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Masters of Sex Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2014 - 2014
Episode 1
Parallax
Sun, Jul 13, 201459 mins
Virginia breaks the news to Ethan and Bill tries to be there for Libby and their new baby but finds it hard. Bill is struggling with getting his career back on track and Virginia is still working for Dr. DePaul but hungers for more. Scully is determined to succeed in his "therapy", but Margaret will bear no more illusions in her life.
Episode 2
Kyrie Eleison
Sun, Jul 20, 201457 mins
Masters begins a new job at Memorial Hospital - under Betty's terms - only to find his boss insisting he leave Virginia behind in favor of a handpicked secretary. Johnson, meanwhile, still alienated at Maternity, is torn between pressing Masters to rehire her and staying by DePaul's side as her condition worsens.
Episode 3
Fight
Sun, Jul 27, 201458 mins
Dr. William Masters is fascinated to help delivering a rare hermaphrodite baby boy, and is shocked that the bully father insists to have "its" male genitalia removed ('rather daughter than sissy'). Masters now enjoys a hotel sex affair under aliases with Virginia, whom he explains about the false appearances of boxing, its part in his childhood and his abusive father who abandoned him in boarding school.
Episode 4
Dirty Jobs
Sun, Aug 3, 201458 mins
Johnson tries to cover when she and Masters are seen by Langham leaving a hotel together after an evening tryst. Later, Masters attempts to bring Johnson aboard as his assistant at his new post; and Betty tries to conceal her infertility from Gene, over Masters' objections.
Episode 5
Giants
Sun, Aug 10, 201458 mins
Out of respectable options, Masters accepts a job in St. Louis's black hospital, as it allows him minimal facilities to continue his research. Surprisingly to him, Virginia is reluctant to join, demanding a decent contract for once as she needs an income for her kids, but as he make her realize, Lilian is no alternative anymore. Furthermore, Masters insists they both continue to meet as 'test subjects', Virginia agrees but insists to test his sexual frustration and erectile self-control. Gene Moretti's marriage is at risk while Betty struggles to come to terms with their infertility and truth issues and her former brothel buddy.
Episode 6
Blackbird
Sun, Aug 17, 201458 mins
After Hendricks bans Masters from using black participants in his study, Masters contacts a journalist to promote his efforts, using the debunking of sexual stereotypes as the lure. Johnson is forced to accept DePaul's choice to end her chemotherapy treatments.
Episode 7
Asterion
Sun, Aug 24, 201459 mins
In the wake of Masters' discovery that Johnson has continued to have romantic relationships with other men, he becomes impotent without her knowledge and cuts off their sexual work together. He tries to keep his new clinic solvent over the course of three years by borrowing against his house.
Episode 8
Mirror, Mirror
Sun, Aug 31, 201455 mins
Masters privately treats a couple for infertility, without revealing his relationship to them. Johnson realizes her work with Masters can be used to help people suffering from sexual dysfunction - but quickly gets in over her head when she attempts to treat Barbara Sanderson on her own. Libby is unnerved after witnessing a hate crime that is then whitewashed by the police.
Episode 9
Story of My Life
Sun, Sep 7, 201458 mins
Virginia continues to impersonate a patient's case history in order to glean advice from a psychiatrist. Betty and Masters' attempt to remedy Lester's impotence by hiring a prostitute rattles him even further. Libby gets the third degree when she offers her eyewitness testimony regarding the beaten man.
Episode 10
Below the Belt
Sun, Sep 14, 201459 mins
Masters learns of a rival study and calls in a public relations expert to help brand his work with Johnson. Virginia, having finally learned of Masters' sexual difficulties, is invigorated by the prospect of finding a cure. Determined to prove her worth to Robert, Libby canvases a tenement for a rent strike.
Episode 11
One for the Money, Two for the Show
Sun, Sep 21, 201456 mins
A television crew arrives at the clinic to document Masters and Johnson's work treating sexual dysfunction. Masters considers the publicity premature, and himself unsuitable as a television presence. Virginia deals with the fallout of having prioritized her work over her parenting when George argues to take their children on a trip with his new wife.
Episode 12
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Sun, Sep 28, 201458 mins
After watching an early cut of the documentary, Masters is disturbed by the portrayal of his work. Johnson's move to solidify her custody arrangement with George backfires. Finding justification in Masters' distraction, Libby continues her relationship with Robert. Langham discovers Flo's family's wealth and connections, causing him to re-evaluate his relationship with her. And after repeated testing of their protocol to cure impotence, Masters and Johnson feel they are ready to cure sexual dysfunction.
