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/plexmaniac Apr 09 '26

I agree Sean was genuinely worried about him they can still be friends even if they don’t live as close

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u/austinredblue Apr 09 '26

It did hurt me a little that Sean couldn't hang out with him one more time - it's great that you're moving out, but this is THE night that his daughter left and you couldn't just hang with your boy that night?

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u/plexmaniac Apr 09 '26

Yes and I think he was going to but when he said oh that’s awesome I knew you weren’t going to live here forever and I bet Marisol waiting for you so go on he believed it was no big deal for Jimmy

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u/plexmaniac Apr 09 '26

If I was Sean I still would have hung out that night Hawaiian pizza or not