Shrinking
The Last Thanksgiving
TV Flash files “The Last Thanksgiving” as the last listed hour of season 2 — Shrinking (2023–) on Apple TV+, season 2, episode 12, aired 2024-12-24, 44 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E12: listed hour 22 of 34 in the Shrinking guide, last listed hour of season 2. It aired 2024-12-24 (44 min). The listed hour before it is “The Drugs Don't Work” (S02E11). Next is “My Bad Part One” (S03E01).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Season finale. Jimmy takes Paul's advice about Alice. Liz finally finds her purpose. Gaby hosts Thanksgiving dinner.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Last Thanksgiving sit in the Shrinking guide?
S02E12 is listed hour 22 of 34 — last listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 12.
When did Shrinking S02E12 air?
The Last Thanksgiving aired 2024-12-24 and is listed at 44 minutes.
Where should I start?
Season one, when Jimmy starts telling the brutal truth. The wound-and-punchline contract is taught immediately; Ford's mentor glow arrives as the extra gift.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Grief with no filter and Harrison Ford as the cranky mentor nobody knew they still needed. Jason Segel's therapist starts telling clients the brutal truth, and Apple finds a warm post-Ted Lasso hit without copying the mustache. Watch for comedy that lets the wound stay open between punchlines, then still earns the laugh.
So about last night — last night being whenever Apple dropped another hour of a therapist who will not stay inside the ethics brochure. Shrinking is the group chat's grief sitcom: Jason Segel's Jimmy Laird telling clients the brutal truth, starting with himself, while Harrison Ford's Dr. Paul Rhoades sits there as cranky mentor gold nobody put on a mood board. (I said spoiler-free. I lied a little — the wound is the premise, not a twist.) Bill Lawrence, Segel, and Brett Goldstein built Apple TV+ comedy-drama that…
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- Jessica Williams as Gaby
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