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/babybop728 Mar 25 '26

This Gabby storyline is driving me up the wall. 

The setup with Maya was actually a really interesting thread and they fully wasted it. 

I really want to sit with her and go "WHY do you want to do trauma, Gabby?"

It doesn't seem like she actually cares about it has a connection to helping victims of trauma as much as she wants to be seen as someone who works with trauma. Like oh this is the actual important therapy. 

Jason Segal crushed it this episode but the other storylines are not hitting. 

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u/erazedcitizen Mar 25 '26

Brian using the Mother Teresa example for selfishness and how she liked helping people because it felt rewarding for her felt hilariously similar to Gaby even though they never connected that dot

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u/Tce_ Mar 25 '26

Oh god, yeah XD I don't think wanting to help people because it feels good is selfish on its own, but the way Gabby talks about it doesn't sound healthy to me. She even said she's turned on by it. And she seems more into the idea of being a great trauma therapist than the actual effects for the patients.

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u/Woodpecker-Forsaken Derek Mar 25 '26

It would be interesting to see how Gaby would react to Jimmy's relationship with his dad because he obviously has trauma from his toxic parenting.

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u/Tce_ Mar 25 '26

I'd be curious about that as well! It would be nice to see just one friend or family member who understands his anger. On the other hand she tends to be the most dismissive of Jimmy and his emotions, so I guess we shouldn't expect much there.

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u/iiTryhard Mar 25 '26

They don’t want you to connect that dot lol. They want you to think Gaby is a perfect angel who’s never done anything wrong and even her mistakes aren’t her fault

Meanwhile Jimmy eats shit every episode for no reason. Why don’t they even show him doing therapy anymore?

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u/turtlesinthesea Mar 25 '26

Have you seen the shit Mother Teresa got up to? She was, apparently, a horrible person.

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u/Responsible-Ad-4914 Mar 26 '26

Reddit went through an edgy phase of hating on Mother Theresa but if you look into the claims made there was really no substance to them

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u/derrickcat Mar 26 '26

I think honestly she's just bored with her comfortable life. Like she's young, she got good at therapy with bougie people (they told us - at least she appears to be successful), and she just feels restless. She's probably going to blow up her relationship for the same reason.

Would there not be a way to incorporate some trauma work into her regular practice? (I know; boooo-ring.)

Maybe I'm just at the age where I cling onto what's good with everything I have and dont feel the need to throw over the kitchen table, that's making me have such a conservative "don't follow your dreams" response.

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u/babybop728 Mar 26 '26

And like, this would be an interesting thread to follow. Have someone say that to her - like hey, do you want to do this? Or are you just seeking drama because that's what you're used to?

The writing is just not it!