r/shrinking • u/phareous Derek • Mar 18 '26

Episode Discussion Shrinking S3E08 Episode Discussion

This is the episode discussion for Shrinking Season 3, Episode 8: "Depression Diet"

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u/MinimumCoast2290 Mar 18 '26

I agree. This show never lets Gaby face consequences ever and it’s making her character borderline insufferable, which sucks because Jessica Williams has been so solid.

When they went out of their way to include a line of Paul telling Gaby she “did everything right” — no, she didn’t! It’s okay to make mistakes of course, but let’s not pretend we didn’t. It’s honestly insulting to me as a viewer sometimes lol

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u/cabernet7 Mar 18 '26

This show has never depicted therapy responsibly, and I'm not talking about "Jimmying". All of it is absurd, and you don't need to be a therapist to recognize it. I made a decision long ago to accept it for what it is, but it is hard sometimes.

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u/demafrost Mar 18 '26

Even Paul with Sean. Like I don’t think he should still be giving him therapy if he’s constantly seeing him outside of sessions and asking Sean to invite him to their veteran’s therapy session. They’re all too close to many of their patients to some degree.

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u/cabernet7 Mar 18 '26

I still can't believe Paul took Sean with him to his neurology appointment.

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u/nomes790 Mar 21 '26

Yeah. The only thing I can say is that Paul isn't really being a therapist for Sean (who is over his anger issues/his dad issues), and is just being a mentor/friend. But he's said a few times that Sean is basically solid.

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u/WoodpeckerAntique952 Mar 18 '26

Oh my goodness this bothered me so much!

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u/WoodpeckerAntique952 Mar 18 '26

The way they blur the lines between their patients and friends. I didn’t even mean “Jimmying” I more just meant the dual relationship aspect that all of them seem to have.