37/34
Scenario
A grieving therapist starts telling his clients exactly what he thinks
He ignores his training and ethics and finds himself making huge changes in people’s lives – including his own. The cast of “Shrinking” share their best defining moments in season 1 and reveal who has the best Harrison Ford impression.
Eventually, Goldstein spoke to Ford and sold him the role
Segel wanted a “Harrison Ford type,” and went to audition people who looked like Ford. Segel told Goldstein that they had to bring it to Ford first, thinking he would immediately reject it, but at least other people would hear that Harrison Ford had brought the project, which sparked interest from other big-name actors.
I’ve seen the first two episodes and I find them engaging
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best TV Shows of 2023 (So Far) (2023) Goldstein still doesn’t understand what he did to convince him, but he was excited nonetheless. Part of the reason is that I found there to be something that was grounded in reality about a therapist who needs therapy and wants to break through to his patients to unexpectedly break through his own issues.
The show isn’t for everyone
I also respect the way it’s presented – he’s not doing something that other therapists should be doing, and that’s pretty clear. It hasn’t gotten into the silly situations of other shows like Loot, but it’s still early in the series and I’ll continue to watch it.