Shrinkage is the seventh episode in the third season of the Netflix drama series Atypical. It aired on November 1, 2019.
Synopsis[]
Sam and Casey both face friendship dilemmas, Elsa uncovers a charming surprise and Doug makes an unexpected decision.
Plot Summary[]
Casey sleeps next to Izzie, but she is tense and nervous the whole night and cannot sleep. She avoids Izzie the next day. In ethics class, Sam does not have trouble answering ethics questions (train problem and bank robber/orphans). Sam discovers Gretchen stole a turquoise Fitbit from the Techtropolis, where he works at (noticeable in the previous episode). Izzie walks in on Evan and Casey kissing. Sam presents the evidence of Gretchen stealing the Fitbit to Zahid, and Zahid tells him to mark it down as shrinkage. Sam has a moral conundrum.
Julia struggles with the challenges of being a single mom and "crumping" (crying while pumping); she invites Sam to a gathering for people on the autism spectrum at the university. Sam attends, finds his new friend, Sid, and consults with her about his interpersonal struggles. Sid does not offer much sympathy, and he is more interested in beating Jasper at Battleship. Sam returns the favor by helping Jasper sink Sid's battleship. Casey struggles at practice, because of her feelings for Izzie and gets sent home early. Doug goes to a Fleetwood Mac concert with Megan, which angers Elsa. Sam tells Zahid that Gretchen is a "parasite" and she has changed him, but Zahid argues that his relationship is true love and it is so much deeper than what Sam has experienced with Paige. Sam tells his manager, Bob, of Gretchen's theft, getting her banned and putting Zahid on very thin ice. Zahid tells Sam that they are no longer friends with each other, and Elsa tells Doug she thinks they should separate. Izzie looks for Casey to confront her about her avoidance and finds Casey running the track at night in distress, and the two kiss each other.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
- Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
- Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner
Recurring[]
- Nik Dodani as Zahid
- Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
- Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway
- Fivel Stewart as Izzie
- Amy Okuda as Julia Sasaki
- Tal Anderson as Sid
- Domonique Brown as Jasper
- Jeffrey Rosenthal as Bob
- Allie Rae Treharne as Gretchen
Trivia[]
- The quandary that Professor Shinerock gives Sam in the beginning of the episode about the train is known as the "Trolley Problem"; it is a common ethical thought experiment.