I just caught up with Season 2 of Transparent →[More:]
Whilst Season 1 introduced us to the Pfefferman family and focused on Maura's decision, Season 2 was much darker and had more of an emphasis on the children. I loved the complexities of the storyline, particularly the Berlin scenes.
Unlike The Affair, where the characters were all utterly dislikeable, the Transparent characters were equally flawed and difficult, but I felt a lot of sympathy for them (apart from the mother, who was a fricking nightmare). I used to hang out with radical feminists in the early 80s, and I'd forgotten how uncompromising they are. The juxtaposition of this in Transparent with the raid on the Berlin Institute was striking.
I hope we have another season of Transparent. But not The Affair. Oh no, The Affair characters can all DIAF for all I care.