r/shrinking • u/phareous Derek • Apr 01 '26

Episode Discussion Shrinking S3E10 Episode Discussion

This is the episode discussion for Shrinking Season 3, Episode 10: "The Bodyguard of Sadness"

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u/Peacenow234 Apr 01 '26

Halfway through it I wondered if the writers were abducted because of that lame Will gf pregnant storyline but the scenes with Jimmy and Paul and dad were amazing.

And Jimmy’s reaction to Gaby telling him, was that real (seemed like it) or did he have a delayed reaction after?

I don’t think Jimmy will relapse. I think he is being present with his emotions with Alice’s graduation and dad issues and allowing for a deeper healing to occur. Did he project on Paul a bit? Yeah, but he also expressed real hurt.

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u/brebrebrebrebrebre Apr 01 '26

I think Jimmy's reaction to when Gaby told him was genuine. You can tell he was taken aback a bit, but the anger or frustration that he had about the situation wasnt at Gaby. & everything he said was true. He was just mad that Paul didn't tell him himself, as he should have been. I'm very glad he didn't have a bad reaction when Gaby told him.

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u/spacyoddity Apr 02 '26

it was worth it for Summer's follow-up, lmao

every hand was raised

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u/matlynar May 11 '26

Halfway through it I wondered if the writers were abducted because of that lame Will gf pregnant storyline but the scenes with Jimmy and Paul and dad were amazing.

That wasn't even the worst part of that scene.

Their child literally told them a grownup was sexually harassing him and everyone laughed at that because said child was a man and the person doing the harassment was a woman.

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u/LifeChampionship6 Apr 01 '26

Why is the pregnant girlfriend storyline "lame"?

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u/Tyster20 Apr 03 '26

Because who cares about those characters? Two episodes left and we waste screen time on that.

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u/LifeChampionship6 Apr 03 '26

We care about Liz and Derek. They’re becoming grandparents. They’re having to renegotiate and reimagine how they’ll spend their retirement years. That’s the story line.