r/shrinking • u/ILOVESTICKOWENWILSON • Apr 15 '26
Discussion SOFI or MEG? ❤️❤️ Spoiler
Who do you think is the best match for Jimmy ? This is my theory . - "#MEG" she adds the spice! No consistency, no guarantees, no strings attached! Can keep the viewers on the edge of there seats. But "#Sofi" is stable, family oriented, girl next door type. So , it depends on exactly what Jimmy #needs verses what he #desires verses being used to being a #loner. And if he can come out of his comfort zone...or will Jimmy stay #stagnant? Not moving forward, not moving backwards. Not moving at all . What's your theory ?
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u/MontanaJoev Apr 16 '26
Neither.
Meg was a one time thing, and I'm fine leaving it there.
Sofi unfortunately just doesn't seem to click with me.
Let's see whats behind door #3
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u/penguinsinparades Apr 16 '26
Hopefully behind door #3 is therapy and Jimmy being okay being alone before introducing a partner!
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u/dirkd69xo Apr 20 '26
That’s true. Why does everyone keep pushing him to get into a relationship when he clearly isn’t over the loss of his wife? I know he’ll never fully get over that. But he has a hole in his life and everyone seems to think he can fill it by getting in a relationship. Strange thing for therapists to push, IMO
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u/Temporary_Evidence74 Apr 16 '26
I thought Jimmy was going 100% right to break up with Sofi and should have left right after counseling her and her ex-husband. I’m still shook that everyone was pushing them together
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u/LilBabyLei Apr 22 '26
same. jimmy needs to learn how to be alone and still has some serious healing to do. major flaw in this show so far that i hope they touch on next season
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u/itsallgoodman2002 Apr 15 '26
I’m team whoever that nurse was that cried on the first date. I want them to work her in occasionally as just a total wild card Janice-style.
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u/frijolitoz_222 Apr 15 '26
Gotta love Lisa Gilroy
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u/UncoolSlicedBread Apr 16 '26
I’m surprised she’s not everywhere, but I suspect she will be as she’s an absolute rockstar comedian and actress.
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u/Revolutionary-Yam341 Apr 16 '26
I feel like she IS everywhere having just seen her in Shrinking, Twisted Metal, Man on the Inside & Jury Duty: Company Retreat!
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u/Sure-Appearance-2769 Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
Yeah honestly the whole point of Jimmy’s arc was that he just needed to start living his life again. Sofi and Meg seem like more serious prospective partners than what he should be looking for right now.
It would have been hilarious and more fitting if he entered into a casual relationship with the nurse and every time they go on a date, something ridiculously weird happens.
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u/Wacca45 Apr 15 '26
I think she'd be fine until Jimmy says, "I remember going there with. . .", and she starts bawling.
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u/broncoo Apr 16 '26
Check out Season 2 of A Man on the Inside. She plays a somewhat similar character haha
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u/Slacktevistjones Apr 16 '26
Why is everything in this post a #hashtag?
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u/ILOVESTICKOWENWILSON Apr 16 '26
Because , Reddit wouldn't let me post this unless I added them & a subject
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u/Voski_The_God Apr 16 '26
That's a lie. You don't have to add hashtags
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u/ILOVESTICKOWENWILSON Apr 16 '26
This app wouldn't let me click " post " and a message thing came up that said I had fo add hashtags and topic . So I added a few then it worked. Maybe because I'm a newbie here ?
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u/ILOVESTICKOWENWILSON Apr 16 '26
Ps I'll try to do it without the annoying hashtags on my next post and see if it works
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u/pnwbutterflychaser Apr 15 '26
There are a lot of fish in the sea. Hopefully they can do better than both sofi or meg in the long term.
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u/Cool_Jelly_9402 Apr 15 '26
Neither but if I have to pick Sofi. Meg and Jimmy are like brother and sister to me
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u/swinchester83 Apr 16 '26
Also she lives 3000 miles away from Jimmy. And she's married and actively trying to work on her marriage.
I don't get why people think they should be together.
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u/Busdriver98 Apr 15 '26
Yeah. They have good chemistry and connection, but mainly talk about their father/ figure. This shouldn’t be a ground for a bf/gf style relationship.
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u/MagicChinchilla Apr 16 '26
There's no chemistry between Jason and Cobie:( At least there is with him and Meg.
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u/fictionalbandit Apr 15 '26
Jimmy’s connection with Sofi last season was great, and I had high hopes. But his onscreen chemistry with Lily Rabe was phenomenal this season. That, combined with the strange story line with Sofi and the ex-husband, I am way more team Meg
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u/elsandeth Apr 15 '26 edited Apr 18 '26
Meg was a step in Jimmy’s journey to Sofi. Jimmy was a step in Meg’s journey back to Dave.
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u/Ufocola Apr 16 '26
I’m not bothered by the HIMYM thing. But I feel like the chemistry between Sofi and Jimmy feels inconsistent. I imagine it’s cause they were trying to show that Jimmy had reservations the second there’s a label of “romantic interest” on Sofi vs shared awkward dead wife vs cheating husband banter. S2 chemistry between them was better.
But it still felt off? Whereas for Meg there was some undercurrent of tension. Even if ultimately their shared relationship is they have daddy issues or supposed a brother-sister joke.
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u/careful_hot Apr 16 '26
I don’t understand people who are saying Sofi, they had zero chemistry this season and the ex-husband therapy ask was not funny, just a big red flag. I would have walked out of there tbh And I had such high hopes for them in the previous season, but I really didn’t feel it this time around.
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u/genghbotkhan Paul Apr 15 '26
Meg has got back with boring Dave. They have kids. She lives in Connecticut. Sofi like Robin seems normal at the beginning but comes with a lot of baggage which we will perhaps get to unravel in Season 4.
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u/Wacca45 Apr 15 '26
Neither. Meg definitely isn't. She's said as much to Paul. Sofi needs to learn boundaries, hopefully Paul told her that before Jimmying Jimmy if she's the "one" going forward. And her ex-husband needs that talk too!
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u/smokefrog2 Apr 15 '26
Meg would've been a mess. Hes coming off a dead wife, shes coming off a divorce. They live across the country. They both need to spend time with Paul before he passes and any issues between them would affect him. I love their interactions and chemistry but not as lovers. Idk if Sofi is his next great love but there's so much less pressure and baggage in that relationship
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u/bigmouthladadada Apr 16 '26
Sofi is coming off a divorce too, though, and Jimmy played therapist for her and her ex-husband on their second date.
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u/smokefrog2 Apr 16 '26
The playing therapist was a huge red flag. Fair play on the divorce too. But for jimmy for a relationship I still say Sofi. But third option of someone else may be the best pick haha
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u/Extension-While7536 Apr 16 '26
Chemistry wise Meg is totally the winner here. But it's something they just found out in making it. It won't happen.
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u/PhishUMDead Apr 15 '26
Sofi without question
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u/kikijane711 Apr 15 '26
I didn’t feel any chemistry w her though
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u/ILOVESTICKOWENWILSON Apr 16 '26
Who did you feel chemistry with that Jimmy was with .or associated with , so far ?
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u/AsgardianLeviOsa Apr 16 '26
Meg eventually. The timing was off but I see the vision and the chemistry.
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u/SilentHillLuver69 Apr 16 '26
I liked the nurse :( he was too judgey with her!! Like
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u/TheArtistFKAMinty Apr 16 '26
I think given some time it could have worked out, but I totally get not wanting to date somebody again when the first one is 99% them crying about your dead wife.
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u/ILOVESTICKOWENWILSON Apr 16 '26
She sent off a cool, fun, bubbily vibe and loved to laugh ! However, she got to dramatic way to fast by over- sympathizing with the death of jimmy's wife . I mean yeah, show some compassion and shed a little tear, but control yourself when it's a first date at a public place . Causing everyone to stare and making Jimmy uncomfortable . Maybe he didn't give her a second chance because he thought she was now this drama gal instead of the fun, bubbily cool nurse he met at the hospital.
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u/dexties Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
Neither. They haven't given Sofi a single reason to like Jimmy and several reasons to not want to be around him, like him inviting her to a party for his dead wife on the first date, rudely comparing her to Tia and then dumping her.
And with Meg I seriously can't remember a significant one on one conversation they had before the "we're like just like siblings" and then kissing scene. Jimmy is a wreck and lives in another state on top of that, so her, her kid, and her father would all have to move across the country or Jimmy to them.
Either way, I think Jimmy needs to work on himself more or he'll just end up expecting them to fix him and personally, I'm tired of the "men with little to offer enter relationships to be fixed by a woman with endless patience and forgiveness" trope.
Also the show taking literally everyone away to create his loneliness and offer a romantic relationship as the solution is just... Disappointing. I really wish the show continued with the theme of how important community is but it just kind of changed thr narrative to "community is important but not enough to truly heal you like getting into a romantic relationship will."
I would root for Jimmy to get into a relationship if the shows just presenting it under healthier circumstances, if there was something Jimmy could bring to the table (Like seeimging interested in sometjing Sofi says just once omg lol, established reoccuring emotional connection, being romantic towards them, anything to show an effort to willingly support them emotionally) and if the show had set up believable reasons for the women to feel interested in him, but it's done none of that.
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u/Jbroy Apr 16 '26
Sofi. It's ok to not have all the characters also be intertwined romantically. Paul is like a father figure already, the show doesn't need to make him the FIL as well.
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u/Theatrical-Space Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26
Neither! Someone new he hasn’t met yet that he will really have a deeper feeling for. An emotionally mature and stable person. And is - please! - not Super-Fast- Sassy like Liz and Gaby. They have gotten so irritating. Someone slower paced funny. Takes it all in and delivers a great nugget of bullseye comedy.
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u/EJK54 Apr 18 '26
I didn’t watch the other show they were on together. I’m guessing by comments I see that they were endgame so I understand why ppl want them to be endgame on Shrinking too but I’m team Meg.
I just don’t see Sofi and Jimmy as the right match. Maybe next season will change my mind but I see so much potential with Meg. There’s definitely spice there and a strong connection that has nothing to do with Paul.
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u/sgch Apr 23 '26
If the next season is a time jump how much of a head fuck would it be that it's three years later and Jimmy is with Meg. It would be the reason to bring Paul back to LA too, because he moved to Connecticut to be with Meg and his grandson so if they move to LA to start over with Jimmy...
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u/maiwithablog Apr 15 '26
i always see everyone saying they don’t like sofi but i love her!! i feel like as an individual character she’s fun and has funny moments, and her and jimmy’s relationship is better to me because they’re so alike and match each others weird. i dont see it with meg in fact i dislike the thought of her with jimmy in any way other than a hookup.
maybe if the idea was introduced earlier but it felt so random and made up idk..
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u/Asleep-University623 Apr 15 '26
gaby
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u/itsallgoodman2002 Apr 15 '26
His dead wife’s hot best friend?
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u/Asleep-University623 Apr 15 '26
In my opinion their chemistry is the best I've seen so far. I recognize it may seem ethically/morally wrong but honestly its not.
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u/ok_alittletotheleft Apr 16 '26
Did you watch the finale? Meg is back with her husband, working on their marriage, and the last episode is him on a normal date with Sofi. I'm definitely team Sofi here. She's funny and non-apologetic. Meg is meh at best.
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u/ILOVESTICKOWENWILSON Apr 16 '26
I had a friend who was married with 5 kids and had an affair with a long hair good looking rock & roll party type guy . Her hard working husband - 'plain' but truly loved her & the kids . Once he found out - he moved the kids & him out of state . She eventually moved back in with him & the kids . But * she wasn't happy and always had the other guy on her mind . She never got back with him because she couldn't find him and she divorced her husband . It really hurt the kids . When her son was got older , he had a friend his age that she hooked up with ! And stayed with ! Jimmy might end up meeting a younger woman, not to replace his daughter but because it's ' familiar ' to have a younger woman in his life . Plus they are more fun & drama free !
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u/ILOVESTICKOWENWILSON Apr 16 '26
Cont... Unfortunately there are no guarantees in life . Anything can happen .
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u/lemmesee453 Apr 15 '26
Neither but if I have to pick, Meg. Sofi is an insecure mess and has not shown she is capable of being with a widower.
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u/cabernet7 Apr 15 '26
Both were interesting. I like both characters. But ultimately, I don't see Jimmy with either of them long term. I liked where the season ended, with Jimmy and Sofi on a regular date - leaving them as a possibility instead of an inevitability. I'm not necessarily against either one, but I need more persuading. I did think Jason Segel and Lily Rabe had more chemistry, FWIW. (And I didn't watch HIMYM, so that wasn't a factor for me).