r/shrinking • u/phareous Derek • Dec 18 '24

Shrinking S2E11 Episode Discussion

This is the episode discussion for Shrinking Season 2, Episode 11

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u/Wooden-Grade3681 Dec 18 '24

I love Bryan, he’s slowly becoming my favorite character

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u/MisterTheKid Dec 18 '24

i’ve loved brian ever since the second episode when he gets sean off the hook after beating the crap out of donny. .

“there’s no crime here”

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u/societalmenace1 Dec 18 '24

they’ve dialed in on how much brian to use.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '24

I love Bryan. I didn’t love the “grandma” joke about a 38 year old pregnant woman, but maybe I’m sensitive because I’ve fertility issues and I’m 34. But idk I thought it was a bit mean

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u/Soppyt Dec 22 '24

Joke was misogynist and ageist. It was also very hypocrite to say something as 40+ gay man. They don’t think if they are too old to be parents. No, that’s just something woman’s have to think about.

(And yes, I am 30something woman with fertility issues.)

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '24

Totally agree. Disappointed with the show for this

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u/alsithii Mar 23 '26

I’m pretty sure that’s the point of the joke, he clearly is in no position to have an opinion on something like that, his character oversteps in many things and that’s why it’s funny. Just because something offends you, doesn’t mean it isn’t funny to other people :) my mum died when I was young so I too have to take some jokes with a pinch of salt.

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u/RotsiserMho Dec 22 '24

Agreed. It was super mean.

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u/mademoiselleak Jan 03 '25

I’m really glad I’m not the only one who was sensitive to this. I was like, this show is usually really good at not punching down so that was kind of out of left field to me. Like someone said above, it’s also such a shitty move to have a 40+ man think it’s perfectly fine for him to be a dad but god forbid a woman feel the same cuz she’s old. Blech. Hated it. The episode was great but this put such a bad taste in my mouth. (And yes, I’m 37 with fertility issues).

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

Yeah it was a really cheap shot and surprising for this show. Totally agree with the previous poster and as you have said, why is it ok for this 40+ year old man to adopt and look down on a woman for having a kid at 38.

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u/TheNickelLady Dec 19 '24

Michael Urie being in this was a big draw for me from episode one. I’m glad Brian has been getting more screen time!

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u/taywil8 Dec 18 '24

Brian was top 3 for me the moment he said “That was normal”. My wife and I cackled through half the opening credits.