Boom. SHRINKING returns with a two-episode premiere, and it once again fills the gap left by everyone’s favorite feel-good sports comedy, TED LASSO. Of the two episodes, JIMMYING is the stronger emotionally, while I LOVE PAIN, ironically, is the funnier.
I’m not going to lie; SHRINKING is a messy series. Various plot points seem extraneous, and some characters receive screen time that probably shouldn’t. However, the world that the creators have built feels like conversing with a flawed group of friends. They’ve all made ridiculous mistakes and are living with pain/trauma. And despite some cringe lines from Jason Segel, those human element makes it all the more watchable.
In other words, SHRINKING – “I love you. Woof.”
The first two episodes are available on Apple TV+.
