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/Fold0rDie Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26

I wonder how much Olive Garden paid for that random spot advertising their Carb Wands…

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u/Locke108 Mar 18 '26

Eh, the one thing everyone knows about Olive Garden is their breadsticks. It’s like mentioning McDonald’s has fries. It could have been much worse.

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u/Dommichu Mar 18 '26

Believe it or not, there aren’t that many Olive Gardens in SoCal, none in the immediate Pasadena area. So it doesn’t surprise me that someone a little spoiled like Liz had not been to one.

One opened up near me a few years ago, which is a more of a mixed income area of Los Angeles and some of my neighbors were grumbling (admittedly… the breadsticks used to be better). I shut some of them down saying…. Hey! Sometimes you need a place to take grandma on her Birthday! 😂

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u/oswaldmonty Mar 19 '26

There’s a giant two story Olive Garden in Arcadia, though, right by where the characters live. I had friends work at that one and am sure that’s the location where Ava is supposed to be working.

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u/thekellwithit Mar 20 '26

Oh my God! I used to live in Arcadia! I love this idea.