Shameless Season 9 Premiere Review

Seven years after its debut, Showtime’s critically-acclaimed Shameless returns for a ninth season. With the August announcement of Emmy Rossum’s upcoming departure from the show, all eyes are on Fiona as she navigates through her relationship with her newest romantic…

TV Review: Shameless 7×01 “Hiraeth”

It’s mystifying to watch a show waltz into it’s seventh season with so little self awareness of what make it so beloved in the first place. Possessing little of the rough and tumble charm and melancholy of the early seasons…

TV Review: Shameless (6×12) “Familia Supra Gallegorious”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Shameless. Catch up on previous coverage here. It almost goes without saying that season six of Shameless has been a touch sloppy. Inconsequential, poorly plotted with stories that have sent characterizations into deep dives, it…

TV Review: Shameless (6×11) “Sleep No More”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Shameless. Catch up on previous coverage here. What is it about the Franks of the world where no matter how many disgusting and terrible things they do, whatever they’ve put their children through,…

TV Review: Shameless (6×10) “Paradise Lost”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Shameless. Catch up on previous coverage here. I wouldn’t have blamed you if you had mistaken this week’s episode as the season finale, what with the breakneck speed the show turned out scenes…

TV Review: Shameless (6×09) “A Yurt of One’s Own”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Shameless. Catch up on previous coverage here. It is astonishing to see how quickly a show that I considered to be one of my favorites has turned into a mild disaster. If I…

TV Review: Shameless (6×07) “Pimp’s Paradise”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Shameless. Catch up on previous coverage here. Shameless season six came to an abrupt halt in this week’s episode. Even in the series best seasons this has been a frustrating tendency of theirs, to…