zy ▁Cap lan ▁port rayed ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁human ▁sexual ity ▁pione ers ▁Masters ▁and ▁Johnson ; ▁the ▁series ▁chron ic led ▁" the ir ▁unusual ▁lives , ▁rom ance ▁and ▁pop ▁culture ▁traject ory , ▁which ▁saw ▁them ▁go ▁from ▁a ▁Mid western ▁teaching ▁hospital ▁to ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁Time ▁magazine ▁and ▁Johnny ▁Car son ' s ▁c ouch ". ▁David ▁Sim s ▁of ▁The ▁Atlantic ▁described ▁She en ' s ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Masters ▁as ▁" an ▁intens ely ▁honest ▁and ▁uns ym path etic ▁one " ▁while ▁Son ia ▁Sar ai ya ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁said ▁She en ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁" so ▁se am lessly ▁it ' s ▁hard ▁to ▁remember ▁that ▁there ' s ▁a ▁British ▁actor ▁there ▁who ▁has ▁played ▁fl am boy ant ▁news ▁personal ities ▁and ▁prime ▁minister s ." ▁Se an ▁T . ▁Collins ▁of ▁The ▁Ob server ▁described ▁Masters ▁as ▁" a ▁singular ly ▁un appe aling ▁figure ": ▁" It ' s ▁not ▁that ▁Michael ▁She en ▁is ▁bad ▁in ▁the ▁role . ▁On ▁the ▁contrary ! ▁She en ' s ▁skill ▁in ▁playing ▁Masters ▁as ▁an ▁as sh ole ▁who ▁oscill ates ▁between ▁head ache - ind uc ing ▁self - re pression ▁and ▁vol can ic ▁ra ge ▁rend ers ▁him ▁un ple asant ▁to ▁spend ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁minutes ▁with ▁at ▁a ▁time ." ▁Tim ▁Good man ▁of ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁remarked : ▁" Master s ▁has ▁never ▁been