
When Marty first tries to reconnect with Phyllis and her kids, Phyllis gets upset at Marty’s unceremonious attempt at making things right, which is understandable considering how Marty practically denounced his sister and her family. Played by Kathryn Hahn – better known as the MCU’s Agatha Harkness – Marty’s sister Phyllis Shapiro was one of the main victims in Ike’s schemes to sink his claws deeper into Marty. One of the ways in which Ike manipulates his wealthy clients is by convincing them to cut ties with close friends and family members. As Marty tells his former therapist, “I’m afraid to say, we’re out of time.” Thankfully, as Marty has already spent years processing what really happened between him and Ike, Marty knew that the best thing to do would be to just walk away, even capping things off with a line that’s usually uttered by Ike. During Marty and Ike’s final conversation, in which Ike attempts to “ forgive” Marty and brush off the legal charges, Ike even sounds like he actually believes his manipulative lies. The fact that it took Marty almost 30 years to come to his senses and finally shake off Ike’s influence proves just how dangerous the ex-therapist can be.

Ike is a sinister use of actor Paul Rudd’s youthful charm and natural charisma. Just as it seems that Ike is about to apologize to Marty for everything he’s done, Ike instead says that he forgives Marty, and then goes right back into trying to control Marty again.

Here’s everything that happened in the ending of The Shrink Next Door, explained.Īfter meeting in front of their lawyers, Marty and Ike have one final private chat. However, as Marty and Ike’s final interaction reveals, in terms of their personal relationship, nothing has changed for Dr.
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Apart from getting the guts to finally tell Ike to get out of his life, Marty’s newfound resolve leads him to press legal charges against Ike, in an effort to revoke Ike’s license to practice therapy. The Shrink Next Door ends with Marty going through his most important breakthrough. Related: Paul Rudd's Tommy Doyle Got A Better Story Than Halloween Kills' In fact, everything that happens to the cast of The Shrink Next Door is well-grounded in the truth.

All of the pivotal events in the show, such as Ike convincing Marty to not invite his sister Phyllis Shapiro (Kathryn Hahn) to his adult bar mitzvah, happened in real life. The Shrink Next Door began as a true-crime drama podcast about Marty and Ike’s true story – based on the work of investigative journalist Joe Nocera, whose summer home in the Hamptons was right next to Marty’s.
