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Critic Consensus: Transparent's second season ups its dramatic stakes while retaining the poignancy and humor that have made the series such a consistently entertaining example of the best that modern serial drama has to offer.
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Josh hosts a pool party for his new band FUSSY PUSS. The Pfefferman siblings are caught off-guard when Maura and Shelly arrive at the party together. Ali reconnects with her old friend Syd. And Sarah's past catches up with her. -- (C) AMAZONMore
Josh and Raquel attempt domestic bliss in the Pfefferman house by asking Colton to move in. Maura takes Ali to UCLA to discuss graduate school where they meet feminist scholar, Leslie Mackinaw - Maura's old nemesis. Sarah has a run-in with Len and Barb, and begins a sexual fantasy life with a domineering figure from her past. -- (C) AMAZONMore
Josh bonds with Colton, but it comes with a price. Sarah endures a disastrous school gala, feeling more like an outsider than ever. Ali and Syd are left with some questions after a visit with Grandma Rose - leading to a flashback uncovering the origins of Tante Gittel's ring. Meanwhile, Maura attempts to find more autonomy, but doesn't have the best luck. -- (C) AMAZONMore
Maura finds community with Davina and Shea, inspiring her to re-imagine her past. Cultures clash when Colton's adopted family visits, and Josh is confronted with a tough decision. Ali finds herself even more drawn to Leslie at a New Moon Ceremony. Sarah tries to get her life in order by seeing a Life Coach, but opts for a different kind of remedy with Dr. Steve. -- (C) AMAZONMore
Ali seeks advice from Leslie on her UCLA application, but finds herself getting a little too close. Josh unravels after he confronts Shelly about the past, while Sarah explores some of her sexual fantasies on a hard-won date night. Maura helps Davina get ready for Sal's return from prison and is faced with a harsh reality. -- (C) AMAZONMore
It's Yom Kippur, and the Pfeffermans have plenty to atone for - Sarah tries to make amends with Tammy, Maura struggles to communicate with Davina, and Josh tries to make peace with Raquel. All of the atonement culminates at a break-the-fast party hosted by Ali and Syd, who are deep in a spiritual crisis of their own. --(C) AMAZONMore
In a flashback, Rose and Gittel are faced with an ultimatum. Maura learns more about the trans experience, and gets closer to Shea when she volunteers for a suicide hotline. Josh displaces his energy on his career, taking him down a reckless path. After a revealing dinner with Shelly and her new beau Buzz, Ali and Sarah decide to go on the road to the Idylwild Wimmin's Music Festival - with Maura. -- (C) AMAZONMore
Sisterhood - and the lack thereof - blazes like campfire at the Idylwild Wimmin's Music Festival. Maura makes a new friend - and has a rude awakening - while Sarah experiences liberation from an unlikely source. Meanwhile, Ali finds herself on an unexpected journey to the past. -- (C) AMAZONMore
Maura experiences an unforeseen love connection and reconciles with her lineage - in the past and the present. Ali discusses her academic future with Leslie. Josh seeks a father's love in Buzz. And Sarah tries to tie up loose ends. -- (C) AMAZONMore
Transparent: Season 2 Trailers & Photos
Tv Season Info
Following the goings-on of a dysfunctional Los Angeles family.
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Network: | Amazon Prime |
| Premiere Date: | Dec 11, 2015 |
| Creator: | Jill Soloway |
| Executive Producer: | Jill Soloway |
| Producer: | Victor Hsu |
Cast
as Raquel Fein
as Mort/Maura
as Tammy
as Ali
as Josh
as Mom
as Davina
as Sarah
as Dr. Steve
as Len
as Bianca
as Syd Feldman
as Sal
as Poppy
as Buzz
as Gittel
as Colton
as Leslie
as Yetta
as Vicki
Episodes
Josh hosts a pool party for his new band FUSSY PUSS. The Pfefferman siblings are caught off-guard when Maura and Shelly arrive at the party together. Ali reconnects with her old friend Syd. And Sarah's past catches up with her. -- (C) AMAZONMore
Josh and Raquel attempt domestic bliss in the Pfefferman house by asking Colton to move in. Maura takes Ali to UCLA to discuss graduate school where they meet feminist scholar, Leslie Mackinaw - Maura's old nemesis. Sarah has a run-in with Len and Barb, and begins a sexual fantasy life with a domineering figure from her past. -- (C) AMAZONMore
Josh bonds with Colton, but it comes with a price. Sarah endures a disastrous school gala, feeling more like an outsider than ever. Ali and Syd are left with some questions after a visit with Grandma Rose - leading to a flashback uncovering the origins of Tante Gittel's ring. Meanwhile, Maura attempts to find more autonomy, but doesn't have the best luck. -- (C) AMAZONMore
Maura finds community with Davina and Shea, inspiring her to re-imagine her past. Cultures clash when Colton's adopted family visits, and Josh is confronted with a tough decision. Ali finds herself even more drawn to Leslie at a New Moon Ceremony. Sarah tries to get her life in order by seeing a Life Coach, but opts for a different kind of remedy with Dr. Steve. -- (C) AMAZONMore
Ali seeks advice from Leslie on her UCLA application, but finds herself getting a little too close. Josh unravels after he confronts Shelly about the past, while Sarah explores some of her sexual fantasies on a hard-won date night. Maura helps Davina get ready for Sal's return from prison and is faced with a harsh reality. -- (C) AMAZONMore
It's Yom Kippur, and the Pfeffermans have plenty to atone for - Sarah tries to make amends with Tammy, Maura struggles to communicate with Davina, and Josh tries to make peace with Raquel. All of the atonement culminates at a break-the-fast party hosted by Ali and Syd, who are deep in a spiritual crisis of their own. --(C) AMAZONMore
In a flashback, Rose and Gittel are faced with an ultimatum. Maura learns more about the trans experience, and gets closer to Shea when she volunteers for a suicide hotline. Josh displaces his energy on his career, taking him down a reckless path. After a revealing dinner with Shelly and her new beau Buzz, Ali and Sarah decide to go on the road to the Idylwild Wimmin's Music Festival - with Maura. -- (C) AMAZONMore
Sisterhood - and the lack thereof - blazes like campfire at the Idylwild Wimmin's Music Festival. Maura makes a new friend - and has a rude awakening - while Sarah experiences liberation from an unlikely source. Meanwhile, Ali finds herself on an unexpected journey to the past. -- (C) AMAZONMore
Maura experiences an unforeseen love connection and reconciles with her lineage - in the past and the present. Ali discusses her academic future with Leslie. Josh seeks a father's love in Buzz. And Sarah tries to tie up loose ends. -- (C) AMAZONMore
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Transparent's second season shocked me. It feels like a deep questioning of some of the central tenets of progressive society... This allows Transparent to be more bracing, more challenging, and more compelling than most any other show on TV.
By conceding some of the notable critiques of Season 1 and embracing its exploratory and progressive sensibilities, Transparent is, in my mind, a better show in Season 2.
What is particularly thrilling about "Transparent's" second season is how it serves as a canvas for Soloway's broadest imaginings on a feminist and/or progressive process of filmmaking... while also being incredibly, beautifully well done.
Everything that was a big part of the first season is back, but more: The show's loose fantasy boundaries are even more permeable, the Judaism is more present, everyone's worst trait is more squarely front-and-center.
The Pfeffermans remain a very trying bunch. It takes immense skill on the part of everyone, in front of and behind the cameras, to make them figures you're compelled to watch. This great effort succeeds.
Tambor and Hoffmann are still standouts, but their show is moving in a bleaker direction this season.
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