[AFTER SERIES FINALE]

Normally, I don't try to binge shows with this many seasons. It's just too much work, but I'm kind of glad I did it with Shameless. It took me a while to get into, though. That makes sense; the Gallagher kids get older and became more interesting with better personal journeys. It leaned too much on Frank and Fiona at the start, which resulted in Fiona being absolutely annoying character her last 2/3 seasons. Frank, Kev and Lip are amazing characters, all for different reasons. But the best thing about Shameless is this: you get to see a family grow up together and you (as a viewer) are going along for the chaotic ride.

It has a lot of negatives... I won't go in to that as much, because that is always the case with 11 seasons. The biggest let down for me was the finale. I know that it's hard to end a long running show (most shows struggle with it), but you can't let Frank die and don't show the reaction of his family... And what happened with the house, the bar and Lip's new kid after this? And mostly, you can't give a farewell speech and don't mention Fiona. It was a shame she was only in this episode in flashbacks, but and end speech with no mention of the leading force of the first 9 seasons is just weird. It has to many loose ends. It's really annoying.


All in all, I enjoyed most of Shameless, but I'm kind of glad it's over. 😥