Shameless Boss on the Series Finale

[vilandra212]

. @SHO_Shameless Boss Talks Open-Ended Series Finale, Frank's Fate and the Fiona Storyline That Wasn'thttps://t.co/s8pUCCD5v6
- TVLine.com (@TVLine) April 12, 2021
-they tried to get Emmy back but the timing never worked out because of covid

Comments

[bloodrivendream]

I often like open endings because they can feel authentic. But this one definitely felt too open.

[dianakingston]

Sounds like bullshit to me - there are any number of ways you can honor an actor's legacy and the character they played without having them be physically present. The finale went out of its way to avoid even mentioning her name at points where it would've mattered, like Ian's talk with Lip or Frank's letter.

[cecilia_tallis]

Really disappointed there wasn’t an Emmy Rossum appearance. I also would have liked to see a flash-forward montage of all the characters (Fiona included) as Frank read his letter. The floating stool was a little silly.

[anachan87]

When he started floating all I could think was "shouldn't he be falling down...?"

[ljtryout]

EXACTLY!!! I guess the bar is really low up there, i'm definitely getting in then. I thought all the gay sex i've been having was playing against me, turns out, i'm fine.

[anachan87]

and honestly, when he was floating mid air above the city, i legit thought "how could it would be if a hole would just open underneath, just near where everyone is singing, and Frank just goes down in a free fall?"

[georgiana08]

The A.V. Club wrote a pretty scathing review which pretty much sums up all of my feelings about the finale/the last few seasons.

[mary_pickforded]

I love the reviews on there so much.

[addictedgal]

Ugh, this:

the idea that Frank is the center of this show is toxic, and has been for nearly its entire run. The notion that the show’s characters should ever be viewed through his lens ignores how absent he has been in their lives, and more importantly how that absence has gone from a story point-explaining the family’s estrangement with him-to a meta-commentary on the show’s decision to send Frank off on wacky adventures that rarely connect with the rest of the family. Frank dying alone is the most thematically successful part of this finale, but it’s also utterly meaningless given how much of a drain Frank has been on the show for at least half of its run, and thus it doesn’t matter if it was a fitting end. A fitting end for Frank does not move Shameless any closer to delivering a satisfying conclusion.

[flyfingers7]

damn the writers really drove this show into the fucking ground. i can't believe that they just erased the fact that Mickey's son and wife used to be a thing. actually i can. this is a good review and really captures my disappointment over a show i was really in love with seasons 1-4. Like i'm perfectly fine with these characters being self-sabotaging cause trauma, but a lot of the plot choices just seem to be "hurr-durr this funny" and ignore the context of all the shit that came before.

Also i hate what they did with Debbie. She should've given Franny up for adoption at like 5 months. she's not a good parent.

[ellehcimbelle]

thank god it's finally over. i've wanted this shit off air since season fucking 5. the writers are truly dogshit and i don't know how they have careers after they tanked this shit tbh.