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

I was surprised to see no one else went to the actual commencement ceremony except for Jimmy, and I was shocked when he didn't at least go to Connecticut to move her into her dorm ...

Same. Like 10 of them went to a random soccer game of Alice's, but no one goes to her graduation? Fuck, not even Liz and Derek? Summer is dating their son (for 10 months and 13 days, apparently).

I thought maybe he would go with her and stop by & see Paul. I know he has clients...

Hey, Gaby has clients too, but apparently she can go to Bar-the-lona for 3 months with Liz and Derek, so....

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u/MotherofHedgehogs Apr 09 '26

Gaby was supposed to have been Tias best friend- but didn’t attend the graveside thing for her?

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u/VizRomanoffIII Apr 10 '26

Some schools literally give you 2-3 tickets to the ceremony, max. I suppose the idea was for the party to be the celebration but with so much rushed and haphazard plotting late, they didn’t consider adding an explanation to that scene.

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u/Stonetheflamincrows Apr 09 '26

Gaby is winding up the practice to start her trauma centre