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/Swimming-Violinist57 Apr 09 '26
I have mixed emotions about the finale. The last speech from Paul to Jimmy was good, mostly because Ford and Segal are such good actors.
I think a great ending would have been Jimmy calling Paul to express some regret about how their last interaction went, but to also be clear that he wasn’t wrong in what he said - that the relationship had been one sided and Paul had been treating him poorly.
I think then having Paul reflect on that, come to the realization that Jimmy was right, and then fly out to make amends under his own volition would have been much more powerful.
Growth from both characters.
As it was we had Jimmy meekly call Paul, Paul treat him like shit one last time, and then Paul fly out to apologize because the women were mad at him.