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The Worst Episodes of Transparent

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The Worst 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.

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  1. Background image for Musicale Finale
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Musicale Finale

    S5:E1

    A dazzling two-hour movie musical fantasia. When the Pfeffermans face a life-changing loss, they begin a journey hilarious and melancholy, brazen and bold. As they face this new transition, they confront grief and come together to celebrate connection, joy, and transformation.

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  2. Background image for Mee-Maw
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Mee-Maw

    S2:E5

    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.

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    Director:Stacie Passon
    Writer:Our Lady J
  3. Background image for Symbolic Exemplar
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Symbolic Exemplar

    S1:E7

    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.

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  4. Background image for Cherry Blossoms
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Cherry Blossoms

    S2:E4

    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.

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  5. Background image for Kina Hora
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Kina Hora

    S2:E1

    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.

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    Director:Joey Soloway
  6. Background image for New World Coming
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #6 - New World Coming

    S2:E3

    Josh and Raquel ask Colton to move in; Maura and Ali meet a feminist scholar—and Maura's former nemesis—at UCLA; Sarah launches a sexual fantasy life with a domineering figure from her past.

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  8. Background image for Pilot
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out. Starring Jeffrey Tambor, Judith Light, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, and Gaby Hoffmann.

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    Director:Joey Soloway
  9. Background image for Standing Order
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. Background image for Best New Girl
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Best New Girl

    S1:E8

    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.

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  11. Background image for Looking Up
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Looking Up

    S1:E9

    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.

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  12. Background image for The Wilderness
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #11 - The Wilderness

    S1:E6

    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.

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  13. Background image for The Book of Life
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #12 - The Book of Life

    S2:E7

    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.

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  14. Background image for When the Battle is Over
    7.5/10(296 votes)

    #13 - When the Battle is Over

    S3:E2

    After a health scare, Maura confronts death and her relationship to her body. Sarah hopes to join the MidCity Temple board. Shelly plans a onewoman show with Buzzy. Dissatisfied with their lives, Josh and Ali play married couple.

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    Director:Silas Howard
  15. Background image for Just the Facts
    7.5/10(278 votes)

    #14 - Just the Facts

    S3:E4

    Maura gets an exciting peek at the future with a visit to the plastic surgeon's office but fails to muster the same enthusiasm from Vicki on a fun night out. Josh visits an unusually upbeat Rita while Ali and Leslie struggle with intimacy. Sarah finds distraction from her personal troubles by spearheading an unorthodox approach to Judaism.

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  16. Background image for Rollin
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Rollin

    S1:E3

    Maura moves out of the family house and into a lively new apartment complex, just as Sarah needs a new home after dismantling her perfect life. Josh has to reconsider his sudden vision of starting a family, while Ali finds some new boundaries to cross.

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  17. Background image for Bulnerable
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Bulnerable

    S2:E6

    Ali finds herself a little too close to Leslie when she seeks Leslie's advice on her UCLA application; Josh confronts Shelly about the past; Sarah uses a hard-won date night to explore some of her sexual fantasies.

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  18. Background image for Man on the Land
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Man on the Land

    S2:E9

    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.

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  19. Background image for Off the Grid
    7.6/10(271 votes)

    #18 - Off the Grid

    S3:E9

    After reconnecting with Colton, Josh decides to move to Overland Park, until a concerned Ali travels to him, intending to bring him home. Feeling abandoned, Sarah has trouble controlling her rage. Shelly confronts Buzzy about his spending, leading to some unforeseen revelations. Newly single Maura has an exciting, surprising night out.

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  20. Background image for Pinkwashing Machine
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. Background image for Cool Guy
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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    Director:Sarah Gavron
  22. Background image for I Never Promised You a Promised Land
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #21 - 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.

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    Director:Jim Frohna
  23. Background image for Babar the Borrible
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. Background image for They Is on the Way
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #23 - 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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  25. Background image for House Call
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. Background image for Moppa
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Moppa

    S1:E4

    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Musicale Finale" is the worst rated episode of "Transparent". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Joey Soloway and written by Faith Soloway, Joey Soloway, it aired on 9/27/2019. This episode scored 6.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Mee-Maw".