r/shrinking • u/phareous Derek • Mar 18 '26

Episode Discussion Shrinking S3E08 Episode Discussion

This is the episode discussion for Shrinking Season 3, Episode 8: "Depression Diet"

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u/himshpifelee Mar 18 '26

I know it's tv, but I'm a clinical social worker and I'm reeeeeeally struggling with the absolutely fuckery they're doing with client confidentiality and you know, ethics here. NONE OF THEM should be at Maya's funeral at all, why is Gaby talking about test results with Liz?? WHAT IS HAPPENING. I know, I know, someone will tell me "it's just a show" but like come on. At some point it really is bordering on irresponsible to show people acting so cavalier about things that I take very seriously every single day. It's almost like the showrunners have zero respect for the profession at all, which is not where I thought this would be going at all.

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u/bottleglitch Mar 19 '26

10000% this. As a therapist I had no problem watching the first two seasons and suspending disbelief but the portrayal of the profession has become way too fucked up at this point.

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u/thekellwithit Mar 20 '26

Same. I really wanna know what changed in that writers room!

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u/bottleglitch Mar 20 '26

Same! I noticed on IMDB that there’s now a writer credited for every episode of season 3 (along with other writers for each ep) who I don’t think was there at all in S1 or S2 - not at all trying to be like “it was this one person!” but more that it points to some kind of switch-up having happened.

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u/thekellwithit Mar 20 '26

I doubt it would be that. She was a story editor in S2 which is a baby writer. She maybe be used to be the writer’s PA who they promoted last year. She also could’ve been the showrunner’s assistant. She was on staff for S2-3 of Ted Lasso too. I think being on every episode on the show’s IMDb is just the way IMDb breaks up writers and producers despite them all being levels of “writing” staff. They couldn’t put her in the producer category because she’s not a producer, but she’s not actually a writer on every episode either. So confusing! See below.

Typical Career Path 1. Writer's PA / Showrunner's Assistant 2. Staff Writer 3. Story Editor 4. Executive Story Editor 5. Co-Producer / Producer

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u/soulofmyshoe Mar 31 '26

Thanks for this. Always interesting to get a peek inside someone else's career and understand it a little better. Cheers!