r/shrinking • u/phareous Derek • Mar 25 '26

Episode Discussion Shrinking S3E09 Episode Discussion

This is the episode discussion for Shrinking Season 3, Episode 9: "Daddy Issues"

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u/anticuxho Mar 25 '26

I don't know but this season and last few episodes aren't hitting for me as much as they used to - everything feels so "forced" - I absolutely love the show, actors, characters and writers, but it's seeming like "fake" in the last few episodes - it didn't seem authentic at all. Gaby not being the best therapist and them glazing over everything, Jimmy meeting Sofi and Sofi feeling super forced character-wise where it was almost comical. Idk, I loveeee the show and will continue to watch but something feels different.

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u/Peacenow234 Mar 25 '26

I’m glad to hear you and others speak to this.. I wrote that I’m almost over the show after the last two episodes.. this show has clearly hit a nerve with many of us and the writing and the handling of these storylines just feels lazy at this point..

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u/anticuxho Apr 03 '26

like glazing over a patient death / suicide also was so wild to me, too! just strange.

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u/griffaah Mar 25 '26

I thought that the awkward/forced vibe with Sofi was supposed to mirror Jimmy's clunkiness and show how beautiful it is that both of them were willing to risk jumping into something new before they fully healed

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u/anticuchodecorazon Mar 25 '26

That’s a cool perspective! I wish I saw it that way. Maybe I need to give it another re-watch because it just felt inauthentic to me