: Virginia Johnson is framed as a woman ahead of her time—ambitious, sexually liberated, and possessing the "emotional intelligence" Masters lacks.
The pilot episode of the Showtime series , which premiered on September 29, 2013, serves as a high-style introduction to the groundbreaking research of Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson in the 1950s. Directed by John Madden and written by Michelle Ashford, the 61-minute episode establishes a complex period drama that explores the tension between scientific inquiry and the era’s rigid social mores. Plot Summary: Science in the Shadows PilotMasters of Sex : Season 1 Episode 1
: Masters realizes he needs a female perspective to legitimize his study and recruit non-prostitutes. He hires Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan), a twice-divorced former nightclub singer with a naturally frank and unselfconscious attitude toward sex. : Virginia Johnson is framed as a woman