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'Masters of Sex': Forget Masters and Johnson, Focus on DePaul and Johnson

<em>Masters of Sex&nbsp;</em>is good at drawing parallels between its couples. And in &quot;Giants,&quot; which aired last night, it makes the case that Virginia&#39;s relationship with Lillian DePaul is as potent as her relationship with Bill Masters.&nbsp;

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Masters of Sex is good at drawing parallels between its couples. And in "Giants," which aired last night, it makes the case that Virginia's relationship with Lillian DePaul is as potent as her relationship with Bill Masters. Julianne Nicholson's performance as Lillian has always been an underrated highlight of this show, and "Giants" feels

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