Greatstart,butloosessteamtowardstheendoftheseasonAuthor:NateSaintOursIwasseriouslymovedbythefirst3or4episodesofTransparent.Thestyleoftheshowattempts--andissuccessful--toportraypeopleastheyareinreallife,moreorless.Itismadetoseemunscriptedandchaotic,anddoes.Thisalonemakestheshowworthwatching,becausefewotherTVshowsormoviesarecapableofthiseffect.Firstoff,thisshowisexceptionallydepressing.Itisaverysadshowandusesthissadnessforitscomedyanditsdrama.Thefirstfewepisodes,Ilovedthebalancebetweenthesadnessandthecomedy.Itwasinnowayoverwhelming,andwheneveritapproachedbecomingoverwhelming,averyreal,quitegoodmomentwouldkeepyousatisfiedandmovingforward.Towardstheendoftheserieshowever,Ifeltthatthegoodmomentsinthelivesofthisdis-functionalfamilyreallydwindled,andIfeltmuchlessinterested.Itsimplyneededmoregoodmomentstowardstheend. Thisshowisabouttwothings;'comingout'andselfishness.Itsstrengthcomeswiththeacknowledgmentthatweallarepretendingtobesomeonewearenotinourdailylives.Webullshitconstantlytothosearoundusandanytimewetryandgetserious,wecomplicatethingsimmensely.Ourtrueselves,whetheritisalove-addict,adepressedandintelligentdrop-out,alesbian,orawomaninthebodyofaman,areallthecomplicatedpartsofourlifethatweusuallykeepsuppressedinordertoengageintheshallowactivitiesoflife.EachmemberofthePfeffermanfamily,whoarebyfarthemostJewishfamilyIhaveseenonTVinforever,arestrugglingwithtryingtoexpresstheirmostauthenticselves,anditisbrutaltowatchwhatsh*tandsadnessishandedtothemforthisbasicdesire. Inthepursuitoftryingto'comeout'weareessentiallyplacingtheimportanceofourownidentityabovethosearoundus,andthisisportrayedmanytimesintheshowasthedirectcauseoftrouble,pain,andalienation.Tambor'stransfriendsaysthatherfamilydesertedherwithin5yearsofhercomingout,andweareleftwiththeominousandrealchanceofthishappeningtohimaswell.Theexceptionalselfishnessofeachcharacter,Tombor'sincluded,isonfulldisplayanditissodifficulttowatchbecause,let'sfaceit,everyoneinmodernAmericacanrelatetothisinsomedegree. Asmuchaswewanttosympathizewiththosewho'comeout,'lifeisn'tthatsimple,andthisiswhattheshowisabout.Whileonepersontriestoasserttheirauthenticselfbywearingcertainclothesoridentifyingwithacertaingender,everyoneelsecannothelpbutquestiontheirroleandfightfortheirownauthenticityinreactiontoit.TheLGBTcommunityisnotaloneintheirstruggleinlifetobeacceptedforwhotheyare.Weallstruggleinaverysimilarwaytoberecognizedasanauthenticindividual.However,theultimatethemeofthisstorymaybeatoughonetoswallow--namelythatwhatismuchmoreimportantthanindividualauthenticityisone'sabilitytocompromiseone'strueselfforthoseoneloves.Beingfake,lettinggoofthe'trueself,'especiallywhenapartofafamily,cansometimesbethebestwayforeveryone,assadasthismaybe.http://www.imdb.com/user/ur55481200/按,英文很简单所以不翻译了,给懒得看的朋友一个(夹带一点私货的)摘要:在这个强调“个人”、“自我”和“身份/认同”的年代,渴望“活出真我”的柜中处境绝不仅仅为LGBTQ群体独有。但,“真我”(遑论其十分可疑的实在性、单一性和稳固性)是否理应凌驾于个人所有社会关系之上?“出柜”改变的其实是周遭所有人的角色定位和生存体验。