I think I was in the large minority, but I actually 100% expected that Ian would end the season happy, since the writers are so determined to sell their whole "Caleb is the perfect boyfriend look what a good influence he is on Ian" angle. It's very transparent, and as you say, ultimately meaningless. It made Ian's…

Absolutely. It's deeply frustrating that the show refuses to treat Svetlana as anything other than a cheap source of comedy and female nudity. She has such an interesting role in this world, and there's so much history between her and Ian that should be mined. Instead, we got a shoddily thrown together immigration…

I want to say I'm disappointed in this season, but can it really be disappointment if this is exactly what I've come to expect from this show? And yet I'm still somehow surprised at how empty and meaningless the writing has turned out to be.

Of all things, somehow, what's bothering me the most about this episode is the Kev/V/Svetlana storyline. In theory, exploring polyamory could be an interesting way to go, not to mention that any explicitly bi character on TV is usually a progressive move. But I can't seem to shake my discomfort, and I think I've…

I've been struggling to find this 'return to the Shameless of old' that the show keeps claiming it's going for, but I'm coming up kind of empty. This show has just lost its heart. I think you're more than fair in your reviews, Myles, and I'm really enjoying what you've had to say about this season so far. There are…