Shrinking: Psychological Something-ism
October 25, 2024 8:54 AM - Season 2, Episode 3 - Subscribe
Paul continues to have awkward new relationship issues. Gaby is not pleasant to deal with at work. Brian and Jimmy have a big fight. Liz tries to do something nice for Sean that backfires. Alice makes mistakes. Grace feels like she needs to be punished.
Recaps: AV Club, Marvelous Geeks.
Plot points:
(a) Grace gets off of jail REALLY easily, like damn, does that actually happen? Donny must be that colossal of an asshole. Then she goes back to him and AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUGH. Brian did a good job, though. Glad she's leaving.
(b) JIMMY STOP BEING AN ASSHOLE STOP IT STOP IT I HAVE NO SYMPATHY NOW. That said, he did improve by the end, so there's that. I do kinda think Brian has a point about "would we be friends if we met now," but still seems like a yes.
(c) Gaby and Paul are being rude.
(d) Alice, nooooooooooooo. Noooooooooooooooooo. Do not play a song that says "it's ok, make mistakes."
(e) Liz, you gotta mention that to Sean first! I like Sean, but he does secretly kaboom a lot.
Quotes:
"Queen of the jail!" "Orange is the new snack!"
"30 seconds ago, I was a hero." "You opened your mouth, dummy!"
"The only time my dad was proud of me was when I didn't say he fucked the nanny....I have a half-sister. She's French."
"Capriquarius!"
"YOU'RE HER GODFATHER!!!"
"Babies are assholes."
"I want to be a better person. SOMETIMES."
"When I do steps, I get a treat. It has to be fruit, though."
The ethics of dating your doctor: we decided we didn't give a shit.
"That's very sweet, but also quite rude."
"He's a management consultant?" "It's what he said on his website."
Recaps: AV Club, Marvelous Geeks.
Plot points:
(a) Grace gets off of jail REALLY easily, like damn, does that actually happen? Donny must be that colossal of an asshole. Then she goes back to him and AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUGH. Brian did a good job, though. Glad she's leaving.
(b) JIMMY STOP BEING AN ASSHOLE STOP IT STOP IT I HAVE NO SYMPATHY NOW. That said, he did improve by the end, so there's that. I do kinda think Brian has a point about "would we be friends if we met now," but still seems like a yes.
(c) Gaby and Paul are being rude.
(d) Alice, nooooooooooooo. Noooooooooooooooooo. Do not play a song that says "it's ok, make mistakes."
(e) Liz, you gotta mention that to Sean first! I like Sean, but he does secretly kaboom a lot.
Quotes:
"Queen of the jail!" "Orange is the new snack!"
"30 seconds ago, I was a hero." "You opened your mouth, dummy!"
"The only time my dad was proud of me was when I didn't say he fucked the nanny....I have a half-sister. She's French."
"Capriquarius!"
"YOU'RE HER GODFATHER!!!"
"Babies are assholes."
"I want to be a better person. SOMETIMES."
"When I do steps, I get a treat. It has to be fruit, though."
The ethics of dating your doctor: we decided we didn't give a shit.
"That's very sweet, but also quite rude."
"He's a management consultant?" "It's what he said on his website."
Does anyone else want more episode discussion posts? It kinda seemed like this was petering out...
posted by jenfullmoon at 9:04 AM on December 7, 2024 [3 favorites]
posted by jenfullmoon at 9:04 AM on December 7, 2024 [3 favorites]
I was hoping to see more posts, but yeah didn’t seem like a lot of discussion happening! (Your posts are always excellent and a fun read in and of themselves!)
posted by TwoWordReview at 6:34 PM on December 7, 2024 [1 favorite]
posted by TwoWordReview at 6:34 PM on December 7, 2024 [1 favorite]
Final S2 episode is next week!! Yes to an episode / season discussion if it’s not too much trouble!
posted by seawallrunner at 6:27 AM on December 21, 2024 [1 favorite]
posted by seawallrunner at 6:27 AM on December 21, 2024 [1 favorite]
yea I just caught up to ep 6 and would love more discussion. holy crap when Brett Goldstein doesn't have a beard he has very sad eyes.
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 5:25 AM on December 27, 2024 [1 favorite]
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 5:25 AM on December 27, 2024 [1 favorite]
Should I just do a "rest of the season" post? Or individual episodes? I will go with group consensus on this.
(disclaimer: I just got around to watching 10 last night so even I'm behind.)
posted by jenfullmoon at 7:48 AM on December 27, 2024
(disclaimer: I just got around to watching 10 last night so even I'm behind.)
posted by jenfullmoon at 7:48 AM on December 27, 2024
cosign liking the idea of a "rest of season" post! my wife and I are gonna be watching the finale some time in the next day or two and irrespective of that I have some thoughts about this show that I'd love to share with the class
posted by Kybard at 12:21 PM on December 27, 2024
posted by Kybard at 12:21 PM on December 27, 2024
All right, added a "rest of season" link. Have fun!
posted by jenfullmoon at 2:05 PM on December 27, 2024 [1 favorite]
posted by jenfullmoon at 2:05 PM on December 27, 2024 [1 favorite]
I really enjoy this show as a relaxant from all the more serious drama/horror/suspense I watch. Thanks for posting !
posted by caviar2d2 at 3:20 PM on January 11 [1 favorite]
posted by caviar2d2 at 3:20 PM on January 11 [1 favorite]
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posted by TwoWordReview at 11:33 AM on November 4, 2024 [2 favorites]