Yep, what also marked this as a quasi-finale by Shameless standards is that Debs, of all Gallaghers, became genuinely concerned for Fiona’s absence from Ian’s sendoff last week. Her defeat, in essence, is the only thing that truly makes this feel like a finale, and therefore our last “normal” one with Fi-one in which she seems to be set on the path of Frank once more. She has lost her apartment building, her upward mobility, and frankly her sense of purpose.
For this episode is very much about breaking Fi down in the most cynical, yet in many ways believable fashion. It is still somewhat ambiguous how long showrunner John Wells knew that departure was coming, but it was clearly not visibly on the horizon when this mid-finale was broken down.
WILL THERE BE A SEASON 7 OF SHAMELESS US SERIES
When season 9 finishes its run in early 2019, it will now inadvertently serve as the final farewell to Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher (or at least so far as being a series regular). Presumably this helps with the ratings, but it rather serendipitously gave us a creative space that even the show’s producers may not have been aware of. Indeed, Showtime has made the curious choice of expanding the normal order of Shameless episodes from 12 episodes to 14, and in so doing, they have also broken it up as a fall/winter series, much akin to AMC’s format for their most popular shows. Last week, we bid farewell to Ian Gallagher (my second favorite of the Gallagher clan for those counting), and tonight we have the first mid-season finale in the show’s entire run.
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