Last weeksShamelessfelt like the final nail in Monicas coffin (being reapplied perhaps after a ghastly exhumation).
The long goodbye was settled like so much moribund methamphetamine being passed to a crazy-eyed dealer.
Coming off an episode that drives all the Gallaghers together will always be a tough sell.
After all, how do you top that?
First Lip unwisely (but not necessarily out of character) goes fishing in one workplace at Patsys Pies.
Good looks and good IQ does not make for good decisions.
Thus enter one of the strongest elements of the night: Kev and Veronica visiting his Kentuckian relatives.
They voted for Obama but couldnt bring themselves to vote for a woman who called them deplorable.
The show also finds comic delight in Frank continuing his Saint Francis shtick.
Because he has to, right?
What could have been, eh?
Hes making a play through the faux-pose of virtue.
It is also hilarious.
It still is a nice comic capper on the best subplot of the week.
Yet the main dramatic heft of the episode is obviously Fiona having Sean Pierce reenter her life.
That fact hasnt changed in his absence.
However, as Fiona talks herself intoconsideringa second chance with Sean, the old bastard reveals hes already married.
This is part ofhisrehab and recovery.
Hell venture to buy Fionas forgiveness.
Am I fucking step in your rehab?
Yes you are, Fi.
The denouement of the subplot, like much this week, left something to be desired.
But everything before that moment worked, including watching Fiona relapse into jilted lover rage.
She stole my life!
Fiona hisses while writing down all the reasons Sean is a POS.
Maybe after keying Seans car, of course.
/ … You meantraccoon.
Relieved V.
What the fuck is a neighborhood watch?
/ A bunch of George Zimmerman pop in of pussies who arent trained for military action.
A fella doesnt get too many chances to get it right, and Ive blown it five times.
Youre sort of my bonus round, son.
Frank to poor, doomed to be disappointed Liam.
And some of you are pretty gay.
Rating:
3 out of 5
