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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Transparent Season 4 Episode 8 - Desert Eagle
    7.8/10(219 votes)

    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.

    Director:Andrea Arnold
    Writer:Ethan Kuperberg

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  2. Transparent Season 4 Episode 4 - Cool Guy
    7.7/10(223 votes)

    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
    Writer:Gabe Liedman

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  3. Transparent Season 4 Episode 5 - Born Again
    7.6/10(213 votes)

    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.

    Director:Marta Cunningham
    Writer:Stephanie Kornick

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  4. Transparent Season 4 Episode 9 - They Is on the Way
    7.5/10(199 votes)

    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.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:Bridget Bedard

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  5. Transparent Season 4 Episode 2 - Groin Anomaly
    7.4/10(231 votes)

    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.

    Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
    Writer:Ali Liebegott

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  6. Transparent Season 4 Episode 6 - I Never Promised You a Promised Land
    7.4/10(210 votes)

    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
    Writer:Bridget Bedard

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  7. Transparent Season 4 Episode 10 - House Call
    7.4/10(207 votes)

    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.

    Director:Rhys Ernst
    Writer:Ethan Kuperberg

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  8. Transparent Season 4 Episode 3 - Pinkwashing Machine
    7.3/10(225 votes)

    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.

    Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
    Writer:Yona Speidel

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  9. Transparent Season 4 Episode 7 - Babar the Borrible
    7.3/10(202 votes)

    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.

    Director:Gaby Hoffmann
    Writer:Ali Liebegott

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  10. Transparent Season 4 Episode 1 - Standing Order
    7.1/10(247 votes)

    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.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:Faith Soloway

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Desert Eagle" is the best rated episode of "Transparent" season 4. It scored 7.8/10 based on 219 votes. Directed by Andrea Arnold and written by Ethan Kuperberg, it aired on 9/22/2017. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Cool Guy".