“I’m not doing it to you. I’m doing it for me.”

As viewers, considering the future of a television series is an abstraction. We have watched dozens if not hundreds…

When I spoke with Shameless executive producer Nancy M. Pimental—who also wrote “Swipe, Fuck, Leave”—this summer,…

“The world’s gonna fuck you—all you can do is take it up the ass and soldier on.”

Roleplay is not an uncommon human action: even beyond how it could manifest in a sexual context, there are always…

One of the central concepts of Shameless is a lack of boundaries. From a young age, the Gallagher siblings were…

The central conflict of Shameless rests on the inability for the Gallaghers to “go straight.” They have never been a…

Shameless has always been a coming-of-age story, even though it’s never really been structured as one in the…

Carl’s story this season has struggled with its excesses. The show wanted to play the “White Boy Carl” card, and so…

“There’s no way to pretend it never happened. The good news is you can always hit the reset button.”

There’s no greater example of the hazards of writing about television on a weekly basis than the past two episodes…

On the surface, Fiona walking her way through the empty Gallagher home feels like it could have been Shameless’…

The final scene in “Going Once, Going Twice” showcases Shameless at its best.

One of the most difficult critiques to make of a television show is that it feels too much like a television show.

Debbie Gallagher planned her pregnancy. As tough as it was to watch, we saw her rationalize that a baby would…

When Showtime petitioned to have Shameless designated as a comedy series at the Emmy Awards, I was—perhaps…

The A.V. Club loves the holiday season, and we also love opening small doors in paintings of Santa Claus and pulling…

As I step in for David to cover this week’s finale, I figure I should say up front that I do not envy him this…

Overall, I think that The Office’s Seventh Season is more consistent than its sixth to this point, but I do think…

(Hello! As longtime A.V. Club readers know, A.V. Club contributor Amelie Gillette took a job writing for The Office l…