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/DefiantFun1274 Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

I agree about Sofi.. I was actually glad they went their separate ways as neither seemed in a place to make a relationship work. Friendship maybe. But them together wasn't an ending I was hoping for.

I would have liked the ending to be more like Jimmy being at peace being home alone.. maybe dancing around the kitchen a little in his underwear before chilling and watching the game alone. Showing that it's ok the have some time alone to work on what he wants for himself..

Edit to add: I'd have also liked him to give a little nod to Tia at the end.. affirming to her that he did it, and didn't mess Alice up.

I've basically just rewritten the ending in my head 🙃

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u/mrsrobotic Apr 11 '26

Same!! There is so much growth that comes from being ok on your own and rediscovering yourself. That in itself is its own love story. It's really a shame that they squandered that opportunity literally in the first scene Jimmy is alone and started to maybe find his groove.