But I had issues with “Fallout” in a couple of areas. DePaul’s attempt to emulate Virginia and charm her way into the necessary research money. Langham to be Jane’s first partner.Īll of that was good, and so was Dr. (*) Note that Virginia is only troubled by the idea of the study being used for affairs when she realizes she’s the one doing it – and hurting a woman she likes in the process – when she had no trouble recruiting the cheerfully adulterous Dr. Bill tries to frame this in abstract, scientific terms, but these are people’s lives being affected, sometimes significantly.(*) Margaret Scully finally figures out what it is that’s been driving her husband to sleep around, and she and Langham get to bond over their respective worlds feeling like they’re falling apart. Langham’s partner in the study one night. And we get another tough example of the collateral damage the study can cause when single woman Flora turns up pregnant, as a result of her diaphragm failing while serving as Dr. Virginia finally says out loud what’s been clear to us pretty much since she walked into Bill’s office: though she’s been helpful with this research, at its core their relationship has been about his attraction to her, and their sex wasn’t for the sake of science, but a much less noble extramarital affair. On a character level, “Fallout” was another incredibly strong hour. A review of tonight’s “Masters of Sex” coming up just as soon as they open a new Woolworth’s at Pompeii…
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