For a mess of causes, my dream visitor star for Shrinking has all the time been Michael J. Fox. So, when it was introduced that Fox could be becoming a member of Shrinking in Season 3, I correctly freaked out. Now, I’m overwhelmed with anticipation and hope that new episodes would possibly premiere on the 2025 TV schedule. So, as we look forward to these and to see who he performs, I’ve been considering quite a bit in regards to the prospects, and these are three of the concepts I’ve provide you with.
Michael J. Fox Might Be A Mentor For Harrison Ford’s Character, Paul
This appears like the obvious solution to embody Michael J. Fox within the present. Paul, Harrison Ford’s character, is studying to reside together with his Parkinson’s, and it’s been implied that it’s going to get more durable for him. So, it will be significant to see the Household Ties actor play a mentor to him.
It’s no secret that Fox’s personal journey with Parkinson’s has impacted how the illness has been represented on Shrinking. The present’s co-creator, Invoice Lawrence, labored intently with the Again to the Future actor on Spin Metropolis and forged him as a visitor star on Scrubs. Throughout a dialog with Folks, he famous that Fox was his “first mentor,” and that relationship helped them depict dwelling with Parkinson’s in an “inspiring” method.
Understanding that and figuring out how a lot constructive gentle Fox has helped shine on Parkinson’s, it’d make a whole lot of sense if he performed Paul’s mentor. Perhaps he leads a help group. Perhaps he’s a good friend of a good friend whom Paul befriends to be taught extra about dwelling with the illness.
I really feel like this may be a brilliant significant and direct solution to incorporate Fox into Season 3 of Shrinking. Plus, it’d imply we’d see him and Ford sharing scenes, and that’d simply be a dream come true.
Perhaps Michael J. Fox Will Play A Therapist
The final time we noticed Fox act on display was on The Good Combat in 2020, as he reprised his function of Louis Canning. He first performed the lawyer whereas guest-starring on The Good Spouse, and seeing him go toe-to-toe with the opposite attorneys on the present was all the time actually enjoyable. So, with that in thoughts, it could possibly be entertaining to see him in the identical occupation as most of the characters on Shrinking.
This might open a door for him to work with Ford, Jason Segel and Jessica Williams on the very least, seeing as they’re the three therapists on the present. Then, hopefully, it might open the door for him to probably therapize and work together with the opposite members of the enduring Shrinking forged.
My last guess, and this appears like a stretch, is that the Household Ties star could possibly be launched onto this present as a relative of Jimmy or Liz. We all know Jeff Daniels has been forged in Season 3 to play Jimmy’s dad, and it’d be good to satisfy different members of those characters’ households.
I’d like to see Christa Miller — who performs Liz, is married to Invoice Lawrence and was on Scrubs — share some scenes with Fox. I additionally suppose their fast wit would complement one another fairly properly.
It’d be entertaining to see how Jimmy and Fox’s character work together, too, particularly in the event that they’re associated in some way.
Clearly, all of those are simply guesses, and we’ll discover out who the actor is enjoying after we’re lastly capable of watch Season 3 of Shrinking with that helpful Apple TV+ subscription. Contemplating how surprising Brett Goldstein’s function was in Season 2, I’m positive they’ve created a significant and shocking character for Michael J. Fox. So, I really can’t wait to see him return to the display on this beloved comedy.