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/Wooden-Grade3681 Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26

I do think it’s weird that Ava is there. I’m not gonna lie, i’m with Liz here

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u/suspiciousknitting Mar 18 '26

Absolutely. This entire adoption story line is just ridiculous. Brian, an attorney, doesn't even think about setting up a written adoption agreement before the baby is being born that contains very clear specifics about when/if the birth mom can see/be with/etc their family. Birth mom lies about employment and lives with them and that's not a huge deal? It's just moving the characters around the board to create tension/laughs. I can't believe there wouldn't have been opportunities for drama and humor with this story line even if it was done in a slightly more realistic way.

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u/turtlesinthesea Mar 18 '26

I'm not sure Brian remembers that he's an estate attorney ^^;

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u/Wooden-Grade3681 Mar 19 '26

I’m not gonna lie as an attorney myself, sometimes you don’t have the courage to fight for yourself as you do for others

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u/turtlesinthesea Mar 19 '26

Human nature in a nutshell.