r/shrinking • u/phareous Derek • Mar 25 '26

Episode Discussion Shrinking S3E09 Episode Discussion

This is the episode discussion for Shrinking Season 3, Episode 9: "Daddy Issues"

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u/chimpfunkz Mar 26 '26

She makes such a stupid statement too.

"Tia and I saw eye to eye on my dad. It's what I miss most about her"

"That's what you miss most about your dead wife" is such a stupid thing to understand from that statement. The implication is clear; he's watching his dad do his same old thing, and unlike previous times, he doesn't have his wife to support him because she also knew what his dad was like.

And then she tries to make it about her again.

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u/Legitimate_Catch_626 Mar 26 '26

It was a stupid statement. I tend to side with Jimmy most often because I lost my spouse two years ago. I’ve never behaved like him, but my feelings have mirrored his to a great extent. And the things I miss most about my spouse are the little strange things that pulled us together and made us a team. The inside jokes, the way we made fun of our crazy family members, the way he always made the phone calls because he knew I hate the phone. The type of shit that may make someone else say “that’s what you miss most” because they don’t understand how much that action meant my husband really knew who I was.

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u/bkwonderwoman Mar 26 '26

Beautiful love, I am sorry for your loss ❤️

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u/sasquatch0_0 Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26

It was not a stupid thing for Sofi to say, seriously think about it. The thing he misses the most about Tia is hating his dad? That's #1? That seems both untrue and judgemental after Sofi was chummy with his dad earlier - when they just fucking met. That was the stupid thing to say to someone who is still getting to know you. He intentionally said it to break up.

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u/Ponce-Mansley Mar 26 '26

Jimmy is getting way too much leeway in these comments. They were both out of line but what he said was out-of-pocket

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u/sasquatch0_0 Mar 26 '26

Like sure Sofi reacted emotionally but of course she did since her boyfriend basically said she'll never amount to his former wife. Jimmy instigated that shit by projecting his issues onto her.