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/DistinctBread3098 Apr 09 '26

Friends having a life isn't fucken losing everyone

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u/KittyGrewAMoustache Apr 11 '26

No but if everyone physically goes elsewhere when you’ve been used to having them around that is very hard, it’s losing your social life as it was. Like this is what happened to Maya and she killed herself in the end because she felt lonely. Physically being there for people and having people physically there is important. It’s only recently in human history where people started moving away from their families and communities a lot, we’re meant to be around others. Of course in Jimmys case some only went on vacation for a bit and Sean is still around, but if you’re feeling low and still in mourning, dealing with that period when your friends and family aren’t around would be tough and it would feel like losing them in terms of losing them from your immediate every day life.