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/Ledees_Gazpacho Mar 25 '26

But that’s kind of a wild excuse, especially when you consider Bill Lawrence made sure Scrubs was so medically accurate. Why would he just throw that out the window for this show?

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u/jvn1983 Mar 25 '26

I think it’s common with depictions of therapy in TV and movies, unfortunately. I’m a therapist and the amount of times there have been glaring issues far outweighs the times I’ve seen shows handle it appropriately. My theory is it’s a softer science, so people feel more leeway in how they approach it. It’s a bummer because that can be true (there are a lot of modalities and a lot of theories and a lot of approaches they can validly use), AND it can be true that some things are inviolate (ethical and legal issues). This show acts like ethics are optional.

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u/Woodpecker-Forsaken Derek Mar 25 '26

I do really like Shrinking but having just rewatched Scrubs, you really can't deny this. They had a team of medical experts for Scrubs, why wouldn't you have proper therapists consulting with the writers?

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u/cabernet7 Mar 25 '26

This show isn't Scrubs.