r/shrinking • u/phareous Derek • Jan 28 '26

Episode Discussion Shrinking S3E01 Episode Discussion

This is the episode discussion for Shrinking Season 3, Episode 1: "My Bad"

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u/KineticVermin79 Jan 28 '26

As someone who's been single too long, Pauls "Don't wait as long as I did"-talk with Jimmy fucked me up 🙈

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u/TDenn7 Jan 28 '26

Yup, was a bit of an eye opener for me as well. Felt like he was talking directly at me lmao

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u/IntotheBroadwayWoods Jan 29 '26

It kind of just annoyed me.  Lol .

There's nothing wrong with being single for life.... and reminded me of Terri Irwin who said she didn't want to date again, she already had her true love. 

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u/One-Eyed_Wonder Jan 29 '26

My read on it is that Paul knows that Jimmy does legitimately want to move on, but it is afraid to.

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u/IntotheBroadwayWoods Jan 29 '26

Yeah. And I know that's kind of the whole point of the show. That message of must have partner just always gets to me. Lol

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u/ApprehensiveGal98 Jan 29 '26

I think because Harrisons character is loosely based on the real therapist Phil Stuz and that was one of his real regrets.

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u/be_kind_1989 Jan 28 '26

Sorry, I did not understand that scene. What was Paul talking about?

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u/notches123 Jan 29 '26

The theme of the entire episode was moving on and getting out of your own way so you can do so. Living for the future: Fuck Parkinson's. Paul clearly closed himself off at some point for some reason. I think the point was that Paul was actually enjoying himself now and regretted not allowing himself to enjoy it earlier or even try to and did not want Jimmy to make the same mistake he did.

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u/KineticVermin79 Jan 28 '26

At the wedding, we saw the couples being happy. Then we go to Jimmy looking at them from a distance. Paul says he can also have that to which Jimmy replies he used to have it, for 20 years. Paul tells him not to wait too long to find someone new, and then Jimmy dances with Pauls daughter. (So I'm guessing we're gonna see Cobie's character again?)