I’d heard good things about Showtime’s Shameless over the years, and it certainly sounded relevant to my interests (Chicago boosterism and William H. Macy fandom). But there’s only so much time and DVR space in the world, so it slipped past me for a while. Its critically lauded 2014 season finally convinced me to get caught up prior to the season five premiere on January 11.
As for the rest of the Gallagher clan: Lip picks up a summer construction job after finishing his first year of college; Ian’s cobbled together another unconventional family for himself; and the younger kids appear to have some woes of their own. Luckily, little Liam has recovered well from his brush with cocaine (which is what landed Fiona in jail).
