The WORST episodes of Transparent
Every episode of Transparent ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Transparent!
Mort gathers his three adult kids – Ali, Sarah and Joshua – for a talk about the future, but everyone is shocked to learn that it’s not a financial inheritance at stake, but rather the complex legacy of a secret life as a trans woman. Everyone’s relationship – to the world, themselves, each other, through the lens of boundaries, intimacy, sex and gender – is about to change.
#2 - 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.
#3 - Babar the Borrible
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/22/2017
Sarah and Len divert a family outing to visit Lila's mother, 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.
#4 - Bulnerable
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/2015
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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - Oscillate
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/10/2015
Maura learns more about the trans experience; Josh heads down a reckless path; Ali and Sarah take Maura to the Idyllwild Wimmin's Music Festival.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - Cherry Blossoms
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/10/2015
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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - Life Sucks and Then You Die
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/23/2016
Josh arrives in Overland Park and delivers difficult news to Colton. Sarah oversteps her boundaries with Raquel, putting the Hineni Seder in danger. A tough conversation with Bryna brings up some big issues between Maura and Vicki.
#12 - Mee-Maw
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/10/2015
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.
#13 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2014
An LA family with serious boundary issues has its past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.
#14 - The Book of Life
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/2015
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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - Rollin'
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/2014
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. Ali finds some new boundaries to cross.
#17 - They Is on the Way
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/22/2017
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.
#18 - Moppa
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/2014
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 about his long-time relationship with Rita.
#19 - The Letting Go
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2014
Maura embraces her new journey, but nothing about life as a woman is easy – making friends, finding a new community and, above all, coming out to her children. Sarah introduces her husband to her ex-girlfriend. Josh pays a visit to his ex-babysitter. Ali gets closer to her trainer.
#20 - New World Coming
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/10/2015
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.
#21 - Looking Up
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/26/2014
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. Raquel finally breaks through to Josh. When all members of the family are summoned to Shelly's, they are in for a few surprises.
#22 - Wedge
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/26/2014
When Shelly's husband goes missing, Sarah, Josh and Ali set out to find him but instead find themselves lost in their past. Ali can no longer keep Maura's secret from Josh, which sends him into a tailspin. When Maura runs into a Pfefferman family friend she takes a stand for her new identity.
#23 - 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.
#24 - Best New Girl
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/26/2014
In a flashback, Mort escapes with a friend to a cross-dressing retreat in the woods, and becomes captivated with a very accepting woman. Left alone after cancelling her Bat Mitzvah, 13-year-old Ali finds trouble with an older man at the beach.
#25 - When the Battle Is Over
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2016
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.