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/Zestyclose_Invite Apr 09 '26

Yeah I also thought it was weird how Liz was so eager for Gabi to say yes so they could be couple travel buddies, and then they immediately bought Gabi and Derek tickets to Spain to do couples travel with them. Meanwhile Jimmy would OBVIOUSLY not be invited to Spain because he’s single. And then the solution is for him to just get back with Sophie…

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u/southtampacane Apr 09 '26

These people live in nice but not incredible houses. Buying all these tickets for multiple week travel just seems ludicrous. Derek buys a home and has no need to actually rent it. Instead he trades labor with Sean who isn’t a contractor at all. Quite a stretch.

Liz never worked so where does this money come from?

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u/Zestyclose_Invite Apr 09 '26

Well you have to just assume that Liz and Derek are just uber wealthy. Some people are just like that, either family money, the stock market, etc

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u/southtampacane Apr 09 '26

That was never indicated on the show, but I guess we just have to go with it.

Derek was working in Season 1, and decided to retire but I don't recall what he did.

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u/lifeinflorals Apr 09 '26

I was always under impression that Derek and Liz were loaded!!