Apple TV's Shrinking has received generally positive reviews. People have praised the series for its storyline, characters, presentation, and perfectly timed jokes.
Rotten Tomatoes, the review aggregator website, reported an 81% approval rating for the series with an average rating of 7.30 out of 10, based on 78 critic reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.
The critics' consensus says that the series has darker ideas on its mind than its earnest style can often translate. However, Harrison Ford and Jason Segel's turns make these characters worth close analysis.
Entertainment Weekly's Kristen Baldwin gave Shrinking a B+ and described it as "a funny, brainy grief-com about the power—and dangers—of radical honesty."
James Jackson of Times (UK) said the series is drier -less feelgood than Ted Lasso. He further said it is notable for having Ford as a fellow therapist who gives his friend, Jimmy, worldly advice.
Lucy Mangan of Guardian praised the character of Ford. She said, "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."
Moreover, Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave Shrinking a rating of 3.5 out of 4 stars. He said although you never know what goes on behind the scenes, you get the feeling Harrison is having a great time on the show.
Shrinking has also attained good reviews on IMDb. One user (rating 10/10) said, "I'm loving it so far. Has a great cast! I've laughed but I'm sure this will be sad at some point."
Another user commended the infectious chemistry between the characters.
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