Transparent (Soloway, 2014)

[quido8_5]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3502262/

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I haven't been this excited about a television show since The Sopranos. Seven episodes in and this season has done a stellar job of knitting together a complex and beautiful story. This last one, Symbolic Exemplar was utterly devastating. Tambor's stone grimace at the end stunned me, during the embrace, I just broke into tears. Beautiful moment, followed by one of the year's best twists that added substance, rather than a vicarious thrill (ala Game of Thrones.

Can't wait to finish it.

[number8]

Burned through it in a couple of days. Weird, intriguing finale. I wasn't expecting this show to leave with a sort of cliffhanger, but it worked. Hopefully they get a second season.

[quido8_5]

Burned through it in a couple of days. Weird, intriguing finale. I wasn't expecting this show to leave with a sort of cliffhanger, but it worked. Hopefully they get a second season.

Good news for the world, renewed for a second season: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/amazon-orders-second-season-transparent-739481?mobile_redirect=false

I thought the entire season was fantastic. The ending was a little cliff-hangerish, but not any more than any other episode in the back half. I also read this article about their taking the show as a five hour piece (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/transparent-team-talks-binge-viewing-718157). In all honesty, it's some of the most exciting visual storytelling I've seen in a while. Can't wait to see where it goes from here. Even if it peters out, like Six Feet Under, it's already had a season that is leagues away from any season that show had (which is not faint praise, as S.F.U. was intermittently the shit).

[Michigander]

I wasn't sure what to think when I first started watching Transparent, but I stumbled upon the latest and greatest thing in TV. The viewer experiences devastating heartache while witnessing extreme acts of bravery through self-identity (Thombor singing while his children drop out one-by-one). There is so much right with this show, it's too much to digest inside one viewing. Which is typically a good sign.

[Lucky]

I'm so pleased this is more than just a showcase for Jeffrey Tambor's standout performance. Incredibly compelling, genuinely moving, and oddly addictive. I'm sure I'll finish this one soon.