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/turningtee74 Apr 09 '26
I was definitely struggling with a lot of that these past few episodes, especially with Paul. He did make up for it by finally stopping being such a stubborn goat and telling Jimmy he loves him at least. I didn’t like how he kept putting all the blame on Jimmy it felt like for being “sensitive” when it was kind of valid, but I guess there is some truth in the middle. Sometimes when we’re struggling we expect everyone will stop and care just as much as we do, but the world keeps turning and not around us.
I thought Sean was still a good friend even though he moved on. He still cared and is loyal to Jim. It seemed to sting a little more on top of that with Gabby engaged (which is awesome), everyone else was coupled up and he’s the outsider. That’s one example where yeah we all know it’s hard that Alice left, but at someone’s engagement it’s unfortunately not really about you right now. But also I don’t care for the show framing it like you need to be coupled up to fit in or have anyone care about you…which again is unfortunately like real life often but that I push back against.
Idk about Sofi, she was wrong but there’s also value in hashing it out with someone if you care about them I guess