Furthermore, I’d also like to see Kelly remain in the picture next season. I really hope that Shameless lets Tami stick around and doesn’t completely wipe her from everyone’s memories like it’s done so often in the past. Tami somewhat comes around by the end of the episode and it looks like perhaps a happy ending may await the two of them, but their relationship and future is still very much in flux and the finale intentionally doesn’t provide closure here. It’d be nice to see Lip catch a break for once after going through such a gauntlet of bleak events. Lip continues to be the perfect, considerate partner here, but Tami just spirals out of control in a way that’s actually scary. Tami’s breakdown over her prognosis is some devastating stuff and the episode doesn’t simplify the difficulty in the decision that she has to make. Lip is also in the middle of his own crisis with Tami and her pregnancy. He just runs his mouth and insults his family for the bulk of this entry. The revelation that Frank is reduced to this state for anywhere between three months to half a year is yet another factor in Fiona’s decision to ultimately leave, lest she be stuck with this nuisance.
Bedridden Frank is at his neediest and most vulnerable here. Frank’s broken leg and zest for painkillers continues to be the bane of the Gallagher household. “Found” also features copious group scenes with as many of the Gallaghers together as possible, which also helps harken back to the show’s earlier years and creates the right nostalgic vibe for this finale.įiona finding the courage to leave is the main drive in ”Found,” but the rest of the cast is hardly sidelined through this episode. Rossum has always done great work on this show, even when her character has gone to some unlikable places, but she really puts everything into her final performance here (as does Wells, with the script’s dialogue).
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Series creator, John Wells, writes and directs the hell out of this episode, and each of Fiona’s conversations are articulate in a way that can often get away from Shameless.įiona’s talks with Frank here aren’t about anything substantial, but there’s a careful rhythm and cadence to them that’s reminiscent of the show’s earliest seasons. Some of these moments are a little more heavy-handed than others, but it almost seems like the point of the episode is that Fiona needs to be repeatedly hit over the head with these signs to finally take the leap and leave.Īccordingly, the episode gives Fiona some nice one-on-one moments with each of her family that are particularly effective. Fiona’s grown up, but so has everyone else (well, minus Frank).
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This finale is full of moments where she sees that her family really doesn’t need her anymore and that if she wants to stay with them, that’s fine, but they’re no longer a viable excuse to keep her from leaving Chicago. Fiona’s gone through this to various degrees before in the series, but each moment she takes to reflect on something here feels especially significant because of the very public news that it’s Emmy Rossum’s final episode. Even though it probably could have been better seeded throughout the season rather than rushed through in these last two episodes, the show does make Fiona’s goodbye work.įiona basically takes mental inventory of her life and the people around her throughout the whole episode.
With most people expecting this exit to happen, the question then becomes if it works. The last few episodes-particularly the previous one-began to fast track Fiona’s exit from the series and just as she had hit her rock bottom, she conveniently gets a bailout check in the form of $100,000. “Found” puts to rest the many lingering plot threads from this season, but more than anything, this episode is one big showcase and love letter to Fiona Gallagher and Emmy Rossum.
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