Transparent: Season 2

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Season Details & Credits

Amazon Instant Video | AMAZON | Season Premiere Date: December 4, 2015

Summary: Maura's (Jeffrey Tambor) journey continues in season two.

Creator: Jill Soloway

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E10. Grey Green Brown & Copper
Air Date: December 11, 2015
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S2:E9. Man on the Land
Air Date: December 11, 2015
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S2:E8. Oscillate
Air Date: December 11, 2015

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Critic Reviews

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Emily Nussbaum

Jan 5, 2016

A TV series that makes revolutionary art seem both irresistible and inevitable. Read full review

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IndieWire Ben Travers

Dec 11, 2015

As striking as some of the scenes are individually--the premiere episode alone features a pair of long takes that are like sisters to one another, with the first being entirely still and the latter in constant motion--it's not until you see the whole season that you can truly appreciate the depth of what's being depicted. Read full review

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Maureen Ryan

Dec 1, 2015

Just a few of the series’ many charms are its nimble energy and its ability to hopscotch between sadness and silliness without missing a beat; there are also scenes of pure joy, like a road-trip sing-along to the Indigo Girls classic “Closer to Fine.” Transparent is also ridiculously funny at times, and quite willing to send up the self-absorption of its characters while never losing sight of their pain and aspirations. Read full review

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Margaret Lyons

Dec 11, 2015

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 primacy of the sibling bonds more exclusionary. The winky pokes at academia poke harder. The flashbacks flash farther back. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Dec 11, 2015

These scenes [flashbacks to Weimar Germany], which feature Michaela Watkins doing the best with a tritely anxious, angry character, are the weakest elements of the new season, at once too pat and too melodramatic. But the show benefits from terrific casting in its supporting roles this season, with great turns by Cherry Jones, Richard Masur, Anjelica Huston, and the poet Eileen Myles. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Dec 11, 2015

A dazzling and fascinating season two. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Dec 9, 2015

Transparent, with Shelly’s increased screen time and the children’s repetitive story lines, has grown even more myopic. With few exceptions, including random flashbacks to Weimar-era Berlin, the show feels more claustrophobic than ever. Read full review

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Ciro

Dec 12, 2015

One of the best shows out there, with a very important social role. It is a pity it is only 10 episodes long, because waiting an entire year to se more is too much!

7 of 16 users found this helpful79

donaldist

Dec 20, 2015

"Transparent"'s most impressive quality is that it doesn't try to be a "transgender" show, zeroing in exclusively on the character of Maura. Maura's decision to transition is an inciting incident for her children to examine their lives, and the show reflects this by gradually focusing more"Transparent"'s most impressive quality is that it doesn't try to be a "transgender" show, zeroing in exclusively on the character of Maura. Maura's decision to transition is an inciting incident for her children to examine their lives, and the show reflects this by gradually focusing more and more on her offspring. The second season benefits from a wider scope, overall, defining Maura's ex-wife Shelly as more than a Jewish stereotype and exhibiting the best cross-decades thematic linking since "The Godfather Part II". It's quite simply one of the best shows on television (if it were on television).… Expand

5 of 11 users found this helpful56

tbescherer

Dec 12, 2015

So outstanding! Every member of the Pfefferman extended family gives a masterful performance, the musical direction is stunning, the scripts accomplish so much in each episode but feel effortless. I feel like a richer person for having watched this show!

6 of 13 users found this helpful67

RichardGonci

Dec 20, 2015

I so loved season one. I must admit to some disappointment with season two. That's not to say it's not still in a class by itself. It's just that the primary characters, excepting Jeffrey Tambor's exquisitely wrought lead role, are written in a very unsympathetic palette of near-psychoticI so loved season one. I must admit to some disappointment with season two. That's not to say it's not still in a class by itself. It's just that the primary characters, excepting Jeffrey Tambor's exquisitely wrought lead role, are written in a very unsympathetic palette of near-psychotic "colors." I am not looking for some "Pollyanna-like" resolution to crazy family dynamics, but, gosh, would it kill the show to make a few human connections go unbroken, or at least be reparable? Cherry Jones breathes remarkable life and nuance against the 2D figures with whom she interacts. Of course, she's also a brilliant actor. Like Jon Voight's character of Mickey Donovan in "Ray Donovan," she commands the screen when she occupies even a portion of it. So, for the flashes of brilliance that endure, I will not pan this show.… Expand

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smartt

Dec 12, 2015

This isn't a terrible show but it's just above mediocre. The rave reviews are more likely due to the PC crowd and the subject matter that is the central point of the story and not really on the merit of the show alone.

5 of 19 users found this helpful514

Whadafug

Dec 14, 2015

Quite simply, Transparent was a superb single run outing... and it should have been left there. With the impetus to keep the story going, the show has lost much of what gave it merit, and as it has removed itself further from the strong themes at the heart of season 1 it has blindlyQuite simply, Transparent was a superb single run outing... and it should have been left there. With the impetus to keep the story going, the show has lost much of what gave it merit, and as it has removed itself further from the strong themes at the heart of season 1 it has blindly meandered into the dull world of boring family drama, its only saving grace being a man in a dress.… Expand

5 of 11 users found this helpful56

thwewjej

Jul 11, 2020

woke lgbt+ propaganda unfunny cringy and weirdly enough very racist towards white people.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 5

55
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 2019
Season 4

74
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 22, 2017
Season 3

90
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 2016
Season 2

94
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: December 4, 2015
- tbd
  S2:E10. Grey Green Brown & Copper
  Air Date: December 11, 2015
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  S2:E9. Man on the Land
  Air Date: December 11, 2015
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  S2:E8. Oscillate
  Air Date: December 11, 2015
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  S2:E7. The Book of Life
  Air Date: December 11, 2015
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  S2:E6. Bulnerable
  Air Date: December 11, 2015
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  S2:E5. Mee-Maw
  Air Date: December 11, 2015
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  S2:E4. Cherry Blossoms
  Air Date: December 11, 2015
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  S2:E3. New World Coming
  Air Date: December 11, 2015
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  S2:E2. Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump
  Air Date: December 11, 2015
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  S2:E1. Kina Hora
  Air Date: December 4, 2015
Season 1

92
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 26, 2014