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The Worst Episodes of Masters of Sex

William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from...

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  1. Background image for In To Me You See
    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #1 - In To Me You See

    S4:E7

    Masters looks to groom Art as his protege in a new area of research as Johnson does her best to keep Nancy at arm's length. Betty seeks an unlikely source for assistance in her fight for equal rights to Helen's baby.

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    Director:Michael Apted
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Pleasure Protocol
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #2 - The Pleasure Protocol

    S4:E3

    Masters and Johnson adjust to new partners, but their respective cases have them second-guessing the instinct to remain separated. A romantic prospect pushes Libby to embrace life as a newly single woman of the sexual revolution.

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    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Eyes of God
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #3 - The Eyes of God

    S4:E10

    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. Season finale.

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    Director:Michael Apted
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Inventory
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Inventory

    S4:E2

    Masters and Johnson turn to new partners in an effort to put the past behind them and focus on their expanding clinic. Given their fractured triangle, Libby reevaluates her relationship with Bill and Virginia.

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    Director:Jeremy Webb
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Family Only
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Family Only

    S4:E6

    Johnson looks to get her relationship with Masters back on track while Masters does his best to find satisfaction elsewhere. Betty and Helen ready themselves for a new addition; Art and Nancy discuss the consequences of their party.

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    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Topeka
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #6 - Topeka

    S4:E8

    Masters and Johnson go on the road and pose as a couple to investigate practices at a competing clinic. While Bill and Virginia are away, Art, Nancy and Langham take advantage of their absence to further their own agendas.

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    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Night and Day

    S4:E9

    Masters and Johnson return from Topeka, each grappling with the trip's ramifications. Art and Nancy look to tie up loose ends in order to have a fresh start, and Libby embarks on a road trip with Bram that changes her perspective.

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    Director:Karyn Kusama
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Pilot
    7.1/10(20 votes)

    #8 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Dr. William Masters, Washington University’s foremost OB/GYN, runs a successful medical practice by day and conducts a secret study of human sexuality by night. Former nightclub singer Virginia Johnson joins the hospital secretarial staff and proves herself to be an asset to Masters’ work.

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  10. Background image for Race to Space
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #9 - Race to Space

    S1:E2

    On the heels of Masters’ proposal that they participate in the sexual response study, Johnson considers the best course of action to keep her job – only to find she no longer has one. The study has been forced out of the hospital and Masters believes Johnson is to blame. As Johnson fights to save her job and struggles to care for her kids, Masters moves his study to a brothel. But Masters soon discovers that the chaos of the cathouse is unmanageable without Johnson’s help.

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  11. Background image for Love And Marriage
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Love And Marriage

    S1:E8

    Masters and Johnson decide that the best way to record their study findings is to film them, but to do so they have to enlist outside help. Johnson redoubles her efforts to get a college degree, only to find that Dr. DePaul’s Basic Anatomy class is a requirement. Meanwhile, Haas and Langham – both unsure in their relationships – convince each other of the merits of being a married man. And after Margaret catches him in a compromising position, Scully takes drastic steps to control his sexual impulses.

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    7.1/10(368 votes)

    #11 - Monkey Business

    S3:E7

    Masters and Johnson are interviewed as they take on an exotic new patient.

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    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Freefall

    S4:E1

    In the wake of their fallout, Masters and Johnson search for purpose in a world without one another and look to work as their personal lives crash down around them. Libby finds herself alone for the first time since her marriage and discovers some unexpected allies. Season premiere.

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    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Coats or Keys
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Coats or Keys

    S4:E4

    Johnson, Masters, Libby and Keller wind up together at a party thrown by Art and Nancy. Pairings and perspectives shift as the night wears on, until the light of day exposes the consequences of the evening.

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    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Standard Deviation
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    #14 - Standard Deviation

    S1:E3

    Masters and Johnson continue their research in the brothel but skewed data confirms that Masters must get the study back into the hospital. At the hospital, Johnson is surprised to learn that a distinguished new doctor on the OB/GYN floor is a woman who has no interest in female solidarity. Meanwhile, Libby struggles to conceive and Dr. Ethan Haas gets the case of a lifetime – a woman pregnant with quadruplets.

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  16. Background image for All Together Now
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    #15 - All Together Now

    S1:E7

    Masters and Johnson continue their sexual response study – now as participants – but Johnson fears their work may be interfering with Masters’ home life. Libby pressures Dr. Haas to resume her fertility treatments in secret. Meanwhile, Haas struggles to let go of feelings for Virginia as his relationship with Vivian deepens. And Margaret Scully, caught in her infidelity, confronts her husband on the mounting problems in their marriage.

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    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Outliers

    S4:E5

    Johnson and Masters' troubles come to a head as the trial begins with Keller leading the charge. Virginia does her best to revive their career as Bill faces the reality of what the charges could mean for him, Johnson and the practice.

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    Director:Eric Tignini
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Brave New World
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Brave New World

    S1:E6

    In the aftermath of the miscarriage, Libby and Masters travel to Miami for some much needed rest and relaxation, but Masters is drawn back into his work by a sexually adventurous couple next door. Alone in the hospital, Virginia enlists Jane in an effort to debunk Freud’s theory that one kind of female orgasm is better than another. And Langham finds an unlikely cure for his sexual dysfunction in Margaret Scully.

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    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Fallout

    S1:E10

    The hospital takes part in a nationwide civil defense drill, and the heightened atmosphere escalates conflicts among the staff. A former study participant reveals she’s pregnant and wants to know the identity of the father. Masters and Johnson, their relationship strained after ending their study participation, butt heads on whether to maintain study confidentiality or take responsibility. Haas learns he’s been denied a future job at the hospital but wrongly assumes his breakup with Vivian is to blame. Margaret Scully seeks answers about her husband’s sexuality from an unlikely source.

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  20. Background image for High Anxiety
    7.4/10(353 votes)

    #19 - High Anxiety

    S3:E9

    Masters continues his surrogacy program, now under Johnson's critical eye.

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  21. Background image for Thank You for Coming
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #20 - Thank You for Coming

    S1:E4

    With the study back in the hospital, Masters and Johnson recruit new participants on campus. But Johnson is shocked when her ex-husband George, who’s crashing on her couch, wants to sign up. Masters’ mother comes to visit, but her new take on life stirs up painful memories of his childhood. And Libby’s attempt at playing matchmaker with Virginia and Ethan doesn’t go as smoothly as she’d hoped.

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  22. Background image for Involuntary
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #21 - Involuntary

    S1:E9

    When Masters and Johnson decide to film external reactions in the study, they must convince Lester and Jane that their footage won’t cross the line into pornography. Haas and Vivian’s plans for a Presbyterian church wedding are sidetracked when Haas reveals he’s Jewish. Libby keeps her pregnancy a secret from Masters and instead encourages him to mend his relationship with his mother. But during late night visits to the hospital, Estabrooks observes Masters and Johnson’s intimate relationship.

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  23. Background image for Catherine
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #22 - Catherine

    S1:E5

    When Masters and Johnson expand the study to include couples, they discover that the science of sex is easily complicated by the mystery of attraction. Johnson tries to connect with her son who prefers his dad. In anticipation of his baby’s impending arrival, Masters experiences anxiety about becoming a father. And Dr. Ethan Haas learns that dating the provost’s daughter could impact his medical career.

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  24. Background image for Phallic Victories
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #23 - Phallic Victories

    S1:E11

    With Johnson no longer on his team, Masters accepts Libby’s offer to help compile the study work for a hospital-wide presentation. But when Masters sees another doctor’s presentation put his colleagues to sleep, he becomes determined to grab their attention even if it means pushing through provoking, but incomplete, research. Dr. DePaul and Johnson travel to a medical convention and DePaul opens up on why her work on the Pap smear is so important. And Virginia’s ex-husband George returns to find Ethan Haas playing father to his children.

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    Director:Phil Abraham
  25. Background image for Three's a Crowd
    7.6/10(411 votes)

    #24 - Three's a Crowd

    S3:E2

    Masters takes on a high profile patient. Virginia and Libby come to terms.

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    Director:Dean Perisot
  26. Background image for The Excitement of Release
    7.6/10(397 votes)

    #25 - The Excitement of Release

    S3:E3

    Masters and Johnson look to capitalize on their burgeoning fame.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"In To Me You See" is the worst rated episode of "Masters of Sex". It scored 6.7/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Michael Apted and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/23/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Pleasure Protocol".