm delighted about it's adaptation. Season 1st was very good but season 2nd is great! The study is developing and lots of subjects are interconnected. I wonder if the 3rd Season will cover later developments in Dr Masters and Virginia Johnson's personal life. This shows has lots of material to cover from the research done from 1957 until the 1990s I sure hope the studios grant time to cover all this and that the actors and the public keep interested in this project.Keep up the great work!

bjarias M&J truly achieved what they set out to do... as there are not many couples having the societal impact these two individuals implanted on the world. This production is not a documentary, and doesn't pretend to be, as a result lots of the interactive dramas played out on screen are what Hollywood might dream up.. but overall it is exceptionally good entertainment. Now deep into its' third season and it just keeps getting better. It's infidelity on steroids.. everyone is going different ways.. where it winds up bet ya the writers don't even know right now. And that's a great accomplishment, and a credit to all involved... with some very impressive writing and outstanding acting performances to match.. Lizzy Caplan is dazzling (this series has made her a bona-fide star). We all know where the real life story goes (just look it up on wiki), but this version could wind up anywhere.. and still appears it's going to remain continually enticing and impressive irregardless. Not many shows get an 8+ rating.. this one well deserves it !!