'Shrinking' Season 3 ending, explained: What happens between Jimmy and Paul?

It's been an emotional journey as always, but Shrinking Season 3 managed to end on its usual bittersweet note — leaving us equal parts sad and tentatively hopeful for Jimmy (Jason Segel) and the gang. So what happened, what does it mean, and what might be next? Let's unpack. The entire main cast of Shrinking goes on a big journey in Season 3, with most of the core players ending the season at the start of a new life chapter: Alice (Lukita Maxwell) is heading to college, Liz (Christa Miller) and Derek (Ted McGinley) are off to Spain, Gaby (Jessica Williams) is engaged to other Derrick (Damon Wayans Jr.), Brian (Michael Urie) is going to Tennessee, Sean (Luke Tennie) is moving out, and Paul (Harrison Ford) has moved across the country to be near his daughter. In other words, everybody is beginning an exciting new adventure — except Jimmy (Jason Segel), who suddenly finds himself facing a pretty lonely stretch without his friends and family around. To make things worse, he appears to have blown his chances with Sofi (Cobie Smulders), and his relationship with Paul is in tatters after their argument at the end of episode 10. Jimmy and Paul start the episode barely speaking to each othe

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