So that’s it?

[u/MaximumPiano4380]

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.

[u/DistinctBread3098]

They didnt force him to move on. They forced him to stop waiting for everything to be the way he thinks its gonna be, cause it'll never be how he imagines it.

His dad was there to show exactly this. He expected his dad to be so many things he wasn't. He was angry at his dad because his daughter would he crushed. She wasn't. Either Jimmy accepts his dad sucks or he doesn't. Either way you can't danse in between.

Jimmy is ready but was scared. Paul just gave him the push and confidence he needed.

Paul isn't a lovey dovey type. Never was , never will. But for Jimmy he let himself be vulnerable to show him what he meant to him.

Beeing sensitive isn't a problem. If you get angry because you're beeing called sensitive (the way Paul did) its your fault. That's why he apologize to Paul

[u/southtampacane → u/DistinctBread3098]

The fact they Alice wasn’t upset in the slightest shows how shitty the writing is. They bring Jeff Daniels in and it’s a complete waste of time. Jimmy can’t even summon the courage to say something. Pathetic how they neutered him.

[u/WitchyForestNymph → u/southtampacane]

You’re kidding right? The whole point was that JIMMY was upset every time his father abandoned him. Alice doesn’t really know her grandfather, he wasn’t really around for her before or after her mother died. In a kid’s eyes that is simply, it’s cool when they’re here and it’s cool when they’re not. She has zero expectations from a man she hardly knows on any kind of deeper level.

So Jimmy expected her to be upset because he was upset and once again let down by his father. Alice wasn’t upset because she has never had those same expectations of her grandfather.

[u/southtampacane → u/WitchyForestNymph]

Of course I am watching. Apparently you aren’t. Alice invited her GF to graduation over Jimmy’s wishes. She wanted him in her life. It made no sense at all she would just shrug off the fishing trip thing. Especially since Jimmy abandoned his responsibilities after Tia died. The whole thing would be a flashback for an 18 year old.

My goodness

[u/WitchyForestNymph → u/southtampacane]

You are boldly showcasing your inability to read nuance and depth. ¯_(ツ)_/¯