Home > Transparent > Season 2 « TV Series Page Transparent: Season 2 (2015) SEASON: Season 2 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 98% Average Rating: 9.17/10 Season Reviews: 40 Fresh: 39 Rotten: 1 Critics 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. 96% Average Rating: 9.2/10 Season Reviews: 25 Fresh: 24 Rotten: 1 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. 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. AUDIENCE SCORE 85% liked it Average Rating: 4.1/5 User Ratings: 316 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Kina Hora Air date: Nov 29, 2015 Sarah and Tammy have their wedding in the Season 2 opener. Also: Maura and Ali are haunted by their pasts; and Josh and Rabbi Raquel try to hide their big news, to no avail. More 2 Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 3 New World Coming Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 4 Cherry Blossoms Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 5 Mee-Maw Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 6 Bulnerable Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 7 The Book of Life Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 8 Oscillate Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 9 Man on the Land Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 10 Grey Green Brown & Copper Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More Transparent: Season 2 Videos 0:48 Transparent: Season 2 Teaser - Wedding Photo View All Videos (1) Transparent: Season 2 Photos View All Photos (17) Tv Season Info This comedy series, based in Los Angeles, follows the goings-on of the dysfunctional Pfefferman family. Season 2 begins with Sarah and Tammy's wedding. Genre: Comedy Network: Amazon Prime Premiere Date: Nov 29, 2015 Creator: Jill Soloway Exec. Producer: Jill Soloway Cast Jeffrey Tambor as Mort/Maura Kathryn Hahn as Raquel Fein Gaby Hoffmann as Ali Melora Hardin as Tammy Jay Duplass as Josh Amy Landecker as Sarah Judith Light as Mom Anjelica Huston as Vicki Kiersey Clemons as Bianca Cherry Jones as Leslie Rob Huebel as Len Alexandra Billings as Davina Alex MacNicoll as Colton Carrie Brownstein as Syd Feldman Hari Nef as Gittel Michaela Watkins as Yetta Jason Mantzoukas as Dr. Steve Ray Abruzzo as Sal Annie Mumolo as Poppy Richard Masur as Buzz Show More Cast News & Interviews for Transparent: Season 2 Writers Guild: 2018 Film and Television Winners Announced DGA 2018 Film and Television Winners Announced DGA 2018 Film and Television Nominations Announced View All Transparent: Season 2 News Episodes 1 Kina Hora Air date: Nov 29, 2015 Sarah and Tammy have their wedding in the Season 2 opener. Also: Maura and Ali are haunted by their pasts; and Josh and Rabbi Raquel try to hide their big news, to no avail. More 2 Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 3 New World Coming Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 4 Cherry Blossoms Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 5 Mee-Maw Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 6 Bulnerable Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 7 The Book of Life Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 8 Oscillate Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 9 Man on the Land Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More 10 Grey Green Brown & Copper Air date: Dec 10, 2015 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) AMAZON More Critic Reviews for Transparent Season 2 All Critics (40) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (39) | Rotten (1) Nothing is more real than the Pfeffermans' faith that they are the center of the universe... It doesn't make them good people, but it does make them great television. Dec 2, 2015 | Full Review… Willa Paskin Slate Top Critic Between all the yelling and drama and narcissism, this is a family where the important revelations can almost slip by unnoticed. Until, of course, they can't. Dec 1, 2015 | Full Review… Drew Grant Observer Top Critic Season 2 is bolder, stronger, and more audacious because now, actions have consequences. Dec 1, 2015 | Full Review… Mark Peikert TheWrap Top Critic 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. Dec 16, 2015 | Full Review… Spencer Kornhaber The Atlantic Top Critic Tambor and Hoffmann are still standouts, but their show is moving in a bleaker direction this season. Dec 11, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic While much of the credit goes to Soloway and her team of extraordinary writers... and guest director Marielle Heller ("The Diary of a Teenage Girl"), the actors each deserve the bevy of attention already heaped upon them. Dec 11, 2015 | Rating: A | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic The only thing I didn't like about this episode was that I couldn't immediately watch the next five back-to-back. Jun 26, 2018 | Full Review… Heather Hogan Autostraddle Now more than ever, Transparent is a full-blown ensemble piece that examines the complicated, painful, confusing and messy elements of a family in search of itself. Jun 18, 2018 | Full Review… Oliver Whitney ScreenCrush The second season is even better: more expansive, textured, and daring; more emotional and political. Apr 16, 2018 | Full Review… Alisa Solomon The Nation Transparent dares to have a deep, raw and blunt conversation about the freedom to be who you really are, and succeeds beautifully. May 25, 2017 | Full Review… Ankita Chawla Scroll.in View All Critic Reviews (40) Audience Reviews for Transparent: Season 2 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Transparent: Season 2! View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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