Unsurprisingly, Carl did not get into West Point. Which is what Carl does, even though he’s had his own rough road this week. Carl has every right to be infuriated, but his sister is in pain and this family is at its best when they circle the wagons. The next generation of Gallaghers bond over blaming Kelly for their own failed games, calling her a “tease.” But while humorously (or not) depicting how women are blamed for the failings of would-be suitors, it also underscores a more endearing truth: Gallaghers rally. So perhaps there is better kudos to be given to Carl who sees his sister in pain and actually comforts her, even if she was horrible to him. And her sudden interest in it is an early sign that things are returning to something approximating normalcy for the Gallagher clan. This is indicated by the opening sequence in which Fiona is up making coffee, if not breakfast, for her younger siblings and finally becoming aware that Debbie and Carl are suffering from a terrible subplot. Which in a way makes Rossum’s departure worthwhile for Shameless fans if for no other reason than it allows us to see much of the Gallagher family act like a family, albeit a dysfunctional one. Indeed, with the end nigh, the characters are (mostly) behaving like their old selves. It might feel expedited for the sake of narrative efficiency with only two episodes left, but it was something else-authentically Gallagher. A week ago, she and Lip were practically coming to blows, but tonight they’ve reached a level of détente and even grace as he supports his sister’s strength-a surprise given how little faith he seemed to have in her two weeks ago. While tonight’s episode of Shameless only revealed its exit strategy for Fiona Gallagher in the final moments, in which her scuzzy yet strangely forthright business partner offered her a quasi-deus ex machina (we’ll get to that), the whole episode felt like the true beginning of Shameless’ farewell to Emmy Rossum.
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