I think my only defense for Ali doing what she did were the circumstances she was thrown into: Ed's death, the shiva, the constant head-in-the-clouds, Syd's revelation, her intuition and understanding of situations and people. I think although what she did was catty and underhanded, considering the roller coaster…

Love these essays/reviews on Transparent. Not enough is being said about it and these are wonderfully fleshed out, particularly in regards to "Looking Up" which is the episode that solidified my undying love for the show. I don't usually ever comment on anything in regards to articles/reviews/blogs etc. but the…