Shrinking (TV Series) Apology Tour (2023) User Reviews

Writing for this show is outstanding!!!!

[shipwrek-65365 · 9/10 · 10 March 2023]

First I would like to comment on some of the other reviews for this episode. Bad writing??? This show alone doesn't deserve a 1 it deserves a 10.

Every episode including this one is heart felt and superbly written!!! Bravo clap clap!!! Well done!

This show is as good or better than Ted lasso. In my opinion of course.

The acting in this episode is outstanding and someone will earn an Emmy out of this bunch.

Love this show with a passion and every episode feels like a very well written romantic comedy... Please stop with the negativity and give this show the ratings it deserves.

Can't wait for the next episode.....

The writing style fro this show is phenomenal

[moviesfilmsreviewsinc · 10/10 · 24 March 2023]

Shrinking has been slowly constructing a parallel between Paul and Jimmy, and this episode builds on that more than ever. Paul's strained relationship with Meg sheds light on why he and Alice have become so close. It's also making more sense not only why Paul would mentor Jimmy, but also why he's so hard on him: He sees himself in the struggling therapist. As Paul and Jimmy continue to struggle to make amends with their daughters, I hope they can open their eyes to learn some hard lessons from one another. Shrinking Season 1 Episode 7 follows the aftermath of Brian's engagement party. Jimmy and Gaby wake up together, but Jimmy is guilt-ridden over betraying Tia. Jimmy decides to go on an "apology tour" to make amends for everyone he hurt, starting with Brian and Alice. Alice wants to forgive and forget, but is still thinking about the mistake she made trying to kiss Sean. Alice tries to pretend nothing happened with Sean, but things become awkward and Sean stops hanging out with her. Meg flies in to help Paul prepare for the future, and Paul tries to apologize for his past mistakes, but Meg insists she's forgiven him. Liz is angry when Paul refuses her offer to move in with her family, and returns home early. It hurts her that Paul doesn't want to spend time with his family while he can still take care of himself. She is wary of Derek's upcoming retirement and encourages him to find something to do out of the house. Sean has a heart-to-heart with Liz about struggling to get a job and encourages her to find something that makes him happy. He then confesses his situation with Alice, but Liz knows that Alice is likely just scared of being abandoned again. Gaby tells Alice she's proud of her, and Jimmy realizes he allowed Gaby to make himself feel better about them having sex. He later tells Gaby that he's gotten into the habit of letting others take care of him, and that she made him feel hopeful that he might be ready for something real someday. After some barbecue with friends and family, Jimmy tells Alice about the situation with Gaby, and she doesn't look happy about it. Harrison Ford shines in Episode 7 of Star Wars: Episode 7, which focuses on Paul's relationship with his daughter May (Lily Rabe) and his struggles with an illness. This gives us one of the most poignant and emotionally charged scenes of the series, with two intense moments revolving around grief. Ford is able to make us laugh hysterically one moment and cry like emotional wrecks the next.

Such a shame

[hotseatotsie · 3/10 · 9 March 2023]

In the previous couple of episodes I had really started to appreciate this show, especially the hilarious Gaby but this episode ruined it all. It's so painfully cliche, I thought I was watching Cougar Town (not a compliment). Few things could have ruined the story worse than the best friend hooking up with the widow. And then to make it even worse, the daughter overhearing the confession. That's about as predictable cheesy network TV Grey's Anatomy-ish garbage as you can get. I was really expecting and hoping for better. There are so many interesting ways this story could have been told and things it could have explored and then it blew up on itself. We don't need more shows like this, we just don't. Do better, AppleTV.

Brett's Writing is Fool's Gold

[Portrait-of-a-Statue · 1/10 · 8 March 2023]

Brett Goldstein (best known as the shoulderless and foul-mouthed Roy Kent on Ted Lasso) should not be allowed to write for TV. Not one believable word came out of the mouth of any of the characters in this episode. His writing is self-consciously "look-at-me-aren't-I-cute-and-clever", gross, and full of expletives but it's not identifiable as anything real humans would say. The character's do not do what real humans would do. The premise of the series had promise but one can't care about any of the characters when the writing is designed to call attention to itself. There are other problems with Shrinking, most notably the casting of Harrison Ford, 80, as an actively employed therapist and the costume designs for Alice, the endlessly swearing (bad writing again) and overly-sexualized teenage daughter. Good writing allows a viewer to lose oneself in the story. I've had trouble engaging with the stories from the very beginning of this series and this episode is the one which caused me to permanently shrink from Shrinking.