"A case in point: Apple's Shrinking, a dramedy from the creator of Scrubs and Ted Lasso about a grieving therapist who, rather than merely nodding and looking sad, decides to get brutally honest with his patients. Now in its third season, its brightest star remains Harrison Ford, who plays our protagonist Jimmy's (Jason Segel) grouchy but good-hearted boss. It's probably for the best that it isn't in the big leagues: while Shrinking has its moments of greatness, the series is by and large an unapologetically soapy confection best enjoyed, like most sweet things, in moderation."
"As season three begins, we are reunited with therapist Jimmy (a man who previously described himself as a sufferer of resting dead wife face), mentor Paul (Ford) and a cast of slightly-too-close friends, family members, patients and neighbours. Having spent the final moments of season two forgiving the drunk driver who killed his wife, Jimmy seems set to begin rebuilding his life in earnest. The writers, however, have other plans: I'm all for restorative justice, but the back-slapping hangouts with drunk-driver Louis (Brett Goldstein) are pretty weird, even for a character as needy as Jimmy."
"Meanwhile, Paul's Parkinson's symptoms are worsening, leading the mentor to become the mentee (If you see me sinking, he commands Jimmy, pull me up). Change is in the air, be it via Paul's health issues, or Jimmy facing the prospect of an empty nest now that daughter Alice (Lukita Maxwell) is off to college (it's not totally empty, of course, with former patient and military vet Sean, played by Luke Tennie, still living in his pool house)."
Shrinking follows Jimmy, a grieving therapist who abandons polite sympathy in favor of brutal honesty with his patients. Harrison Ford portrays Paul, Jimmy’s grouchy but good-hearted mentor and boss. Season three reunites a closely knit cast of friends, family members, patients, and neighbors as Jimmy attempts to rebuild his life after forgiving the drunk driver who killed his wife. Paul's Parkinson's worsens, inverting their mentor-mentee dynamic. Jimmy faces an impending empty nest with daughter Alice off to college while former patient Sean remains nearby. The show mixes genuine moments of greatness with broadly soapy tones best consumed in moderation.
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