Transparent: The Symbolic Exemplar

January 5, 2015 8:54 PM - Season 1, Episode 7

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.
posted by Jacqueline (5 comments total)

I don't understand what was going on with Ali and the house? Is she hallucinating or was it a commentary on her being delusional or...?

I loved the dick shopping scene!
posted by Jacqueline at 11:29 PM on January 5, 2015

I don't understand what was going on with Ali and the house? Is she hallucinating or was it a commentary on her being delusional or...?

Ahh, I just came in here to see if anyone else had any ideas!!! I am also confused!
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:10 PM on January 22, 2015 [1 favorite]

this recap has some ideas that make sense
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:12 PM on January 22, 2015 [1 favorite]

Wow, those kids are just so freaking rude and obnoxious. Not to mention conspicuously LOUD. I think Davina might be right on some level about the shittiness of family here.

Also, the TA is...kind of an asshole while getting sexual. Ugh.
posted by jenfullmoon at 11:15 PM on January 24, 2015

kind of an asshole while getting sexual. Ugh.

I dunno - two possibilities: 1) the restroom scene could be part of Ali's delusion [including the shaving scene] or 2) the restroom scene was completely awkward because awkward because awkward.

I really like the themes being explored, especially the "incomplete knowledge" about other people, which then gets filled in with assumptions rather than discovering what the truth/reality of the situation is. Could improved communication help? But the vocabulary to share truths are incomplete and/or people think what something means means different things to other people.
posted by porpoise at 6:55 PM on February 13, 2015