“Grief and pain is easier to share,” the actress notes of Alice’s big decision.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for episode 6 ofShrinking,“In a Lonely Place.”
Sorry may seem to be the hardest word, but forgiveness is even more difficult.
Lukita Maxwell on ‘Shrinking’.Beth Dubber/Apple TV+
“It’s what my mom would’ve done,” she says.
Or is it genuine?
Maxwell believes it’s the latter.
Brett Goldstein on ‘Shrinking’.Beth Dubber/Apple TV+
“She’s never been able to personify him before.
It’s the first time that she’s confronted with his humanity.”
“It is a moment of true forgiveness,” she continues.
“She’s taking in his environment, the way that he speaks.
He invokes a memory that she thought she had forgotten.
What do you think is driving that for her?
LUKITA MAXWELL:She’s in the part of her grief journey where she is drawn to him.
She slept with Connor, and just, why girl why?
Is that an impulse choice?
Is it something she might not have done if she had thought about it a bit longer?
Was it an impulse choice?
I think so, but it was an instinctive choice and she has a very good instinct.
How cathartic is that for her to be able to say all that?
Everybody experiences a different journey and path with grief.
And the catharsis comes when she forgives him.
you’re free to see that in the scene.
We get glimpses of Louis' life, like with a photograph of his former fiancee Erin.
Are we going to learn more about his past this season?
Is that something Alice wants to know more about?
Grief and pain is easier to share.
She can find a comfort in him.
She just wants to be there for him and know that he’s there for her.
This is something she did without telling her dad.
It’s a part of her grief journey.
Beyond Jimmy and Louis, is she going to look to date or expand her friend group further?
To her that means reentering a greater society outside of her family and chosen family.
In that greater world, we may see some romantic interests, yes.
But the relationships that she has with these core people in her life are so invaluable to her.
She really cherishes these relationships and isn’t necessarily running to make new friends.
She’s moving cautiously into this bigger world, knowing external perceptions of her.
She wants to go into this world and not be viewed as this young woman of great grief.
The core relationships are in her life fulfill her quite a lot.
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