Almost done with Shrinking. What a good show.
Compelling characters, good actors, interesting topic. I wasn't convinced with the trailer, but gave the first episode a try and got hooked.
What is everyone's opinion?
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I didn't like it... I wanted to, but I felt the adults in the show were acting like teenagers. They didn't have any maturity or confidence whatsoever.
I think it appeals to teenagers because when you are one, you can identify with the adults here. But for me, an older guy, it felt a bit awkward to watch.
im also kinda older, but i disagree here. in this show when push comes to shove, they [eventually] make the hard choices and have the hard conversations.
dude with parkinsons owns his illness conceding his independence. two dudes on the brink of the next level of their lives take the leap and adopt despite their fear. father and daughter accept the moms death and integrate that tragedy into their lives. successful daughter is confronted and owns her family responsibilities shes been ignoring.
all of this takes a level of confidence and maturity teens dont always have.
You missed the point entirely then. It's about growth.
What's the point of watching a show where everyone is always doing the right thing, never making bad decisions and always taking responsibility? There is no plot; no character development.
It's different. If you watch movies from the 80s and 90s, adults usually don't act like young children. They still have character development, but they are already adults and don't need to grow into adults.
Adults have a lot of issues to deal with, and we grow constantly emotionally too. But some parts of us are already grown, or should be, when getting close to 30.
From my point of view, Trump and Musk are still children, despite their age. They are intelligent but immature and childish. So maybe it's just that society today don't care if someone is mature or not. In fact, maybe it's encouraged to be immature. I don't know, interesting to think about.
