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12 Episodes 2014 - 2014
Season 2 begins with sex researchers William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) attempting to get their study back on track following a disastrous presentation by Masters that leads to him getting fired from Maternity Hospital. It also causes Virginia to have to fight off advances and innuendos stemming from the belief that she was the woman in Master's explicit film. Later, Masters' troubled childhood comes to light; and Masters learns that Virginia is continuing to have romantic relationships with other men, so he cuts off their sexual work together.
Episode 1
Sun, Jul 13, 2014 60 mins
Season 2 begins with Masters dealing with the ramifications of his disastrous presentation and being fired from the hospital. Meanwhile, Libby urges Masters to get another job; and Virginia fights off advances and innuendos stemming from the belief that she was the woman in Master's explicit film.
Episode 2
Sun, Jul 20, 2014 55 mins
Masters begins a new job at Memorial Hospital under Betty's extortion terms only to discover that his boss insists he leave Virginia behind in favor of a handpicked secretary. Meanwhile, Johnson is torn between pressing Masters to rehire her and staying by DePaul's side as her condition worsens.
Episode 3
Sun, Jul 27, 2014 60 mins
Virginia learns about Masters' troubled childhood when they meet at a hotel for a secret rendezvous.
Episode 4
Sun, Aug 3, 2014 60 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
Sun, Aug 10, 2014 56 mins
Masters breaks new ground by continuing his study as the only white physician in a black hospital but at the cost of his gynecology practice. Meanwhile, Libby is confronted by Robert over her poor treatment of his sister Coral; Betty reunites with her former lover; and Johnson struggles to right her relationship with DePaul, who is now aware of her ongoing affair with Masters.
Episode 6
Sun, Aug 17, 2014 60 mins
Hendricks bans Masters from using black participants in his study, but Masters contacts a journalist to aid his efforts. Meanwhile, Johnson is forced to accept DePaul's choice to end her chemotherapy treatments; Gene learns the truth about Betty and Helen's relationship; and Libby fires Coral after discovering she lied about Robert being her lover.
Episode 7
Sun, Aug 24, 2014 56 mins
Masters becomes impotent without Johnson's knowledge, after learning that she is continuing to have romantic relationships with other men, so he cuts off their sexual work together. Meanwhile, Masters tries to keep his new clinic solvent by borrowing against his house and offering medical services to the hotel.
Episode 8
Sun, Aug 31, 2014 53 mins
Masters privately treats a couple for infertility; Johnson gets in over her head when she tries to treat Barbara Sanderson on her own; Libby witnesses a hate crime that is whitewashed by the police.
Episode 9
Sun, Sep 7, 2014 60 mins
Masters bristles at Frank's insinuations about his and Estabrooks' demons; Virginia uses a patient's case history to gain advice from a psychiatrist; Betty and Masters try to remedy Lester's impotence by hiring a prostitute; Barbara gets an unsettling diagnosis that threatens to expose a chain of secrets.
Episode 10
Sun, Sep 14, 2014 60 mins
Johnson tries to find a cure for Masters' sexual difficulties; Masters learns of a rival study and tries to brand his work; Flo informs Langham that he must have sex with her in order to keep his job; Barbara and Lester connect over their shared sexual dysfunctions; Libby asks Johnson to give her an alibi while she canvases a tenement for a rent strike with CORE.
Episode 11
Sun, Sep 21, 2014 60 mins
A television crew arrives to document Masters and Johnson's work.
Episode 12
Sun, Sep 28, 2014 60 mins
Season 2 ends with Masters and Johnson passing the results of their studies on to the world.