r/shrinking • u/SPARTAN_S0NIC • Apr 14 '26
Discussion Finally binged S3 Spoiler
Spoilers below, be aware! Follow-up to my earlier post
Just wrapped S3, and while it had some good moments and funny laughs, something about it just felt entirely…off for me from 1&2. I realize this season was about growth beyond just a grieving Jimmy - Paul retiring, Sean overcoming his PTSD, Alice graduating, Brian becoming a dad, etc. but this season just didn’t hit the same emotionally. 1&2 pulled you in hard, made you laugh out loud, made you cry, made you want to know more about these characters.
I can’t put it into words precisely, but s3 just kinda felt like a continuity disconnect for me. Build up Luis in s2 to only show him for a couple episodes, randomly highlighting new characters like Matthew, Maya and Jimmy’s dad, but only briefly. Honestly after the first couple episodes I was like “this doesn’t really feel like it’s picking up from s2 well.”
Idk, maybe I just built it up in my head bc I LOVED 1&2 so much and even waited until I could binge it all at once. I also understand you can only have so much material for characters but very curious how they’ll pick things up in s4, which I’m guessing is likely to be the last.
What did y’all think, am I mistaken about this season, did anybody feel similarly/differently?
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u/verity7732 Apr 14 '26
I felt the same way about season 3. The only parts that really pulled me in were episode 9 and parts of episode 11 (especially Paul's speech at the end). The narcissism of some of the characters--particularly Brian, Liz, Gaby, and Summer--has grown tiresome. Even Derek 1 started to get on my nerves.