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The Best Episodes of Transparent Season 4

Every episode of Transparent Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Transparent Season 4!

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

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Standing Order" is the best rated episode of "Transparent" season 4. It scored 7.1/10 based on 230 votes. Directed by Joey Soloway and written by Faith Soloway, it aired on 9/22/2017. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Groin Anomaly".

  • Standing Order
    7.1/10230 votes

    #1 - Standing Order

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2017

    An exciting offer draws Maura to Tel Aviv. Hoping for a fresh start, Shelly sells her condo and shacks up with Josh. Grappling with their family's weird intimacy issues, Sarah, Ali, and Josh attend a sex and love addicts meeting together. Ali rents out the Pfefferman house and contends with weird AirBnBers.

    Director: Joey Soloway

    Writer: Faith Soloway

  • Groin Anomaly
    7.4/10214 votes

    #2 - Groin Anomaly

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2017

    Ali is blindsided when Leslie goes public with the details of their relationship. Sarah is ignited by a new connection with her daughter's former teacher, Lila. Josh unexpectedly encounters an ex. Shelly takes up improv. Ali joins Maura on her trip to Israel and their journey gets off to a bumpy start.

    Director: Allison Liddi-Brown

    Writer: Ali Liebegott

  • Pinkwashing Machine
    7.3/10208 votes

    #3 - Pinkwashing Machine

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2017

    Sarah tests a new parenting style and is shocked to discover that it works. Josh reconnects with Dr. Steve as tensions rise at home with Shelly. Drawn in by an intriguing new friend, Ali travels to Palestine. Maura makes a life-changing discovery about her family history.

    Director: Allison Liddi-Brown

    Writer: Our Lady J

  • Cool Guy
    7.8/10207 votes

    #4 - 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

  • Born Again
    7.6/10195 votes

    #5 - Born Again

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/22/2017

    Maura revisits the night that Ali was born. Davina recalls memories of her youth and comes to terms with her troubled relationship with Sal. Davina and Maura each make a deal with God.

    Director: Marta Cunningham

    Writer: Stephanie Kornick

  • I Never Promised You a Promised Land
    7.4/10192 votes

    #6 - I Never Promised You a Promised Land

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 9/22/2017

    The family convenes for an unusual vacation and encounters a tribe of long-lost Pfeffermans. Ali pulls away from the rest of the family as her political convictions drive her to challenge the binary.

    Director: Jim Frohna

    Writer: Bridget Bedard

  • Babar the Borrible
    7.3/10184 votes

    #7 - Babar the Borrible

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 9/22/2017

    Sarah and Len divert a family outing to visit Lila's mom, leading to a blowup between the siblings. Ali breaks off from the group to visit her friend Lyfe in Ramallah while the other Pfeffermans engage in some questionably authentic tourism of desert life.

    Director: Gaby Hoffmann

    Writer: Ali Liebegott

  • Desert Eagle
    7.8/10201 votes

    #8 - 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

  • They Is on the Way
    7.5/10181 votes

    #9 - They Is on the Way

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 9/22/2017

    Back in Los Angeles, Davina's stay at the Pfeffermanhouse is rudely interrupted. The Pfeffermans float in the Dead Sea and Ali rushes to meet them but is waylaid at an Israeli checkpoint.

    Director: Joey Soloway

    Writer: Bridget Bedard

  • House Call
    7.4/10187 votes

    #10 - House Call

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 9/22/2017

    Feeling compelled to learn more about herself in Israel, Ali stays back as the rest of the family returns to Los Angeles. Sarah, Len, and Lila reevaluate their complicated relationship. Josh confronts his sex and love issues head on. Maura and Davis reclaim the Pfefferman house from an unwanted guest.

    Director: Rhys Ernst

    Writer: Ethan Kuperberg