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Fiona Gallagher deserved better than this, Shameless
Eight years ago, toward the end of the show’s seventh season, Steve Carell decided to leave The Office. It was a…
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Shameless puts Fiona's exit strategy in motion in the season's penultimate hour
Shameless brings attention to its “Previously On” segments more than most shows, having the…
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Shameless finally seems to care about its characters as much as we do, but it probably won't last
Like any good family-focused series, Shameless started out as a show about an interconnected group of people: although…
All the TV you should have watched this weekend
Here’s everything The A.V. Club reviewed this weekend, from the RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season-four finale to a Sup…
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We're running out of ways to describe how much of a mess Shameless is right now
After mostly meandering through the back half of its ninth season, Shameless finally revealed its endgame for Fiona’s…
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Shameless celebrates its tenth season renewal with another messy outing
In the two weeks since the last new episode of Shameless, we learned two bits of news about the show’s future. The…
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Shameless goes meta by making an episode about the future as we question whether it has one
Unlike last week’s return, this week’s Shameless has an actual theme, trying to piece together its disparate storylines…
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Shameless returns with a reminder why we weren't that sad when it went on hiatus
The pivot point of Shameless’ ninth season was Fiona’s fall from grace: on the verge of translating her investments into…
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Fiona's no good, very bad day brings a not great, mostly bad half-season of Shameless to a close
When a TV show runs into its ninth season, it’s sometimes hard to remember that the people who populate this universe…
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Shameless says goodbye to its first Gallagher sibling in a fitting yet frustrating farewell
When a main character exits a long-running series, it’s typically a time for reflection: for more than eight seasons,…
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Shameless remembers it's about family, but can't undo the damage of pretending otherwise
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter last week celebrating Shameless’ 100th episode, executive producer John…
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Shameless hits a major milestone, but remains mired in dead-end storytelling
It’s hard to imagine a more politically fraught environment than our current unending news cycle in the wake of the…
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Three episodes into its ninth season, Shameless is disposable in a way it's never been before
Ian spends the entirety of “Weirdo Gallagher Vortex” searching for answers, waiting for “Shim” to speak to him like…
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Frank gets political, sending Shameless stumbling through an ideological minefield
Frank Gallagher is, at his core, ideologically opportunistic. He will be whatever he needs to be in order to get ahead,…
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A decent premiere can’t escape the shadow cast over Shameless’ future
If you’re reading this review, there’s a good chance that you’re the type of person who consistently reads about the…
Shameless will soon be Emmy Rossum-less, too
After seven years of backsliding, grifting, and a cavalcade of nigh-constant family bullshit, Emmy Rossum has declared…
Katey Sagal and Courteney Cox are…Shameless
Showtime’s Shameless comes back for its ninth season in September, and, after a lackluster eighth season, it sounds…
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A weak finale suggests Shameless wasn’t even aware it needed to redeem a wasted season
One of the central criticisms of the past few seasons of Shameless has been its attempts to rewrite its own history—the…
Shameless wraps up an uneven 8th season
Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Sunday, January 28. All times are Eastern.
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Look, we have no idea what the hell Shameless is doing right now, either
The penultimate episode is always a difficult one to review. More than any other episode, the effectiveness of this…