7.1/10231 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
7.4/10215 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
7.3/10209 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
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
7.6/10196 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
7.4/10193 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
7.3/10185 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
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
7.5/10182 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
7.5/10188 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
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 231 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".