After a very disappointing fifth season, I liked most of the pilot. It gives me a lot of hope the show is back on track. Overall: I am very happy Shameless is back!
Fiona: I am surprised I liked Sean much more in this episode than the entirety of the last season. Maybe because he was way more in the background and *really* a supporting character to Fiona and not vice versa? Though the sex scene in the aquarium was odd, also his comment about hiding drugs in the toilet. Didn’t he just do that last season??! But who says this isn’t some kind of foreshadowing. But overall, Fiona’s arc was about her job and really starting to get back in the good graces with her family. So that excites me.
Lip: As much as I am happy we get an arc about Lip’s academic future: why as a teacher??! Lip is NOT a teacher. He’d be way too impatient and condescending. Which is totally fine, as not everyone has a talent to teach a bunch of college students. Also he is studying to be an engineer, which will give him waaaaay more money than being a teacher (and money is a big factor for his career choice). This doesn’t make sense and is just such a sharp new direction from all the robotics talk he had during all seasons. But overall they are dangling a carrot in front of Lip, so chances are high he will f*** this up anyway somehow. The Helene arc looks to me it is over soon – hallelujah! Yay that Joaquin got a scene! Let them be BFF's please. Shameless needs more focus on friendships anyway.
Ian: My heart bleeds for him. He is so emotionally detached in the entire episode. He looks so much he has given up with nothing positive in his life anymore. So I find it perfectly reasonable he pushes everything away, including Mickey. He very, very clearly is not in a healthy mindset right now. Also we have not seen him taken the meds, so that worries me a lot. I am delighted the writers are dedicated to the bipolarity arc and they are not taking the shortcut, by giving him a random storyline. I hope there will be much more Ian in the next episodes, but I get why other characters had more focus for now. But Ian’s arc worries me to a large extend, because I doubt we will have a seemingly happy ending anytime soon.
Debbie: I am strangely looking forward to the teen pregnancy. I hated this SL last season, but I somehow think now it is perfectly in character. I also am excited as Shameless is the only show, where I believe they are willing to show how hard it is for a teen Mom especially without a father around. Lastly I don’t believe her wanting a baby is out-of-character at all. She always made reckless decisions without second thought. This time around she just has to deal with the consequences 18 years +.
Carl: Love it! Him becoming a master criminal of the South Side?! This was basically in the making since Season 1. It makes perfect sense for the character, for the show and will give great shameless storylines for the future. I am all for it.
Frank: yeah… I stopped hating/liking his arcs, because I just do not care at all.
Mickey: Gosh, that scene! I screamed at Mickey because in my opinion he almost acted pathetic. Getting a tattoo and begging Ian to take him back. But hello: victim of abuse who grew up in a homophobic and criminal environment! Mickey must sincerely believe Ian will be the only one who ever saw something good in him. Of course he clings to the idea that Ian will wait for 15 years! This was so perfectly in pathetically in character, it really hurt me, because I just love him. Oh, and him being a hit-man in prison really excites me. Can we please have a spin-off? And the Mickey-Yev tiny moment was so cute. Svetlana also rocked the entire episode. She is such a great supporting characters and fits into the world of Shameless beautifully.
If this was the last Mickey and Ian scene for the entire show, then it will make me sad. Because it would be a very shitty farewell to an amazing 5 season arc. But as a stepping stone for the next Gallavich chapter, I sincerely don’t mind. First, this is a TV show and if they want Mickey released from prison, he will be released. And second, there is zero doubt in my mind that Showtime is already working overtime to get Noel back next season. As the contracts expire after Season 7 and I assume it will be Cameron’s last anyway, I have zero doubt Noel is willing to come back a year and give this couple the farewell they deserve.
Oh, just this random new neighbor, I could deal without. Poor Steve Howey – such a talented actor and he always gets the shitty arcs on the show.
I am excited and looking forward for the next season. I am cautiously very optimistic.
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