Apr 11
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The opening scene of the Shameless series finale has the entire Gallagher family gathered around a barely alive…
Myles McNutt
mylesmcnutt
Contributor, A.V. Club, and Assistant Professor of Communication at Old Dominion University.
Apr 4
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When Shameless first introduced us to Phillip Gallagher, he was a genius. If Fiona was working to escape her…
Mar 28
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While it’s touch-and-go when it comes to the canonicity of Shameless’ mid-credits sequences, “DNR” begins with the…
Mar 21
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When Shameless divided up its characters for the “Hall of Shame” episodes, they lumped Carl, Debbie, and Liam…
Mar 14
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Once Shameless made the decision to have Liam’s stray bullet paralyze—rather than kill—Terry Milkovich, I knew there…
Mar 7
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If you’ve been reading these reviews for a while, you know that I have many thoughts about the tension between Shamel…
Feb 14
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For most of its final season, Shameless hasn’t really been acting like it’s in its final season. This isn’t…
Jan 31
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As with every episode of Shameless, “Slaughter” opens with a meta “Previously On” segment introduced by one of our…
Jan 10
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One of the central tenets of Shameless is the fact that our “heroes,” as it were, often act in ways that would…
Dec 28
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In the opening scenes of “Æsahættr,” we reunite with Ruta Skadi, who wakes up on a random cliffside and overhears a…
Dec 21
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The last two episodes of His Dark Materials have been the strongest thus far because they have isolated story…
Dec 20
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For the first few episodes of Shameless’ final season, I’ve been waiting for the show to start acting like it’s…
Dec 14
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“The Scholar” is, from a plot perspective, an important turning point in the journey of our three heroes who seem…
Dec 14
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In a year that saw many of us relegated to our homes for much of its duration, TV was an ever more powerful medium…
Dec 13
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On a macro level, the absence of stakes is one of the (many) problems plaguing Shameless entering its final season.…
Dec 7
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The Golden Compass, the 2007 film that failed to turn His Dark Materials into a fantasy film franchise, was clearly…
Dec 6
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The opening scene of the Shameless pilot, which debuted almost a decade ago in 2011, introduces us to the Gallagher…
Nov 30
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Nov 16
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By the time a television adaptation of a book series reaches its second season, it needs to feel as though it can…