BIG SPOILER about “Masters of Sex” – Beware!

October 18, 2016
JACK-BLACKBUSH

Don't Understand This One...

SPOILERS – SPOILERS - SPOILERS – SPOILERS - SPOILERS – SPOILERS - SPOILERS – SPOILERS - SPOILERS – SPOILERS - SPOILERS – SPOILERS - SPOILERS – SPOILERS!! You have been warned that the following post contains spoilers about the fantastic show Masters of Sex. If you are not all caught up on the new season, stop right now, walk away, get caught up and then come back.

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Not Helen! Come on, you had to go and kill off Sarah Silverman’s character? Why?

Yes, it’s true. The wonderful office assistant Betty Moretti and her lesbian lover Helen faced a terrible tragedy. Personally, I can’t believe it, I’m a little speechless right now. All I can do is look at pics of Sarah Silverman from the show while "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" by Boyz II Men plays in my head.

In case you are wondering, here is what Michelle Ashford, the creator of Masters of Sex had to say about this horrible ending to one of the best characters:

“What we wanted to show is ultimately that Betty and Helen were women of substance and commitment to one another,” she explained, “They were trying to do something in an age when there was hardly any roadmap for this. So what we’re going to watch is how she [Betty] actually subverts a system that has nothing but roadblocks and actually finds a way to end up with the most bizarre family imaginable.”

I’m all for powerful storytelling where characters have to face some harsh decisions and unexpected tragedies, but come on… Sarah Silverman is hot. I’m really, really, really going to miss watching Betty and Helen on the show. It really is so hard to say good-bye...