Two notes on this, one specific and one general:

Considering they had her say last week “Matty had a really big dick, which was pretty great,” when the only time they had sex was when she raped him, I’d say they’re not going to address it. They’re not talking about Kev’s past behavior either.

You are right Sammi is the worst. Please, please do not bring that character back. There are so many better options when it comes to Shameless alumni such as Shiela, Mickey, or Mandy just for starters. I wouldn’t mind checking in on Jimmy Steve again either. 

I Googled this, and apparently in Illinois felons only lose their voting rights while they are incarcerated. Mind you, this would have been a way into telling this story more logically: have Fiona un-invested in the election because she thinks she can’t vote, then realize that she can as long as she re-registers, and…

Noooooooo. Sammi is the worst. I have no idea what the hell is going on in everybody’s storylines except Frank and Liam’s and the latter is heavy handed. 

Since Liam asks if he’ll skip to 3rd grade, that actually indicates he’s in 1st grade right now, and therefore was a kindergartener last season, and not even born when the series began ;)

It’s unfortunate that the entire Gallagher family is mired in storylines ranging from maddening to mediocre as the show hits 100 episodes, but that’s the situation the ninth season has created.

Like some others have said, I likely stick with it till the end but more in a ‘I don’t know how to quit you’ kinda way than for the joy of it. But I’m done, too.

I think I’m going to stick with Shameless til the bitter end, but if I quit anytime soon, this will be the episode that started it. Just so bad.

I typically find your reviews to be very on point, and this one is no different, but I’m a little bothered by the way you discuss Ian. There’s a narrative being pushed by the show right now, and one that’s being carried over in reviews, that he’s just crazy, dangerous, a burden to the rest of the Gallaghers and would…

I agree 100% with your take on Ian. If there is one single factor that has completely sunk this show it’s Ian. It’s just not believable that the kid who innocently didn’t know how to relate to a trans person one moment AND didn’t have a religious bone in his body has now overnight become an aggressive, angry, activist…

If Shameless ever properly reckons with the fact that Debbie raped someone, I will eat a shoe.