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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!

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An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Transparent Season 4 Episode 1 - Standing Order
    7.1/10(242 votes)

    #1 - Standing Order

    S4:E1

    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.

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  2. Transparent Season 4 Episode 2 - Groin Anomaly
    7.4/10(227 votes)

    #2 - Groin Anomaly

    S4:E2

    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.

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  3. Transparent Season 4 Episode 3 - Pinkwashing Machine
    7.3/10(221 votes)

    #3 - Pinkwashing Machine

    S4:E3

    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.

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  4. Transparent Season 4 Episode 4 - Cool Guy
    7.7/10(219 votes)

    #4 - Cool Guy

    S4:E4

    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

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  5. Transparent Season 4 Episode 5 - Born Again
    7.6/10(208 votes)

    #5 - Born Again

    S4:E5

    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.

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  6. Transparent Season 4 Episode 6 - I Never Promised You a Promised Land
    7.4/10(206 votes)

    #6 - I Never Promised You a Promised Land

    S4:E6

    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

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  8. Transparent Season 4 Episode 7 - Babar the Borrible
    7.3/10(198 votes)

    #7 - Babar the Borrible

    S4:E7

    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.

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  9. Transparent Season 4 Episode 8 - Desert Eagle
    7.8/10(214 votes)

    #8 - Desert Eagle

    S4:E8

    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.

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  10. Transparent Season 4 Episode 9 - They Is on the Way
    7.4/10(195 votes)

    #9 - They Is on the Way

    S4:E9

    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.

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  11. Transparent Season 4 Episode 10 - House Call
    7.4/10(202 votes)

    #10 - House Call

    S4:E10

    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.

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Standing Order" is the best rated episode of "Transparent" season 4. It scored 7.1/10 based on 242 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".