wɪð ɹˈɛfɹəns tə ðə mˈænjuːəl mˌæstɚbˈeɪʃən ɐpˈæɹəntli pɚfˈɔːɹmd baɪ wˈɔldʒɚɹ ˌɔn ˈæktɚɹ ˈædəm skˈɑːt æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə pˈaɪlət ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd, dᵻɹˈɛktɚ pɐtɹˈɪʃɚ ɹˈoʊzmə ænd wˈɔldʒɚz kˈoʊstˈɑːɹz ˈælaɪ wˈɔːkɚ ænd dʒˈeɪn ˌælɪɡzˈændɚɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɛksplˈɪsɪtli dᵻnˈaɪd ðæt ˌɛni ˈæktʃuːəl sˈɛks tˈʊk plˈeɪs ˌɔn sˈɛt.
With reference to the manual masturbation apparently performed by Walger on actor Adam Scott at the end of the pilot episode, director Patricia Rozema and Walger's co-stars Ally Walker and Jane Alexander also explicitly denied that any actual sex took place on set.