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Shameless: ‘Familia Supra Gallegorious Omnia’ Review

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Shameless 'One Last Kiss'

Shameless wrapped things up with the season six finale, titled ‘Familia Supra Gallegorious Omnia’, where Fiona and Sean’s wedding took center stage. Unfortunately, Frank invited himself to the wedding and fucked everything up as usual. It was an odd ending to a bizarre season of Shameless but at least we can put an end to some of these terrible stories and move on. Lip finally acknowledged the fact that he may have a drinking problem although he looks more like your typical college student to me. Ian was able to get his job back as an EMT. Carl completed his transition from Black Carl to White Chocolate and Deb finally started getting the hang of being a moms. Yay for Team Gallagher!

Yup, it was all rather routine but at least Kev, Vee and Svetlana were around to make us laugh our asses off all season long. To be honest, they weren’t around much in the finale and maybe that was why I wasn’t laughing as much as I normally do. Seriously though, Kev and Vee provided a lot of the humor this season and I think I would definitely like to see a lot more of them next year. I’m still laughing about the whole ‘fuck schedule’ thing.

The season as a whole was a little off this time around and because of the fairly weak stories, the finale was probably one of the least interesting we have seen from this series. At least things are finally moving in new directions now that Fiona and Sean have split. While I have no fucking clue where this show is headed next season, we do know that at least most of these ridiculous stories have been wrapped up for good.

Now let’s all do some shots of vodka and get shitfaced for Fiona’s wedding. Enjoy the review, fellow Gallagher fans!

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Shameless: ‘Sleep No More’ Review

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Shameless 'Wake Up Call'

Shameless woke us all up with Sleep No More and might just be my favorite episode of the season so far. Kev, Vee and Svetlana completely stole the show and I couldn’t stop laughing at every moment of their fake lesbo marriage. Plus, having the entire Gallagher clan back together under the same roof has immediately helped revive a lot of the humor that made this series so awesome to begin with so hopefully that trend will continue as we roll into season seven.

The biggest breakthrough came between Frank and Sean as they literally butted heads. Frank is clearly the worst parent in existence so it was refreshing to see someone stand up to him. Sean, however, is going to have much bigger problems with Frank ultimately making a random decision to have Sean killed. I think it’s definitely safe to say that he’s officially taking it way too far and this might just be the beginning of the end for Frank. In this case, I’m definitely rooting for Sean here since it appears as though he has Fiona’s best interests at heart.

We also caught up with Lip and Ian who are now looking for new jobs after they both were fired for very different reasons. Oddly enough, it looks like Carl might be the only one heading in the right direction as he pursues a career in law enforcement. Who would have thought?!

Now let’s all get out of bed for ‘infant fucked us’ o’clock and enjoy the review, fellow Gallagher fans!

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Shameless: ‘Paradise Lost’ Review

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Shameless 'Another Day, Another Gallagher'

Shameless gave birth to another Gallagher with Paradise Lost and Debs is officially a mom, much to my disappointment. As I’ve been saying all season long, having this baby is a terrible idea and Debbie is certainly going to have her hands full given the fact that she’s only fifteen and must now find a way to take care of a little baby girl. Good luck!

As much as I absolutely love this show, I have not connected with this season at all. Sure, Carl’s thug life plot was hilarious in every way but now that he’s changing his ways, this leaves the Gallagher boys with a rather yawn-filled storyfest. Lip is developing a drinking problem (and a ‘urinating on people while drinking’ problem), Carl is playing cops and robbers and Ian is on his way to becoming an EMT so long as he lies about his mental illness. It was another typical week of Shameless. Also, Caleb literally puts me to sleep every week. Ian…you know what to do!

The highlight of the episode for me was Deb’s midwife, who pretty much made me laugh every single time she was on the screen. And no, I am definitely not accepting her challenge! I have to admit that I did enjoy this brief trip to the local commune but now that Debbie has given birth, where do we go from here? With only two episodes left, I’m not even sure what could possibly happen since nothing major has yet to go down for any of the Gallaghers, unless you count Fiona’s divorce which I do not. It’s time to mix things up big time, show!

Now let’s all drink from a penis and enjoy the review, fellow Gallaghers!

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Shameless: ‘A Yurt Of One’s Own’ Review

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Shameless 'A World Of Yurt'

Shameless took us to the commune for its latest episode, titled ‘A Yurt Of One’s Own’, and brought back some of the funny and feel good moments that make Shameless such a treat to watch. This season has suffered from having too many individual stories going on at the same time, leaving little to no time to advance these plots every week. It appears, however, that this is paying off now with most of the stories finally coming together for the final three episodes. Plus, MANDY RETURNED!

For me, watching Carl literally turn his life upside down was great to watch. Who would have thought that all he had to do was obtain a shitty job and get rid of his ‘Black Carl’ persona to get the girl of his dreams. That final scene when Carl runs downstairs to ask his older brothers if they had any extra condoms was one of those things that only a brother could understand. It was an absolute feel good moment that wouldn’t have felt nearly as good if Carl hadn’t went on his journey through juvie (and the streets) to get there. Good job, show.

Plus, as bad as I feel for Gus, it was also good to see Fiona finally catch a break after all of the shit she’s put herself through over the years. It looks like her and Sean are going to be tying the knot but let’s just hope this marriage actually lasts and that Fiona isn’t rushing into another failed attempt at love.

Now, let’s get comfy in our great big vagina-sized yurt and enjoy the review, fellow Gallagher fans!

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Shameless: ‘Be a Good Boy, Come For Grandma’ Review

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Shameless 'Cold Feet'

Shameless continued its decline this week with ‘Be A Good Boy, Come For Grandma’ after taking last week off. You would think that a bye week would have rejuvenated the writers but it was more of the same from the Gallagher clan. Everyone appears to be going in circles with the same overused stories and things are not getting much better. In fact, this whole season has definitely lacked an overarching story and your guess is as good as mine with respect to how this season is going to wrap up.

This time around, the focus was on Carl who is having doubts about his new gig as Black Carl. He spent a majority of the episode trying to retire from the thug life with Sean eventually providing the finishing touches in order to get him out of his situation. With things finally wrapping up on Carl’s ‘black’ phase, I’m not sure where the story is headed now and it looks like pretty much every single plot is in limbo. The Gallagher’s already got their house back, Yanis is super dead and everyone else is just going from one relationship to the next. It hasn’t worked well this season and the comedy has also been lacking because of it. This series is at its best when it’s putting the Gallaghers through some real shit and unfortunately there hasn’t been much to deal with this season.

With only four episodes remaining, I’m not sure the season can be saved. Lip spending an entire episode to deal with his limp noodle is not groundbreaking television and I just wish the writers had a bigger story to tell. You know it’s bad when Frank is providing all of the highlights which was exactly what happened this week. Now, let’s all hire some muscle, play with some guns and enjoy the review, fellow Gallagher fans!

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Shameless: ‘Pimp’s Palace’ Review

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let-it-slide

Warning: Shameless may have officially jumped the shark. This season seems to have lacked a certain spark that has made this series both serious in nature and hilarious at the same time in the past. It’s an unfortunate decline for such an awesome show with a crazy cast of characters but maybe it’s time to admit that there is only so much the writers can come up with for the Gallaghers. Is it possible that we’ve already seen the best from Ian, Lip, Fiona, Deb and Carl? Or can the writers turn it around and get things rolling again?

There is so much going wrong this season that it’s hard not to notice. I think the best thing for Shameless to do will be to quickly drop some of these pointless stories, like Lip banging his professor and Ian hooking up with a firefighter, and have them come together to start on a new adventure. Plus, Kev and V now have absolutely nothing to do now that Yanis is super dead and the Myanmar kids have been sent back to wherever they came from. Seriously though, Pimp’s Palace was not at all pimped out and unforutnately it was more of the same from a series that is getting staler with every episode.

Now let’s all poor a 40 ouncer for our homies and enjoy the review, fellow Gallagher fans!

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Shameless: ‘NSFW’ Review

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Shameless 'Growing Pains'

Shameless fans, it appears we’re in a loop of repeated stories that have dragged on for far too long. NSFW was more of the same and I can’t help but wonder if the writers are running out of ideas for our characters. Plus, with Kev and V barely making an appearance this episode, there was much less funny. Some of these stories, Ian’s especially, are straight up boring and I really hope this show finds a way to get back on track. I miss Sheila more than ever right now 🙁

I kinda knew Fiona was going to try to find a way to get the Gallagher house back and that was exactly what happened in NSFW with the new owners realizing that it was going to cost them a heart attack-inducing amount to get the house into livable condition. Obviously these people are no Gallaghers and cannot withstand living in a home in such disrepair but it’s little Carl who comes up huge for the Gallaghers with his bag full of lettuce.

Now that this house business is out of the way, hopefully something actually interesting starts happening. This season has been moving much too slow and hopefully some of these stories will become interesting because I don’t know how much more of Lip and Ian I can take. NSFW was actually as safe as this show is gonna get. Enjoy the review, fellow Gallagher fans!

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Shameless: ‘Refugees’ Review

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Shameless 'Empty Nest'

First, let us all take a minute of silence for poor Yanis who burned to death in an unfortunate mishap involving molotov cocktails and pure stupidity last week. This week, Shameless brought in some refugees, did some casket shopping and potentially destroyed a professor’s career. It’s been a bit of a weird start for the Gallagher family this season and I’ve noticed a lot of inconsistencies with the humor and the stories in comparison to the past. I’d rank Refugees as one of the weaker episodes of season six but at least it did have some funny moments.

The plot appears to be going in slow motion so far and with the entire Gallagher clan out on the street after losing their home, it’s only a matter of time before something crazy happens, right? Well, not quite yet. At the very least, I was happy to see Lip and Helene’s relationship finally hit a major roadblock with the return of Amanda. Admit it, you totally wish you could get sweet revenge on your ex just like she did! Count me in.

It’s too bad that Yanis won’t be returning after his Burning Man imitation last week but I do have one request, that being MORE SVETLANA. I never ever thought I’d actually want to see more of a Russian prostitute who will do anything for cash money but here we are. Enjoy the review, fellow Gallaghers!

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Shameless: ‘Going Once, Going Twice’ Review

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Shameless 'Piece of the Auction'

Shameless will always be a series that makes me laugh and Going Once, Going Twice had some very random, and funny, moments but I think it’s safe to say that this was one of the weaker episodes of the season so far. Obviously this episode was setting things up for the rest of the season but I have been a little disappointed with how slowly things have been moving along so far.

Going Once, Going Twice was really all about Fiona trying to prevent the Gallaghers from losing their home but it was the side stories involving Kev, Yanis and Svetlana that had me laughing the most. Unfortunately, besides the shocking ending, there wasn’t much happening this week and some of the stories being presented (like Lip and his professor) have not been all that interesting.

So grab some Molotov cocktails, head over to your local public restroom and enjoy the review, fellow Gallagher fans!

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Shameless: ‘The F Word’ Review

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Shameless 'F is for Fucked'

I am loving this season of Shameless and The ‘F’ Word was one of the better episodes of the sixth season for a number of reasons. Obviously I am not a woman and will never be able to understand what it is like to be pregnant or make a tough decision to keep the baby or not but I think this is something a lot of women out there have gone through and I commend you all. Watching Deb and Fiona try to navigate their pregnancies with different views has been interesting to say the least. The ‘F’ Word was a lot more serious in nature but I think this show is at its absolute best when it balances the serious issues with the comedy.

Still, I love the dialogue in this series and Yanis has had some of the best lines so far. After being paralyzed from last week’s accident, I have no idea what is in store for us with this but if Yanis doesn’t end up murdering someone I will be completely shocked. Once again, this series has done a great job of making things unpredictable and I can honestly say that I never know where they are going with these stories. Keep up the awesome work, show!

So let’s get right into the episode because it’s time for an interbortion! Enjoy the review and just like the Gallagher’s, be sure to stay shameless!

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