Whatever one thought of how the show portrayed therapy, and plenty were appalled by the idea that doctor-patient boundaries are more annoying inconvenience than ironclad principle, Season 1 of “Shrinking” at least had a hook-y premise to structure its broader study of grief.

Five minutes into the season 2 premiere of Shrinking, grumpy octogenarian therapist Paul (Harrison Ford) tries to avoid a difficult conversation with his colleague Gaby (Jessica Williams) by turning on the car radio and singing along to The Outfield’s 1985 banger “Your Love.