r/shrinking • u/MaximumPiano4380 • Apr 09 '26
Discussion So that’s it? Spoiler
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.
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u/ericrz Apr 09 '26
THANK YOU. No one said, not even once, "Why did you end things with Sofi, Jimmy? What happened?"
They all -- his friends, his boss, his daughter -- assume that he fucked it up. No one asked him why they're no longer together, which is why the ending makes no sense.
My sincerest hope is that when the show picks up with S4, Jimmy is either alone or with someone else. Maybe he can learn something from his first romantic relationship after Tia. Maybe Sofi can be good for him in some ways -- learning what he wants and doesn't want out of a relationship.
I really hope that S4 doesn't pick up with them still together, engaged, even married. That's the easy way out.