Shrinking returns with a sweet, sappy, supersized season 3 premiere

[Editor’s note: The A.V. Club will return to recap the show on March 4.]    

Shrinking began as somewhat of a workplace comedy in 2023, exploring how a group of overtly close colleagues who happen to be therapists come to depend on each other after a tragedy and form a discerning friend group. It has since morphed into a straightforward, often saccharine hangout dramedy. Characters pop in and out of each other’s homes and offices at all times, they eat breakfast before heading to their jobs...