Shrinking

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Season 1
  • Network: Apple TV
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 26, 2023
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 6 out of 25
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  1. KeenWatcher
    Feb 3, 2023
    9
    Good show! The trailer made it seem infinitely boring! So I was going in with a low bar - it was interesting watching a differential method of psychology due to being pushed over the edge on the impacts of death and how you reflect on how you live your own life.

    Note this is less drama and more of a comedy to relax and enjoy! It seems to straddle the line between both, actually quite masterfully.
  2. UncleWillard
    Jan 29, 2023
    3
    I remember when Jason Segel was at the top of his game and I loved his persona. I don't think his persona has changed, as the the affable if slightly neurotic every man, but I think I've at least grown out of it. As soon as the pool scene came on, it immediately turned me off and I never got back to a place where anyone in this intrigued me, not even Harrison Ford. I'm not really sure whyI remember when Jason Segel was at the top of his game and I loved his persona. I don't think his persona has changed, as the the affable if slightly neurotic every man, but I think I've at least grown out of it. As soon as the pool scene came on, it immediately turned me off and I never got back to a place where anyone in this intrigued me, not even Harrison Ford. I'm not really sure why Ford was in this. It could have been any older actor. I would think that he'd hold out for something he starred in and was more compelling than this. Kinda reminds me of some late 80's crap that would get one season on HBO. The scene where he just takes his PTSD guy to a MMA gym on a whim. WTF? Yeah, not for me.… Expand
  3. Gaming_Bear
    Mar 1, 2023
    10
    Good comedy with jokes that are not in your face. Great by today's standards were comedy needs to be forced down the throat of the viewer and told what funny is. Good amount of serious stuff in here to in the form of people dealing with their mental health struggles. Great topic to focus on currently especially with what is going on in the world. Not sure what some of the other commentersGood comedy with jokes that are not in your face. Great by today's standards were comedy needs to be forced down the throat of the viewer and told what funny is. Good amount of serious stuff in here to in the form of people dealing with their mental health struggles. Great topic to focus on currently especially with what is going on in the world. Not sure what some of the other commenters are posting about woke stuff. I did not really get that vibe.… Expand
  4. metacritiqueur
    Jan 30, 2023
    1
    Hipster woke stuff that affects 0.1% of the world's population. Harrison Ford appears 4 minutes to sell his name on the credits.
  5. Gods_Son23
    Jan 27, 2023
    5
    Did the writers of Velma write this?
    "You forced a young black man to fight a bunch of people in this cultural atmosphere." LMAO!
    "I'm a white guy in Pasadena. The cops will probably just take it back to my house for me."
  6. MetacriticOnur
    Apr 23, 2023
    6
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  7. Elkepelka
    Mar 26, 2023
    10
    Not sure what the critics who lowballed this show are thinking. I thought Shrinking was excellent. How it handles grief so perfectly, seeing it from so many different angles. The show had me laughing and crying. I found it to be intelligently written and the cast is phenomenal. I'm really looking forward to season 2 (and hopefully 3).

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#42 Most Discussed TV Season of 2023

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. IGN
    Reviewed by: Emma Fraser
    Jun 1, 2023
    80
    It's hard to like the main character in Shrinking's first episodes, but it soon grows to fill the Ted Lasso-shaped hole in Apple TV+'s lineup.
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  2. Arizona Republic
    Reviewed by: Bill Goodykoontz
    Mar 13, 2023
    70
    You may love “Ted Lasso” or you may hate it, but you can’t argue that it isn’t sure of itself. Less so with “Shrinking,” though it has a kind of comfortable, lived-in pace and execution that makes it easy to watch.
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  3. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Martin Carr
    Mar 6, 2023
    90
    With no sense of exaggeration intended, this show consistently hits it out of park, offering up characters who admit their flaws, embrace their foibles, and ultimately improve as a result. This might all sound a little bit safe for some, but have faith, because very soon Shrinking will be picking up Emmy awards – remember where you heard it first.
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