Happy Sunday TV fans! After watching Showtime’s Shameless season 9 episode 5, I learned that labels do not really matter when it comes down to it and that “you like what you like.” While some of the Gallaghers have trouble defining who they are, others come to an epiphany at just the right time. Please note spoilers are ahead if you have not gotten a chance to watch yet. In tonight’s episode, “Black-Haired Ginger,” Fiona has trouble letting go and insists on getting involved in Ian’s trial. Meanwhile, Lip finds himself restless when he gets an unexpected day off work, Liam has an encounter with a “trashy girl” and Carl meets a new potential girlfriend named Kelly, who will possibly have him saying Kassidi who? No seriously where is Kassidi? Is she really dead? My top 5 moments from Shameless season 9 episode 5 are:
5
“I got nothin.”
After Frank passes out in the bathroom at the Alibi, Kev and V escort him to the hospital and he learns that he needs medication for his liver. Frank doesn’t have insurance and is willing to compromise on most of the side effects of the cheaper medication option like temporary blindness, but has second thoughts when he hears that erectile dysfunction is one of them. Frank panics and even runs up to a lingerie store window and screams out, “I got nothin!” He tries watching porn on his phone and even fails to get it up with a prostitute. V reminds Frank that he needs to make the right choice: his liver or his penis and hopes that he makes the right one. As fate would have it, Frank meets a woman at the hospital and he is back in business after helping her escape. The mysterious woman is played by the absolutely fabulous Katey Sagal and I am excited to see her return next week. Could she be a new romantic interest for Frank? Here’s hoping!
4
#TimesUpMySisters
Kev is impressing quite a lot of people and is now pretty much known as “the vagina safe guy.” A lady representing the women’s equality and empowerment march pays him a visit and explains that they are very impressed with what Kevin is doing and that they would love for him to give a speech at the march. Kev is absolutely honored to do so, but starts to realize that his speech has nothing on the women speaking before him, who are courageous enough to speak out about some of their traumatic experiences. Kev begins to put things into perspective and even sings his daughters a “stay away from men” lullaby. V tells him to cut it out and gives him a pep talk, but it looks like Kev is starting to finally get the big picture, as he truly sympathizes with everything these women have had to go through.
3
“You make me want cock again!”
In this episode, Deb is determined to win Alex back and prove that she can stick with being a lesbian. She tells Alex, “I know I may be a new lesbian, but I think I can be pretty good at it.” Fast forward to eight hours later after Alex has been talking non-stop about her “feelings” and Deb can’t take it anymore. She hilariously yells out, “You make me want cock again” before she leaves Patsy’s Pies with Franny, completely frustrated. Debbie later goes to visit Fiona’s lesbian tenants and asks them for advice. Mel decides to make things very simple for Debbie and takes off her robe and asks her how she feels and then proceeds to kiss her and Debbie doesn’t mind whatsoever. They then further explain to Debbie that “you like what you like and none of the rest of it matters,” which is actually spot on advice. Be you Debbie!
2
“Going Fiona is not a thing!”
Fiona can be overbearing sometimes with her family, but that’s because she cares so much about them and wants what is best for them. Only now they are almost all adults and perhaps she can finally let go a little bit. Fiona goes with Ian to meet his lawyer and promises, “I’m just gonna listen,” but then proceeds to yell, “Are you kidding me?” when she hears something she doesn’t like. Fiona wants Ian to plead insanity and doesn’t care how this impacts his “Gay Jesus” image. She further explains that “nothing is bigger than family” and proceeds to go all Fiona on Ian’s supporter. Debbie sheds some light on the situation and Fiona tries to say that “going Fiona is not a thing,” but starts to really think it over when Lip basically says the same thing to her.
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“Whatever you want to do…I’m with you.”
After Fiona stands up Ford when she was preoccupied with looking for Ian, she starts to realize that maybe she does need to let Ian make his own decisions, even if she doesn’t necessarily agree with them. Fiona clearly wants to still feel needed by her family and in a touching moment Ford asks, “Would it help if I needed you?” Is anyone else shipping these two? Ford may not be Jimmy/Steve, but he is being so supportive of Fiona and seems worthy for sure. After dyeing his hair black and grabbing his clothes in a moment of panic, Ian realizes that he needs to face his crime head on. When he comes downstairs before the trial, everyone is there to fully support Ian, even though they absolutely hate his hair. Fiona finally lets go enough and tells Ian that she is with him no matter what he decides to do and Ian happily accepts her support…as long as she keeps her mouth shut of course. During the trial, Ian takes full ownership of his crime, but also eloquently explains why he did what he did and ends up pleading guilty by insanity since he was off his meds. I have to say that I was very proud of Ian in this moment and hopefully he can handle two years in prison. Even though Ian may face never-ending days of boredom like Mr. Milkovich warned, at least he has his entire family waiting for him and always supporting him no matter what. Stay tuned!
I hope you enjoyed the list and feel free to post your own thoughts on Shameless below in the comments section. Thanks so much for reading and happy viewing!
Best,
Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl
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