8.5/10431 votesLoading...#1 - Grey Green Brown & Copper
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2015
Maura reconciles with her lineage, both past and present; Ali talks to Leslie about her academic future; Josh looks to Buzz as a father figure; Sarah tries to tie up loose ends.
Director: Andrea Arnold
Writer: Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster
8.5/10360 votesLoading...#2 - If I Were a Bell
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/23/2016
Boyle Heights, 1958. 12 year old Maura's femininity causes a clash between her mother Rose and her grandparents, Haim and Yetta. Across town, 12 year old Shelly quits the school play and stops eating but won't tell anyone why. Flash forward to 1966, where 21 year olds Mort and Shelly carry on a secret affair.
Director: Andrea Arnold
Writer: Our Lady J
8.4/10496 votesLoading...#3 - Why Do We Cover the Mirrors?
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/26/2014
A funeral brings all the Pfeffermans together and reunites them with their past - Shelley and Maura with old friends, Sarah with her ex, and Josh with his teenage babysitter - who brings a 17-year-old boy. Just when they thought there were no more secrets, the family busts out a few more.
Director: Joey Soloway
Writer: Joey Soloway
8.4/10475 votesLoading...#4 - Man on the Land
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2015
Maura makes a new friend and has a rude awakening at the music festival; Sarah experiences liberation from an unlikely source; Ali makes an unexpected journey to the past.
Director: Joey Soloway
Writer: Ali Liebegott
8.4/10330 votesLoading...#5 - Exciting and New
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 9/23/2016
The Pfeffermans escape their problems on land by taking a cruise together. Though the clan spends most of the cruise apart - venturing on their own journeys of self discovery - they ultimately find themselves coming together at the Seder that almost wasn't.
Director: Marta Cunningham
Writer: Faith Soloway, Joey Soloway
8.2/10529 votesLoading...#6 - Symbolic Exemplar
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/26/2014
Josh goes on a date with Rabbi Raquel while Ali explores her feminine side with a TA from Gender Studies class. The kids turn out for Maura's performance in a talent show, but her delight quickly turns to dejection.
Director: Joey Soloway
Writer: Faith Soloway
8.2/10478 votesLoading...#7 - Kina Hora
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/30/2015
Sarah and Tammy are getting married, while Maura and Ali are visited by ghosts from the past and Josh and Rabbi Raquel can't hide their big news.
Director: Joey Soloway
Writer: Joey Soloway
8.1/10489 votesLoading...#8 - Best New Girl
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/26/2014
In a flashback, Mort escapes with friend Mark (Bradley Whitford) to a cross-dressing retreat in the woods, and becomes captivated with a very accepting woman named Connie (Michaela Watkins). Left alone after cancelling her Bat Mitzvah, 13-year-old Ali finds trouble with an older man at the beach.
Director: Joey Soloway
Writer: Bridget Bedard
7.9/10503 votesLoading...#9 - Moppa
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/2014
Maura finally comes out to Ali, and they join Sarah on a field trip to the mall - where they all get rude lessons in womanhood. Josh is forced to confront his past thanks to questions from Syd (Carrie Brownstein) about his longtime relationship with Rita.
Director: Nisha Ganatra
Writer: Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster
7.9/10468 votesLoading...#10 - The Wilderness
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/26/2014
As they struggle to come to terms with Maura, Josh looks for answers from a rabbi named Raquel (Kathryn Hahn), and Ali looks for answers in a Gender Studies class with Syd. Sarah is left to answer questions from her own kids, who meet Maura for the first time.
Director: Joey Soloway
Writer: Ethan Kuperberg
7.9/10379 votesLoading...#11 - Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 12/11/2015
Josh has a pool party for his new band, but he and his siblings are caught off-guard when Maura and Shelly arrive together; Ali reconnects with an old friend; Sarah finds her past catching up with her.
Director: Joey Soloway
Writer: Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster
7.9/10337 votesLoading...#12 - Mee-Maw
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/11/2015
Davina and Shea inspire Maura to re-imagine her past; Colton's adopted family visits, leaving Josh facing a touch decision; Ali finds herself more drawn to Leslie; Sarah tries visiting a life coach.
Director: Stacie Passon
Writer: Our Lady J
7.9/10325 votesLoading...#13 - The Book of Life
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/2015
On Yom Kippur, Sarah tries to make amends with Tammy; Maura tries to communicate with Davina; Josh tries to make peace with Raquel; Ali and Syd host a break-the-fast party.
Director: Jim Frohna
Writer: Ethan Kuperberg
7.9/10334 votesLoading...#14 - Elizah
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2016
While working at an LGBT suicide hotline, Maura receives a distressing call from a young trans woman, Elizah. Afraid that Elizah will hurt herself, Maura goes on an odyssey through South Central LA to find the troubled teen and lands herself in the hospital.
Director: Joey Soloway
Writer: Ethan Kuperberg
7.9/10464 votesLoading...#15 - To Sardines and Back
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/2016
Relationships are tested as the Pfefferman family gather for Maura's birthday. Sarah confronts Buzzy on temple board politics and Maura makes a big announcement, experiencing pushback from both Vicki and Shelly. The night culminates in a game of Sardines, forcing tense situations into tight spaces.
Director: Joey Soloway
Writer: Faith Soloway, Joey Soloway
7.9/10284 votesLoading...#16 - Oh Holy Night
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 9/23/2016
The Pfefferman family gathers at Hineni to support Sarah's alternative spiritual endeavor. After the news of a close friend's untimely passing, a distressed Josh leans on Raquel for support. Ali ends the night by witnessing the pitfalls of Leslie's prejudices.
Director: Stacie Passon
Writer: Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster
7.8/10483 votesLoading...#17 - Wedge
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/26/2014
When Shelly's husband Ed goes missing, Sarah, Josh and Ali set out to find him, and instead find themselves lost in their past. Ali can no longer keep Maura's secret from Josh, which sends him into a tailspin. When Maura runs into a Pfefferman family friend she takes a stand for her new identity.
Director: Nisha Ganatra
Writer: Ali Liebegott
7.8/10441 votesLoading...#18 - Looking Up
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/26/2014
Maura finds solace with ex-wife Shelly, and the two hatch a plot to help Ed realize his wishes. Sarah spends time with her ex-husband and begins to question their breakup, while Raquel finally breaks through to Josh. And when the entire family is summoned to Shelly's, they are in for a few surprises.
Director: Nisha Ganatra
Writer: Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster
7.8/10288 votesLoading...#19 - The Open Road
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 9/23/2016
Josh hits the road with an unlikely copilot, stirring up some undeniable chemistry along the way. Back at home, Shelly becomes wary of Buzzy's outlandish spending while Ali sees God during a nitrous induced trip at the dentist's office.
Director: Joey Soloway
Writer: Bridget Bedard
7.8/10273 votesLoading...#20 - Life Sucks and Then You Die
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/23/2016
Josh arrives in Overland Park and delivers difficult news to Colton. Sarah oversteps her boundaries with Raquel, putting the Hineni Seder in danger. A tough conversation with Bryna brings up some big issues between Maura and Vicki.
Director: Shira Piven
Writer: Ali Liebegott
7.8/10207 votesLoading...#21 - Cool Guy
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/2017
Maura and Ali uncover new truths about their family. Shelly gets bold in her improv class. Sparks fly between Sarah, Lila, and Len and they set off to hatch a plan. Josh is haunted by the past.
Director: Sarah Gavron
Writer: Gabe Liedman
7.8/10201 votesLoading...#22 - Desert Eagle
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 9/22/2017
Maura yearns to forge a new relationship but finds the connection strained. Ali is drawn to rejoin her family. Out in the vast desert Josh tries his hand at shooting a gun, leaving Shelly rattled.
Director: Andrea Arnold
Writer: Ethan Kuperberg
7.7/10328 votesLoading...#23 - Oscillate
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/11/2015
Maura learns more about the trans experience; Josh heads down a reckless path; Ali and Sarah take Maura to the Idyllwild Wimmin's Music Festival.
Director: Andrea Arnold
Writer: Bridget Bedard
7.6/10598 votesLoading...#24 - The Letting Go
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2014
Maura embraces her new journey, but nothing about life as a woman is easy -- making friends, finding a new community, and above all, coming out to her children. Sarah introduces her husband (Rob Huebel) to her ex-girlfriend Tammy (Melora Hardin). Josh pays a visit to his ex-babysitter Rita, as Ali gets closer to her trainer.
Director: Joey Soloway
Writer: Joey Soloway
7.6/10338 votesLoading...#25 - Cherry Blossoms
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/11/2015
Josh's bonding with Colton comes at a price; Sarah feels more like an outsider than ever following a disastrous school gala; a visit to Grandma Rose leaves Ali and Syd with questions; Maura searches for autonomy.
Director: Joey Soloway
Writer: Arabella Anderson
The Best Episodes of Transparent
Every episode of Transparent ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Transparent!
An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:Prime Video
Best Episodes Summary
"Grey Green Brown & Copper" is the best rated episode of "Transparent". It scored 8.5/10 based on 431 votes. Directed by Andrea Arnold and written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, it aired on 12/11/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "If I Were a Bell".