Shameless (season 5)

The fifth season of Shameless, an American comedy-drama television series based on the British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, premiered on January 11, 2015 on the Showtime television network. Executive producers are John Wells, Paul Abbott and Andrew Stearn, and producer Michael Hissrich. Like all previous seasons, the season consisted of 12 episodes.[1][2][3]

Shameless
Season 5
DVD Cover
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkShowtime
Original releaseJanuary 11 (2015-01-11) –
April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05)
Season chronology

Plot

The season picks up two to three months after the events of finding out Ian's bipolarity and Fiona's release from prison.[4][5][6] Fiona juggles her job as a waitress at the renamed Patsy's Pies, which is under the new ownership of Sean Pierce, and Frank struggles with sobriety following his recent liver transplant.[7] The South Side neighborhood is moving swiftly towards gentrification, to the family's dismay.

Officially off house arrest, Fiona attends a local concert for a band and falls for the band's bass player, Gus. After a whirlwind romance, Fiona and Gus wind up impulsively getting married on a whim. However, Fiona begins to regret her hasty decision, and things are made worse when, after being missing, Jimmy/Steve (under the alias of Jack) suddenly makes a return in Fiona's life. Attempting to reconcile their issues, Fiona sleeps with Jimmy, but Fiona recognizes the problems of their relationship and breaks up with Jimmy, who says his goodbyes and departs to Dubai. Fiona confesses her infidelity to Gus, straining their relationship. As Fiona and Gus' relationship fizzles, Fiona connects with her boss, Sean, a recovering heroin addict with a history of drugs; Fiona later realizes she has fallen in love with Sean. When she admits this, however, Sean rejects her because she is already married.

Meanwhile, Debbie begins dating Derek, a boy she bonds with during boxing lessons. Debbie decides to go on birth control and has unprotected sex with Derek that night, despite being advised against doing so. Debbie later tells Fiona she is pregnant with Derek's child. Lip and Amanda continue to see each other non-exclusively; however, Lip ends up getting romantically involved with Helené, a professor. Lip blatantly ditches Amanda, who gradually becomes more possessive for Lip. Upon learning of Helené, Amanda tearfully breaks up with Lip for making her "fall in love" with him. Veronica struggles with parental life, as Veronica misses Kevin's attention; the two go through a brief break-up period before eventually making amends. During the break-up period, Svetlana moves in to help out with housework and babysitting.

At home, Sammi moves in with the Gallagher and takes charge as their caretaker. When Sheila's house blows up, Frank is forced to move in; Sammi shows a complete disdain for Frank, her eyes opened to her father by her step siblings. Carl begins dealing drugs, and Frank (wanting to get rid of Sammi) convinces Carl to use Chuckie as a drug mule. After being shot in the arm by Sammi, Frank goes to the hospital and bonds with his doctor, Bianca, who is diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer. Encouraged to live life to the fullest, Bianca runs away with Frank and the two go on a grand adventure, going on drug and alcohol binges as Frank introduces her to the seedier side of life. In the process, they begin a romantic relationship. As Bianca's health deteriorates, the two take a trip to Costa Rica. There, Bianca leaves a thankful goodbye note for Frank while he is sleeping, and she walks into the ocean to presumably drown herself.

Mickey has been taking vigilant care of Ian, while also dealing with his and Svetlana's son, Yevgeny. Despite his concerning behavior, Ian remains in denial of his condition, but his manic episodes lead to him kidnapping Yevgeny and fleeing; Ian is later admitted at the psychological evaluation ward. Carl's drug business lands Chuckie in jail for heroin possession. Enraged from Chuckie's arrest, Sammi turns on the Gallagher clan and calls the cops on Carl. In court, Carl is sentenced to one year in juvenile prison. Sammi also vengefully turns Ian in to the military police for his military insubordination. Following Ian's arrest, Mickey and Debbie want revenge and impulsively drug Sammi until she passes out, but when they accidentally assume they may have killed her, Mickey packs Sammi's body into a moving storage container.

At the ward, Ian receives a visit from Monica, and the two briefly hitchhike out of the state after Ian is released following a disclosure of his condition. After meeting Monica's meth dealing boyfriend, Monica proclaims that Ian needs to find somebody who loves him back for who he is. Ian returns home and reunites with Mickey, but Ian unexpectedly breaks up with him, citing his bipolarity: "Too much is wrong with me, and you can't do anything about that. You can't change that." In the season's final scenes, Sammi suddenly shows up and angrily chases after Mickey with a gun, leading to both Mickey and Sammi's incarceration.

Cast and characters
See also: List of Shameless (American TV series) characters

Main

Special guest stars


Recurring

Episodes
See also: List of Shameless (American TV series) episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
491"Milk of the Gods"Christopher ChulackNancy M. PimentalJanuary 11, 2015 (2015-01-11)1.77[8]
It's summer once again in Chicago. Fiona is engrossed in her job at Patsy's Pie diner, Lip returns home from college to find his friends the same, but the neighborhood moving swiftly toward gentrification. Frank, still recovering from his liver transplant, is living with his wife Sheila and working on a secret project in her basement. At the Milkovich house, Ian helps a pregnant Svetlana take care of baby Yevgeny while Mickey and his brothers run a moving truck scam. Veronica, frustrated by her newborn babies and Kevin's obsession with them, goes to work at The Alibi. Meanwhile, Debbie helps Frank gather supplies for his project. Ian, hypersexual as a result of his condition, has a few anonymous sexual encounters.
502"I'm the Liver"Sanaa HamriKrista VernoffJanuary 18, 2015 (2015-01-18)1.76[9]
Fiona is officially off house arrest. Lip starts his new job, with taxing consequences. Sheila considers an offer from lesbian land developers who want to buy her home. Frank tries to talk her out of it and begins warning everyone of the neighborhood's impending development. Also, the father of the boy whose liver Frank received invites Frank and Sheila to a special father's day dinner with all the other organ recipients, which Sammi ends up crashing, further enraging Sheila. Meanwhile, a manic Ian plans his revenge, with Mickey and Mandy, against a homophobic military funeral protest. Fiona confronts Sean about her feelings for him. Kev bonds with Svetlana. Debbie continues to struggle with her friends and boys.
513"The Two Lisas"Peter SegalSheila CallaghanJanuary 25, 2015 (2015-01-25)1.96[10]
The police raid the Alibi's unlicensed rub & tug. Frank enlists Carl to scare off the lesbians who are buying up the property, while pleading with Sheila not to cave and sell her home. However, Sheila has big plans for her future, with or without Frank. Ian goes on a crazed cleaning spree of the Milkovich house and wants Lip to help convince Mandy not to move to Indiana with her abusive boyfriend, Kenyatta. Lip remains emotionally unavailable and pushes Mandy away. Meanwhile, Debbie throws a wild party at the Gallagher house; she finally loses her virginity but also loses Matty. Carl discovers a hidden talent. In exchange for new brewery equipment, Frank sets the owner of a junkyard up with Sammi under the pretense that she'll sleep with him. Fiona agrees to go to a concert with Davis, but when his girlfriend shows up, Fiona makes a play for his bass player, Gus. While in the midst of a huge confrontation with Sammi and Sheila, Frank's beer still ignites and blows up Sheila's house. Sheila jumps in her newly purchased RV and leaves town.
524"A Night to Remem... Wait, What?"Richie KeenDavey HolmesFebruary 1, 2015 (2015-02-01)1.26[11]
Frank arrives at Lou's to pick up his six figure insurance settlement, but is confounded when told he arrived the previous day. Realizing he has no recollection, he retraces his steps, uncovering a night of insanity. Meanwhile, Fiona and Gus continue to hit it off, so much so that they wind up getting married on a whim. Lip visits Amanda and her family, at their home in Miami. Carl starts a new job as a drug dealer, and quickly realizes he's in over his head. Ian goes overboard when he starts stealing suitcases from the airport baggage claim.
535"Rite of Passage"Alex GravesEtan FrankelFebruary 8, 2015 (2015-02-08)1.64[12]
Ian's promiscuity and recklessness drives Mickey to the brink, and he demands Ian enter a mental rehabilitation facility. Homeless and penniless once again, Frank takes advantage of his liver donor's parents. Sammi's trailer is impounded. Debbie sets out on the path of revenge. Carl continues to flounder at his newfound business. Lip is caught in defining quandaries. Fiona is rocked when a colleague overdoses on heroin; combined with her increasing worry that her recent decision to marry might have been a hasty one. Things are complicated even further for Fiona when she finds Jimmy sitting at one of her tables. Ian flees, with Mickey's baby in tow.
546"Crazy Love"Anthony HemingwayJohn WellsFebruary 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)1.26[13]
Jimmy and Fiona attempt to reconcile their many issues, with Jimmy stating he's still in love with her. Ian's on the lam with Mickey and Svetlana's baby, but he quickly spirals out of control and lands in the hands of the police. Sammi takes charge in the Gallagher household. Frank's recent escapades catch up with him, and he's hospitalized. Lip reestablishes himself at college. Fiona enters into an emotional crisis over Gus and Jimmy. Kev and Veronica decide to split up. Ian is admitted at the psychological evaluation ward.
557"Tell Me You Fucking Need Me"William H. MacyNancy M. PimentalMarch 1, 2015 (2015-03-01)1.44[14]
As Jimmy prepares to depart for Dubai, he presses Fiona for a decision. Lip is met with financial aid difficulties, and his family is responsible as they carelessly left his mail sitting in a window. After being released from the hospital, with a stern warning from the doctor, Frank takes control of his life. Asserting himself at the Gallagher home. Things are grim for Ian in the psyche ward, shunning Fiona and Mickey when they come for a visit. Carl and Chuckie begin a mutually beneficial arrangement at school, that bleeds into home life. Debbie knows what she wants, and she pursues it. A newly homeless Svetlana moves in with a newly separated Kev. Mickey turns to alcohol to dull his longing for Ian. After Fiona discloses her infidelity to Gus, he asks to meet Jimmy. When they meet, Gus instantly dislikes Jimmy, and he punches him in the nose. Jimmy then tells Fiona that he has called off the trip to Dubai, and that he only wants a life with her. After deliberation, Fiona tells Jimmy that he needs to let her let him go. Later, Angela apologises to Fiona for Jack/Jimmy's ways, and says that the employer was the one that canceled the job in Dubai. When their relationship reaches the boiling point, Sammi goes to extreme lengths to prove Frank loves her.
568"Uncle Carl"Wendey StanzlerKrista VernoffMarch 8, 2015 (2015-03-08)1.60[15]
Ian is released from the ward. Carl is tasked with a lofty new job, in which he involves Frank and Chuckie. Short on funds, Lip convinces Kev to revisit their marijuana-selling days. Then, after a heartfelt plea, Lip is able to bide time concerning his financial woes at school. V and Svetlana bond, in more ways than one. Ian flushes his lithium pills down the toilet, causing a stir. Frank humors Sammi while scheming for a way to be rid of her. Mickey's alcoholic denial comes to an end, and he and Ian reunite. Fiona realizes that she wants to fight for Gus, but he's not ready to commit or forgive, and he leaves on an extended tour with his band. After a conniving tip from Frank, things go sideways for Carl's operation, and Chuckie lands in jail. Soon after, Sammi calls the cops and they arrest Carl too. The new Neighborhood Gardening Association requests that the Gallagher's pool be dismantled.
579"Carl's First Sentencing"Christopher ChulackEtan FrankelMarch 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)1.62[16]
At college, Lip meets a foxy new professor, and their relationship quickly intensifies. Meanwhile, Kev finds a new calling at Lip's school, that ultimately leads him to wanting V back. Despite effort from Fiona, Carl botches his sentencing hearing, and is sent to a Juvenile Correctional Facility with Chuckie. After, yet, another bipolar induced episode, Mickey is able to convince Ian to get back on his meds; and he gets a job as a dishwasher at Patsy's. Fiona is concerned for her boss, Sean, when he receives disconcerting news regarding his son. While undergoing treatment at the hospital, Frank's doctor, Bianca, reveals she has terminal cancer. The two go on a grand adventure that spans 48 hours.
5810"South Side Rules"Michael UppendahlSheila CallaghanMarch 22, 2015 (2015-03-22)1.67[17]
The Gallagher home is in disarray, with everyone neglecting monetary and practical obligations. Lip adjusts to a new reality; and butts heads with Amanda. Debbie and Derek agree that it's time to consummate their relationship, and after learning of a lifestyle that appeals to her, Debbie makes a potentially life changing decision. Frank falls for Bianca, and begins his own unique form of courting. Ian is feeling lifeless and turns to extreme measures to feel again. He later enlightens Sammi concerning his military insubordination. He and Mickey have a romp over their differences, before making love at an old rendezvous. Kev unwittingly sells synthetic marijuana to a handful of college students that leads to one of them jumping out second story window. Lip turns to his new lover for an assist, and she dishes out some harsh truth. After that debacle, Kev returns to V. After an emotional day with Sean, Fiona drifts further away from Gus. When Mickey and Ian return home, Sammi has a devastating surprise awaiting the latter.
5911"Drugs Actually"Mimi LederDavey HolmesMarch 29, 2015 (2015-03-29)1.43[18]
Sammi is on the outs with the rest of her siblings after the stunt she pulled. Mickey and Debbie hatch a plan to make her pay, that takes a turn for the worst. Fiona continues to pull away from Gus, and closer to Sean. Lip enjoys the benefits of his comfy romantic arrangement. A pipe breaking at the Alibi lends itself as a relationship mender for Kev and V. Frank realizes that he's not ready to die along with Bianca. After a failed attempt at trying to get her help, the two head for Costa Rica. The family is able to convince the Army officials to release Ian, after a painful disclosure of his condition. Later, Ian receives a visit from his mother, Monica; who proclaims that no one will ever understand him but her, and the two hitchhike out of the state. After being believed to be dead, Sammi finds herself being shipped out in a moving truck.
6012"Love Songs (In the Key of Gallagher)"Christopher ChulackJohn WellsApril 5, 2015 (2015-04-05)1.55[19]
Bianca and Frank are living the high life in Costa Rica; but it all comes crashing down when she supposedly drowns herself in the ocean. Lip continues to have unconventional relationship mishaps. Fiona and Gus reconnect after he returns from tour, but she ultimately thrusts herself into the arms of Sean. Fiona learns of Debbie's pregnancy, and insists that the baby be aborted, much to Debbie's chagrin. Kev and V tread the water of their rocky marriage. Monica and Ian's road trip ends up at her meth dealing teenage boyfriend's property. Ian leaves and returns home, where he then reunites with his love, yet still citing his disorder. Sammi returns and attempts to shoot Mickey but fails.

Development and production

On February 18, 2014, Showtime announced the series would be renewed for a fifth season.[3] Production on the first episode began on July 3, 2014 with the first table read,[20] with principal photography commencing on July 8, 2014.[21][22]

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the fifth season a 92%, based on 12 reviews. The critics consensus reads, "Settling into its fifth year with a irascible sense of fun, Shameless hints that the Gallaghers won't become a functional family unit anytime soon - but audiences will adore them all the same."[23]

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