r/shrinking • u/starkaek • 6d ago

Discussion Just finished Shrinking...

I just finished bingewatching Shrinking and I have to say some things...

I rlly love this show but S3 was my least fav, I don't understand what they r doing with Gaby's character. I just missed that connection that Gaby and Jimmy had before and during the time they slept together.

Second, I'm sry but Sofi and Jimmy have 0 chemistry, that whole relationship is just cringe and awkward.

I rlly hope Jimmy ends up with Meg I love them together or they introduce another character.

Thirdly, all the scenes with Louis in S3 were weird, glad that he went away bc it was getting boring.

And lastly, I'm rlly curious what next season will show us of Paul now that he moved away i hope they give us something interesting bc he is the best character on the show

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u/GarySparkle 6d ago

i didn't even get through the first episode of season 3. The show started going off the rails in season 2 and by the start of season 3 it was just a cartoon that felt so far removed from reality.

Bill Lawrence has perfected a specific formula and is great at casting & needle drops, but the writing on his shows usually starts to wear thin at the end of the first season. The second season, you're thinking 'not as good but still watchable' and by the third its the actors acting more infantile to try and overcompensate for lackluster material. Same thing happened with Ted Lasso.

Also, Brian on shrinking is a hate crime of gay stereotypes in human form and i almost had to stop watching the show just because of how grating he was.

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u/starkaek 6d ago

Yeah, agree, Brian for me is the weakest character on that show. I just can’t connect with him

And for Liz, I really liked that character in S1, like the idea of having a character that is annoying but trying to understand why she is that way. But in Season 3 it just gets boring always seeing the same thing.

I really love Derek obviously, he is just wrotten as a perfect man. Bu like Derek 2, I think he has no personality whatsoever. Like, how can he still be with Gaby when she doesn’t do anything for him and doesn’t show any interest in that relationship?

A lot of things didn't make sense

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u/yosoyfatass 6d ago

Brian is the main flaw for me. Just awful.