Shrinking
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What kind of series isShrinking?
Thats the premise featured prominently in basic descriptions on sites likeIMDbor eventhis one.
(Are you sad because he was so kind to you?
Derek asks sympathetically.)
The main focus is on Jimmy and Alices parallel experiences of grief.
As Jimmy patiently explains to Alice, hes ready to move forward after feeling stuck for over a year.
Why should he get to move on when she cant stop dwelling on the past?
Theres no chance of that happening, of course.
Its that last phrase that gets me:She knew that.
But Jimmys speech makes for a very fitting capper to the season, even if the message is predictable.
He still sees Tia every time he looks at Alice, but he appreciates that for what it is.
What a sorrow it is to lose someone, but what a gift to remember them.
Brian does know Dereks name now, though, which is a nice touch.
I cant say Im super into the idea yet, but lets wait and see.
Gaby telling Liz, Youre cool.
Deal with it is a nice moment of growth.
Now Gaby is the reminder she needs when she forgets sheiscool.
Harrison Fords line reading of the episode probably has to be What kind of a person hugs and tells?
But I might be even more fond of his initial, grave, You told her about our hug.
