I’ll be honest, ten episodes into Shrinking‘s spectacular third season I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve burst into tears while watching or which cry was most cathartic. But without a doubt, I’m confident that Harrison Ford and Jason Segel’s Season 3, Episode 10 scenes were high on the list.
Shrinking Season 3, Episode 10 spoilers ahead.
With a finale on the horizon, Shrinking Season 3’s penultimate episode, “The Bodyguard of Sadness” sees Alice (Lukita Maxwell) officially graduate high school, which means Jimmy’s (Segel) emotions are sky high. With his father (Jeff Daniels) leaving before the ceremony and Paul (Ford) getting ready to move to Connecticut, Shrinking‘s strong, sensitive protagonist finally cracks.
As Jimmy struggles to stifle the complex feelings he has about his daughter leaving, his childhood trauma, and losing the one true father figure in his life, Segel gives incredible performances — both subtle and commanding. His work
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