The actor's approach to one scene was so different than the writers expected—including her showrunner husband—that they rewrote the course of her character's story.
Rich housewife, empty nester, with so much time on her hands she’s in everybody else’s business. But as played by Christa Miller, she becomes something else entirely, proving herself a formidable sparring partner to her neighbor, Jimmy and his colleagues Paul and Gaby .
Created by Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein and Segel, the Apple TV+ series centers on Jimmy, a therapist who lost his wife Tia a year earlier. Drowning in grief ever since, he has neglected his daughter Alice , so Liz jumped in to mother her. With a mix of compassion and exasperation, she pushes Jimmy to start behaving like a father again. But when he does just that, Liz finds it hard to step back.
In ‘Shrinking,’ Jason Segel plays a therapist who begins telling his clients exactly what he thinks. Actual therapists say the approach demands caution. Liz’s relationship with Gaby soon takes an unexpected turn from mild antagonism into friendship, which emerged from the actresses’ own relationship. “Jessica and I have different comic timing, so when we’re together, it’s funny,” Miller says. “And I’m also obsessed with her in real life. I want her to be my best friend.” The writers have mined that off-kilter camaraderie to great effect.
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