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As Apple TV’s Shrinking reaches Season 3, the show isn’t easing into its emotions anymore, but rather sprinting headfirst into them, arms open, no helmet. That’s exactly what came through when the cast sat down with Kyle Meredith to talk about how this season deepens the laughs, sharpens the pain, and ups the emotional needle drops. Jessica Williams, Michael Urie, Ted McGinley, and Christa Miller all return to a series that’s no longer proving itself, but instead daring itself to go further. Listen above or wherever you get your podcasts.
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For Williams, who plays Gabby, that confidence shows up in moments where the comedy drops out entirely. She describes asking for her heavier scenes to be shot first thing in the day so she could stay emotionally “loaded,” explaining, “It’s like a big presentation at work — you don’t want to have to rev back up after joking around all morning.” Urie, meanwhile, talks about how Brian’s arc keeps dismantling the certainty he once had about his own life. “He thought everything always went his way,” Urie says. “And over three seasons, he’s learning — very publicly — that that’s not how life works.” That slow unlearning is part of what gives the show its sneaky emotional weight.
McGinley, whose Derek has quietly become one of the show’s emotional anchors, says Season 3 finally lets the character reveal what’s beneath the calm exterior. “Derek’s kind of an iceberg,” he notes. “You see what’s on top, but there’s a whole foundation under there.” And then there’s Miller, pulling double duty as Liz and as the show’s music supervisor, who admits she’s essentially never not inside the world of the show. “I’m in Liz before we shoot because I’m working on the music,” she says, “and I’m still in Liz after we wrap because I’m finishing the episodes. So no, I don’t really get to put her away.”
Listen to the cast talk about Shrinking Season 3 and more in the new episode above or by watching the video below. Watch all seasons of Shrinking now on Apple TV. Keep up on all the latest episodes by following Kyle Meredith With… on your favorite podcast platform; plus, check out all the series on the Consequence Podcast Network.