But Season 1 was nothing short of amazing. It was dark, it was downright hilarious, and absolutely unethical. When it ended, I could not wait for the next season to come and finally, that day arrived.
Season 2 picks up in the summer, so a few months after the finale of Season 1. Steve is gone (for now); Fiona is working with Veronica; Kevin and Lip are growing and selling weed; Ian is still trying to find himself; Debbie and Karl are maturing; lastly, Sheila is actually walking outside. The characters we fell in love with are still themselves, except you can see the tiny changes in their characters from last season. (I was a little sad to see Jane Levy permanently jump ship to ABC's Suburgatory, I figure the character of Mandy will be slowly written out using this new replacement, Emma Greenwell.)
Frank was getting into his usual drunken shit: stealing baby Liam to beg for change, then letting him get held for ransom by thugs that he lost a bet to in The Alibi. One of my favorite things is seeing Frank go on rants at the bar to no one in particular, as Kevin just silently refills his pints without listening. Macy nails the alcoholic father routine very well, the guy deserves an Emmy. Speaking of Emmy's, Rossum is amazingly hot. She's got the Plain Jane, girl-next-door-look down to a T and works it. But, call me sappy, I want Steve back in her life. The two of them together is both toxic and funny; they make each other happy and crazy at the same time. I'm excited for whenever he comes back from Costa Rica to sweep her off her feet again.
And will someone please run Tony out of town? His whole obsessive love for Fiona thing ran its course last season, and now it's just sad. Check out Shameless on Showtime, Sundays at 9. I'll be reviewing it all season, so stay tuned.
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