Masters of Sex, S1E3
WARNING: This review contains spoilers.
Bill Masters is interested in sex research because he does not understand it. The flashback with Masters and Scully gave us insight into how and why he is driven to research a taboo subject in the 1950's.
Lots of stuff happening, leading to a scattered episode. We see an idealistic Bill Masters in the flashbacks, excited about his work and future research opportunities, contrasted with the present-day Masters, who is cynical, burned-out, and frumpy. The opening scene where a young bride-to-be comes into the office for some discrete advice about birth control reminds us that the 1950's was a stuffy place. This young woman is embarrassed talking about sex with her betrothed, and the look on her face when Masters shows her to apply a condom is priceless. Masters explains her alternatives, including a cervical cap, and the young woman asks, "Where's my cervix?" That's good stuff.
