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The Best Episodes of Transparent Season 1

Every episode of Transparent Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Transparent Season 1!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Transparent Season 1 Episode 10 - Why Do We Cover the Mirrors?
    8.3/10(520 votes)

    S1:E10

    A funeral brings all the Pfeffermans together and reunites them with their past - Shelley and Maura with old friends, Sarah with her ex, and Josh with his teenage babysitter - who brings a 17-year-old boy. Just when they thought there were no more secrets, the family busts out a few more.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:Joey Soloway

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  2. Transparent Season 1 Episode 7 - Symbolic Exemplar
    8.2/10(561 votes)

    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.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:Faith Soloway

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  3. Transparent Season 1 Episode 8 - Best New Girl
    8.1/10(511 votes)

    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.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:Bridget Bedard

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  4. Transparent Season 1 Episode 4 - Moppa
    7.9/10(526 votes)

    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.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writers:Noah Harpster, Micah Fitzerman-Blue

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  5. Transparent Season 1 Episode 6 - The Wilderness
    7.9/10(492 votes)

    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.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:Ethan Kuperberg

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  6. Transparent Season 1 Episode 5 - Wedge
    7.8/10(505 votes)

    S1:E5

    When Shelly's husband Ed goes missing, Sarah, Josh and Ali set out to find him, and 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.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writer:Ali Liebegott

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  7. Transparent Season 1 Episode 9 - Looking Up
    7.8/10(463 votes)

    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.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writers:Noah Harpster, Micah Fitzerman-Blue

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  8. Transparent Season 1 Episode 2 - The Letting Go
    7.6/10(625 votes)

    S1:E2

    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 (Rob Huebel) to her ex-girlfriend Tammy (Melora Hardin). Josh pays a visit to his ex-babysitter Rita, as Ali gets closer to her trainer.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:Joey Soloway

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  9. Transparent Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.5/10(1107 votes)

    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.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:Joey Soloway

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  10. Transparent Season 1 Episode 3 - Rollin
    7.5/10(543 votes)

    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.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:Bridget Bedard

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Why Do We Cover the Mirrors?" is the best rated episode of "Transparent" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 520 votes. Directed by Joey Soloway and written by Joey Soloway, it aired on 9/26/2014. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Symbolic Exemplar".