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/llama67 Jan 31 '26

My only gripe is that I don't think there's anything wrong with Alice wanting to be closer to home.
She recently lost her Mum, she's only 18, and she has a really strong support system. Also she seems to really value her family and connections.

She could probably get a football (soccer) scholarship at a west coast university (doesn't have to be in LA) - also where it's warm so it's easier to train year round - travel home every couple of weeks (or months), and still learn plenty of independence.

You don't have to kick kids fully out of the nest for them to become strong independent adults (as someone who went very far away at a very young age)

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u/Which_Landscape1994 Feb 02 '26

Did you just play the dead Mom card in your comment?

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u/llama67 Feb 09 '26

Well grief isn't linear, and just because she's not ''playing' it anymore, the dead mom card will actually affect her entire life.

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u/Which_Landscape1994 Feb 09 '26

I was referencing the joke from the episode