Great opening to a strong Season 2 of Transparent

For the opening scene in episode 1 alone - the staging of a wedding photo - Season 2 of Transparent is as good as expected, maybe even better - funny, sexy, touching, sad, and provocative. Without giving too much away, this second season is more about the various characters coming to terms with their sexuality and sexual identity and with the difficult decisions they wrestled w/ in Season 1: Maura trying to come to terms w/ living in friendly but awkward partnership with her now widowed and lonely ex-wife, Josh building a relationship w/ his teenage biological son, who in his understated way is an incredibly appealing and important part of the program, and trying to make it work w/ the very likable rabbi (somehow I don't see a good forecast for that relationship - we are now on episode 5); Ali at last coming out as gay, no surprise to anyone but her I guess, and learning some strange facts about her family history; and Sarah a complete lost soul on the break-up of her marriage(s). This family lives on the extreme but Jill Soloway's great program never exploits or condescends and helps us understand sexual differences, variants, and the difficulties good people face as they just try to live their lives and be happy.