After 11 seasons of debauchery, drinking, and downright denial, “Shameless” and the Gallagher crew said farewell in the April 11 series finale on Showtime.
After 11 seasons of debauchery, drinking, and downright denial, “Shameless” and the Gallagher crew said farewell in the April 11 series finale on Showtime.
After 11 years on Showtime, Shameless signs off with the loss of one Gallagher and lingering questions about the others orlandosentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orlandosentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Below, we break down the drama, so beware of major spoilers ahead.
Lip’s Bad Business Deal
When Lip learns that Kev and V sold their house quickly for a good price to a developer looking to acquire property on the block, he immediately gets in touch with the developer, who sends someone to the house. The woman representative offers Lip $200,000 for the lot, but he’s looking to make more and asks if she’s willing to bump it up to $300,000. They settle at a possible offer of $275,000, and Lip rushes off to tell Tami (Kate Miner) the news.
Unfortunately, Frank gets physically ill from the booze. He questions who he is if he canât drink and Liam tries his best to reassure Frank there will be good days and bad days. When they get home, Frank puts on a brave face for Liam, but the episode ends with him leaving a note addressed to the Gallaghers and shooting up two needles full of heroin. It looks like a purposeful overdose, but will the Gallagher patriarch really die? Only the finale can say for sure
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Carlâs Career Realization
At the station, Carlâs superiors tell him to apologize to the wealthy white landlord he had detained in the last episode. But when the man compares his detainment to the struggles of Black people, Carl has had enough. He decides heâs doing what he thinks is right, job be damned, and he rescinds the apology, even knowing heâll face court proceedings if the landlord pursues charges. Carlâs demoted to Parking Enforcement, working as a meter