The Best Episodes of Transparent Season 4

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.1/10(242 votes)

   #1 - Standing Order

   S4:E19/22/2017

   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

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   Director:Joey Soloway

   Writer:Faith Soloway
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   7.4/10(227 votes)

   #2 - Groin Anomaly

   S4:E29/22/2017

   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

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   Director:Allison Liddi-Brown

   Writer:Ali Liebegott
3. 

   7.3/10(221 votes)

   #3 - Pinkwashing Machine

   S4:E39/22/2017

   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

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   Director:Allison Liddi-Brown

   Writer:Our Lady J
4. 

   7.7/10(219 votes)

   #4 - Cool Guy

   S4:E49/22/2017

   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

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   Director:Sarah Gavron

   Writer:Gabe Liedman
5. 

   7.6/10(208 votes)

   #5 - Born Again

   S4:E59/22/2017

   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

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   Director:Marta Cunningham

   Writer:Stephanie Kornick
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   7.4/10(206 votes)

   #6 - I Never Promised You a Promised Land

   S4:E69/22/2017

   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

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   Director:Jim Frohna

   Writer:Bridget Bedard
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   7.3/10(198 votes)

   #7 - Babar the Borrible

   S4:E79/22/2017

   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

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   Director:Gaby Hoffmann

   Writer:Ali Liebegott
8. 

   7.8/10(214 votes)

   #8 - Desert Eagle

   S4:E89/22/2017

   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

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   Director:Andrea Arnold

   Writer:Ethan Kuperberg
9. 

   7.4/10(195 votes)

   #9 - They Is on the Way

   S4:E99/22/2017

   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

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   Director:Joey Soloway

   Writer:Bridget Bedard
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    7.4/10(202 votes)

    #10 - House Call

    S4:E109/22/2017

    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

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    Director:Rhys Ernst

    Writer:Ethan Kuperberg