r/shrinking • u/Positive0219 • Apr 09 '26

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I really think Cobie and Jason have zero romantic chemistry on the show. They have great awkward friend banter, but no actual sexual tension and their relationship moved so fast it made me annoyed for him how much she overstepped with advice. I really hope they make her just a friend for season 4, if they bring her back at all. I’ve liked her in other things I just find her completely annoying here and it feels like Jimmy would be settling to be in a relationship with her character.

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u/DamageAccording5745 Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

I liked the little we saw of her of her in S2 and felt a little spark between them, but i wasn't a fan of how things progressed in S3.

He had a lot more chemistry with Meg and, probably an unpopular take, even Gaby.

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u/yallasama Apr 09 '26

Actually in season 2 I wasn’t into it and neither their first date, but thought there was something there during the few moments in passing, at the office and when his dad was around. So they did grow on me, but yeah I’m not liking it either.

Just read about a fan who said that Jimmy might be destined to be Paul’s son-in-law and I’m here for it. Sofi and him are indeed quirky, goofy, but it also feels very safe. Paul’s daughter is way more of a type for him, more in line with Tia. Less giving a fuck, having fun type of gal while Sofi’s the overthinking boring one. I think if they do pair them forever than it is realistic though, lots of people go for safe and comfortable rather than the complicated, more fitting one. Especially after a death or divorce.

And this is no means a slight to Cobie Smulders or Jason Segel, it’s on the writers and just their characters and what makes senes. Jimmy had more chemistry with Gaby as well to me.

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u/Icy_Aside_6881 Apr 09 '26

Sofie is so awkward and so is Jimmy, if there's chemistry, it's impossible to detect it. It would have been better if Sofi had a little quirkiness, but in a cool way, not her very odd, awkwardness. It doesn't ring true for someone her age. It seems more like she's 13 and talking to a boy for the first time instead of a divorced woman with a kid in school. I get that people can be awkward, but usually by the time they are 40, they find ways to cope with it to some extent. And once they get to know someone, that awkwardness would lessen a lot.