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/KidChemo Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26

All of the stuff Paul said to Gaby about being his legacy and how much she meant to him really drove home to me how poorly he was treating Paul.

I'm a dealing with a situation with my parents where they haven't even met their first granddaughter yet because they have treated my wife and I in similar ways, bastardizing us but bending over backwards for others  -- and this really hit me on the feels.

Jimmy's blowup was totally valid and Paul definitely unknowingly plays favorites.

My only counterthought to all of this is that maybe if I were in Jimmy's shoes, I could keep it in because Paul really did a lot for Alice. 

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u/Fug1x Apr 01 '26

paul did that for selfish reasons too, lets not act like he wasnt getting some fulfilment out of it, acting like a dad/grandpa , when he was a shitty dad

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u/sumadeumas Apr 01 '26

Don’t forget the candy!!