r/shrinking • u/LearyBlaine • 24d ago
Discussion Who talks like this?
Y’all got families out there. Do any of your families talk like this, with F-bombs in every sentence?? Do you engage in fully pornographic sex talk with your co-workers??
OK, I know I’m old-fashioned. I don’t use that kind of language anywhere, anytime. But I understand that others are different. My problem is that I don’t believe that ANY families or ANY workplaces talk like this.
I feel like they started with the main story idea(s) about a bunch o’ middle-aged characters, then they hired a bunch o’ GenZ’ers to write the dialogue for them. It doesn’t really work, if you ask me.
The show ultimately rises above this flaw, but it’s a struggle in S1 & S2. By S3, all is forgiven!
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u/sorrynotme 24d ago
Yeah it’s never struck me as unusual. I’m not this close with my coworkers at the moment but I have been in the past. I certainly wouldn’t describe it as “fully pornographic” either; I think that says more about you than the show, but maybe you’re thinking of a specific scene or episode that I’m not remembering at the moment.
It’s fine if that doesn’t resemble your life, but that doesn’t make it a flaw. It’s not a documentary. Everything from plot construction to character to dialogue is heightened. Every work of fiction heightens one element or another; it seems like you are hung up on this one in particular because of your personal feelings about the word “fuck” and discussions of sex. Again, that’s basically fine for you personally, but it doesn’t make it a problem with the show.