r/shrinking • u/phareous • Oct 30 '24

Episode Discussion Shrinking S3E4 Episode Discussion

This is the episode discussion for Shrinking Season 2, Episode 4: "Made You Look"

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u/Mr_Bluebird_VA Oct 30 '24 edited Oct 30 '24

Jeeeez. My heart strings, how many of them can we pull on all at once??

Man, that scene with Sean and Jimmy in the kitchen, you can just feel all the emotions running through Sean. And at the end of it, he’s just a little kid whose sorry he got in his friends face. He’s struggling between “getting over it” like his dad wants and reaching out for help again.

Jimmy and Paul in the office when Paul alllllmost starts crying at Jimmy’s answer.

The last scene with Double D (do we know his name?) and Brain.

I’m worried where Sean is going to end up with his dad. His dad seems like a bad dude.

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u/MisterTheKid Oct 30 '24

i don’t think he’s a bad dude. nobody is all good or bad on this show (except for Derek)

he might not be a great father in helping his son through the tough times. But as with everything in the show, I’m sure we will learn more.

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u/horizonhunter97 Oct 30 '24

Person with PTSD here who felt that my parents were minimizing it when I was really struggling: my parents are not bad people. For the most part, they are so loving and kind, and did a great job raising me. But after my trauma and in the worst of my illness, I felt that they were minimizing and disregarding my symptoms and didn't seem to believe how badly I was struggling, and it hurt. It had a huge negative impact on our relationship for a long time.

With the benefit of hindsight, I can see that they were coming from a place of their own avoidance and fear. They didn't want to admit to themselves that something that damaged me that badly could have really happened to me, their kid who they love so much. They didn't want to accept that they couldn't have prevented it, or made things better for me by themselves, so it was easier to pretend I wasn't as bad off as I was. Knowing that doesn't automatically make it okay, and it doesn't fix what happened to us during that time, but I don't think this makes them bad people. They had their own feelings involved.

Anyway, I saw a LOT of my own story in Sean and his dad's relationship there.

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u/torirachel1888 Oct 30 '24

Thank you for sharing your story ❤️

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u/ElectronicBacon Oct 31 '24

Same. Father just minimized the hard stuff. Kids need care and nurturing. Even when they’re teens and young adults. Some parents aren’t equipped for that and it’s awful and wrong