“Shrinking” season two picks up where the first left off and continues to showcase its incredible ensemble of actors.

Jimmy (Jason Segel) and his daughter, Alice (Lukita Maxwell), continue to wade through the grief they feel after his wife/her mother’s death in a car accident.

After a cliffhanger-esque ending to season one (pun intended), starts to pull back a little on how involved he is in his therapy patients’ lives, caving a bit to the pressure he feels by his mentor, Paul (Harrison Ford), to do so.

Meanwhile, Paul is fighting his own battles with Parkinson’s disease, trying to have an adult relationship with Julie (Wendie Malick) and trying to repair his relationship with his daughter (Lily Rabe).

The relationship between Gaby (Jessica Williams), the third psychologist in their practice, and Jimmy becomes a little strained after their relationship took a turn at the end of season one.

Paul’s roommate/patient Sean (Luke Tennie) launches his dream food truck with help from Paul’s neighbor, Liz (Christa Miller), while she faces some strain in her relationship with her beloved Derek (Ted McGinley).

Derek also introduces Derek 2 (Damon Wayans Jr.) to this ensemble, and series co-creator Brett Goldstein joins the cast as someone from the group’s past.

There is also some memorable side plot action happening as Brian (Michael Urie) and Charlie (Devin Kawaoka) decide whether or not to have kids.

The first season of “Shrinking” snuck up on me, not really knowing anything about it until my husband randomly picked it to watch. I became captivated by this amazing ensemble.

The second season is no less captivating. Every single actor I’ve listed in this review is at the top of their game, along with any of them I didn’t mention. The combination of excellent writing and chemistry between these actors makes the second season’s 10 episodes a breeze to watch. The best scenes are when there are four or more of them and they all get to play off each other.

“Shrinking” is one of those shows that effortlessly blends comedy and drama. With the three main characters being therapists, it would be easy to get bogged down in the drama of it all, and I will admit I sobbed a couple times during the second season finale and at other moments throughout the two seasons.

But this show also really makes me laugh. I think “Shrinking” is able to achieve both of those goals by performing a delicate balancing act of being authentic and being witty.

Now I’m just going to have to wait a while for season three (which has already been confirmed).

Rating: 4.5/5