Shrinking: Season 1

"Most of the best scenes contain Ford and Segel... but all too often they’re undercut by yet another sentimental set-piece..."

"It achieves every goal that it sets out for itself, all while caring deeply about its own modest ambitions."

"As much as it loves a good zinger, the show's greatest weapon is its essential kindness."

"Nestled between the shenanigans... is a generous and thoughtful accounting of grief."

"Thorny but charming..."

"Harrison Ford's still got it, but (the) Ted Lasso duo can't recreate (its) magic."

"Jason Segel and Harrison Ford are brilliant in (this) earnest dramedy."

"A dramedy that confidently steps into Ted Lasso’s life-affirming shoes."

"It is Ford – in only his second ever small screen role, and the first to let him remind us all of his comic as well as dramatic chops – who holds it all together."

"The sharp writing offers poignant feels, and the cast seems up for anything."

"(Shrinking) comes off as both highly earnest and kind of shapeless..."

"For a story fuelled by grief, Shrinking expertly balances a hard-to-hit tone."

"The plainness of the Lawrence approach to dialogue hurts the show..."

"Soon watered down by platitudinous exchanges, unearned catharsis and insistent articulations of feelings."

"Shrinking has a good grasp of its thoughtful quirkiness..."

"Shrinking gets great work from a great cast."

"Without Ford, Shrinking may have been unbearable, but with him, I ended up happily revisiting episodes just to enjoy the actor’s spark."