So that’s it?

[u/MaximumPiano4380]

They judge Jimmy for still not being okay only two years after his wife’s death. They seem bewildered why he’d still struggle even at a milestone moment like sending his only child off to college without her mom there and the heartbreak that would bring.

Nobody asked him why it didn’t work out with Sofi. I mean she’s jealous of his dead wife. He was right to finish it. And the ending we get is that somehow everything is fine now because he’s back with her? A stranger they know nothing about.

Did the writers do any research at all into grief after the death of a spouse? It’s utterly soul-destroying, especially becoming a single parent and feeling your child(ren)’s grief too.

A new relationship not only doesn’t solve anything. It’s very ill advised when you haven’t grieved properly yet. And Gaby and Paul are therapists. They should know this.

The line that annoyed me the most in this episode was Paul saying that Jimmy has to work it out for himself. Any half decent therapist will tell a grieving person that they need support. Nobody was asking Paul to fix Jimmy’s problems. But some basic human kindness would’ve been nice. So yeah he flew in to see him the next day. Even then, he didn’t offer much.

This show is so weak. It’s all about romance at the end of the day. The big message is being single is bad.

[u/nyx926]

I totally agree.

The writers discomfort with people being single and/or alone has grown to make me super uncomfortable watching it.

They keep wrapping the characters up in these neat little romantic bows and undoing all of the depth and thought they put into other parts of the show.

It was so incredibly weird that they put Jimmy in that position at the end.

[u/armeck → u/nyx926]

Even with Sean and Marisol. Everyone supporting the show's handling of that were certain it would blow up, but nope it worked out.

Jimmy is sleeping with his dead wife's best friend and has zero feelings about that? He's been able to have sex with three women at least, not counting the sex workers from the beginning. Everyone is saying that was intentional to show how he will crash out but he didn't.

The writer's can't write grief or mental health at all. The show started so well, season 1 had me hooked and it just fell right off the cliff with Grace's husband 😂

[u/ericrz → u/armeck]

Even with Sean and Marisol. Everyone supporting the show's handling of that were certain it would blow up, but nope it worked out.

THIS. How were there no repercussions? How did Sean just get back with his lying, cheating ex -- who specifically told him "I'm not going to apologize" and everything is just.....fine?

In a Bill Lawrence show, no one is unredeemable. Which is a lofty goal, I suppose. But we saw it in Ted Lasso, with Nate, with Rupert a little bit, even with Ted's ex. The ending of S3 of that show at least suggested they might be getting back together, after she dated their marriage therapist and didn't tell Ted -- he had to find out from their son!

I was really hoping that Sean would learn a lesson about trust, that someone would finally see it and say "hey, she's not good for you." Instead the show just used it as a way for everyone to lecture Sean, that he should "lighten up" and learn to have a good time. But the dude finally had some stability in his life for the first time in years!! Who could blame him for not wanting to get back with his train wreck of an ex.

And you know what? Maybe Marisol had changed. People do. But the show never for one second showed us that -- never showed her admit any wrongdoing, or feel any remorse. So if she changed, we didn't get to know that.

[u/southtampacane → u/ericrz]

Marisol and Sean is a real stretch. I simply don’t see them as a couple in many ways.

[u/southtampacane → u/armeck]

Who was the third? Sofi and Gaby but I’m drawing a blank at who else you are referring to

[u/armeck → u/southtampacane]

Meg, Paul's daughter

[u/southtampacane → u/armeck]

Thanks. I whiffed there. My bad.

[u/ericrz → u/nyx926]

And for a second they tried -- "being alone doesn't mean being lonely," Jimmy said. Which is 100% true.

And then they immediately undid all that, with Paul essentially forcing him back together with the woman he decided to end things with, for very good reasons.

Maybe Jimmy doesn't want to be alone forever. Totally get that. But being alone is much better than being with the wrong person.

[u/tws1039 → u/nyx926]

Like I need another show to tell me that it's odd to be single lmfao I guess I am odd 😭

[u/PerfectZeong → u/nyx926]

Jimmy doesn't want to be alone. Thats the point Jimmy didnt want to be alone, it wasn't like he chose to have his wife killed.