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Shrinking Recap: Mic Drop
The lead-up to Tia’s death and its aftermath get put into greater, more tragic perspective.
“Last Drink” only devotes 12 minutes to its look back at the lead-up to Tia’s death and its aftermath — I actually would’ve welcomed a true flashback episode at this point in the season — but it’s a helpful dive into the past, establishing the parallel journeys of Louis and the man whose wife he killed. Liz was just the quirky “such a mom” next door, Brian had only been on one date with Charlie and didn’t like his vibe, Gaby was upset with Paul for not telling her about his Parkinson’s diagnosis, and Jimmy actually cared about maintaining boundaries with his patients. Louis and his girlfriend-then-fiancée Sarah (Meredith Hagner, who recently appeared in Bill Lawrence’s Bad Monkey) moved in together and spent many happy mornings chatting affectionately while waiting for the train, speculating about the inner lives of strangers just like the leads in any cheesy rom-com.
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