On "Shrinking" Brett Goldstein models a version of what forgiveness can look like, and it's not easy
SalonLouis Winston’s contribution to “Shrinking” begins like so many of us watching, with a rearview glimpse at his fortunate life. Goldstein co-created “Shrinking” alongside Segel and Bill Lawrence, but he’s primarily familiar to American audiences as the gruff Roy Kent from Lawrence’s other Apple TV+ plus hit “Ted Lasso.” His role was shrouded in secrecy until the second season premiere revealed he's playing the man who accidentally ruined Jimmy's life. Brett Goldstein and Lukita Maxwell in "Shrinking" Forgiveness can be a one-person endeavor, but anger and sorrow aren’t faucets that turn off with a pardon. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism “Shrinking” being an ensemble show, it gives everyone else something to forgive and be forgiven for too: Sean, Jimmy’s PTSD patient turned housemate, figures out how to reconcile his unmet parenting needs with the set cement that is his father’s emotional distance. “Shrinking,” through Goldstein and Louis’ subplot, makes it simple to grant him our sympathy and benediction while admitting that in real life, it would not be so easy.