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Kelly is highly possessive of Carl and “Sparky” begins to highlight her less desirable qualities as the episode starts to possibly transition on that front. He’s currently deep in the hell of the love triangle that he’s created now that Kelly seems to be back in the picture. Lip may currently be adeptly juggling the two important women in his life, but Carl is much less successful in his romantic regards. There’s no lasting damage from this “argument” and by the end these two are closer and more honest than ever. Strangely, Tami’s insecurities somehow lead to Tami and Sarah bonding together in an endearing way, even if it does momentarily come at the expense of Lip and Tami’s own relationship. Tami is still having difficulty bonding with her own child, but it’s no different than the disconnect that Lip initially felt with Fred. The most grounded plotting in this episode revolves around the very real growing pains that Lip and Tami face as they co-parent their baby, both together and apart. You’re rooting more for the victim here than you are for Debbie. The way in which Debbie hounds down her poor target is not only very excessive, but seems especially callous under these circumstances. She’s all in with her unscrupulous child support trap that’s actually more about her making some easy money while she’s stuck on strike. It’s one of the most selfish and idiotic schemes that Frank has ever embarked on and hopefully this plot gets cut short rather than Frank being stuck with a baby by his side for the rest of the year.Īs despicable as Frank’s actions are, Debbie’s behavior unfortunately isn’t very different. Frank plans to sell this child on the black market (with Carl getting a cut of the profits) for one big payday. It’d be a bad idea for Frank to attempt to raise this baby, but his motives are even more negligent. Thankfully Carl doesn’t get saddled with a child here, but what does happen is that Frank decides he can take one of these two kids due to the financial perks that it will provide him. Macy, who directs this episode, leans hard into this premise and it’s just one example of some of his stronger directorial instincts in this installment. The way that it’s played against the heightened drama of a telenovela is a clever idea that at least shows some self-awareness towards how ridiculous all of this is. Of all of the plotlines to bring back into play, this is perhaps the one that I least wanted to see return, but here we are with Carl technically father to twins in some classic Frank Gallagher hijinks.
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Shameless’ reckless plotting moves at such a chaotic pace that I forgot all about the terrible thing Frank did last season where he uses Carl’s sperm to impregnate someone else without his knowledge or consent.
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However, it’s a pleasure to have Rachel Dratch here in full force as the new negative influence in Ian’s life. Already this seems like a convoluted scenario and something that Ian shouldn’t have to deal with after making so much progress. Most of the problems that Ian faced in prison were presented as largely romantic in nature, so it’s a big change of pace when his new parole officer turns out to be corrupt and ready to rope him into trouble. Read more – Shameless Season 10 Episode 4 Review: A Little Gallagher Goes a Long Way All of his scenes with Lip are particularly sweet and a pleasure to watch. He may currently feel somewhat displaced and like he has no center to some extent, but he’s a great impartial presence to have around. There’s a lot of calamity in “Sparky,” but the most significant event that takes place is that Ian is out of prison and back in the Gallagher home! It was a smart move for Shameless to have Ian spend half of the season away from everyone and it makes his return all the more cathartic.