Dave & Cody break down Shrinking Season 3, Episode 10, "The Bodyguard of Sadness" — the penultimate episode of the season where everyone leaves and Jimmy implodes.

They dig into grieving relationships with people who are still alive, the difference between criticism and observation when you're too wounded to tell, and whether Paul leaving without resolution makes him just as stubborn as Jimmy. Plus, Cody's Who Grew pick is a surprise, the Song of the Episode is a gut punch, and Bill Lawrence drops some hints about what season four might look like.

Plans changed. Our guest couldn't make it, so we did what any reasonable podcasters would do: We threw open the doors to The Lobby for a full-length Hot Takes edition. Listeners brought the heat with questions about books that should've stayed books, movies that deserve a reboot, sequels that ruined the original, and whether Taylor Swift is overrated (Cody had thoughts). We talk Clive Cussler's missed movie franchise, why Dave won't watch animated shows, the Indiana Jones-sized hole in pop culture, and whether fans or studios do more damage to the things we love. Plus a rapid-fire agree-or-disagree bonus round that includes Baby Yoda slander, Ted Lasso discourse, and the question of whether Harrison Ford has been phoning it in since 1997. We close it out with a conversation about Batman, the legacy of Frank Miller and Alan Moore, and why dark and gritty isn't always the answer.

Holy Hot Takes, Batman!

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Dave & Cody break down Shrinking Season 3, Episode 9, "Daddy Issues" — Jeff Daniels returns as Jimmy's dad and proceeds to blow up everything Jimmy's been building. Paul delivers one of the most vulnerable scenes of the entire series. Sean graduates from therapy. Brian compares himself to Mother Teresa. And Jimmy self-sabotages a relationship because his father said one nice thing about it. They dig into generational trauma, the art of healthy selfishness, Paul's hypocrisy about getting back on the horse, and whether Sofi pushed too hard too fast. Plus the Song of the Episode has a backstory that'll wreck you.

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