7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Masters of Sex (2013)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.9
Overview
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 a midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time magazine and multiple appearances on Johnny Carson's couch. He is a brilliant scientist out of touch with his own feelings, and she is a single working mother ahead of her time. The series chronicles their unusual lives, romance, and unlikely pop culture trajectory.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Overview
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 a midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time magazine and multiple appearances on Johnny Carson's couch. He is a brilliant scientist out of touch with his own feelings, and she is a single working mother ahead of her time. The series chronicles their unusual lives, romance, and unlikely pop culture trajectory.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The series explicitly promotes the progressive ideology of sexual liberation and scientific understanding of human sexuality, challenging traditional societal taboos and advocating for women's sexual agency against a backdrop of conservative moralistic opposition.
The series features primarily traditional casting, reflecting the historical figures and period it depicts. Its narrative offers a nuanced critique of societal norms and gender roles prevalent in the mid-20th century, exploring the challenges faced by women and the complexities of its male protagonist, without explicitly framing traditional identities as villainous.
Secondary
The show "Masters of Sex" includes several LGBTQ+ characters whose journeys are depicted with empathy and complexity. It portrays the significant societal challenges and prejudices faced by gay and lesbian individuals in the mid-20th century, while affirming the dignity and worth of their identities and relationships.
Masters of Sex features Frances, a transsexual woman, whose character is portrayed with dignity and complexity. The show explores her identity and the challenges she faces due to societal prejudice and the medical community's limited understanding of the era. The narrative approaches her story with empathy, framing obstacles as external and affirming the validity of her experience within the context of human sexuality research.
The show consistently portrays the prevailing Christian morality of the era as a significant obstacle to human understanding and well-being, often leading to personal suffering, societal repression regarding sex, and resistance to scientific progress.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The show is a historical drama based on the real lives of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, who are portrayed with their documented historical genders. There are no instances of historically established characters being depicted with a different gender.
The show is a historical drama based on real individuals, William Masters and Virginia Johnson, who were historically white. The main and supporting characters, both historical and fictionalized, are consistently portrayed by actors of the same race as their real-life counterparts or as established within the show's context.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.1
Critic Ratings
8.4
8.3
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