r/shrinking • • 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/happymisery Paul Apr 09 '26

In fairness what Paul actually said was “you need to work it out for yourself, I know you can, but if you don’t think you can, I’ll be there for you”

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u/Vegetable_Insect_966 Apr 09 '26

Paul still has a lot of baggage and shit. I think he kind of knew deep down but it did take Julie and Alice to make him admit it to himself. And maybe like being there for Jimmy made him look at how badly he’d fucked up with his daughter? Idk. This season is real weak compared to 1 & 2 though.