Theres no hand-waving, TV magic onShameless, and especially not recently: The Gallaghers are homeless.
Refugees opens with Frank stripping the house of anything useful, including copper pipe.
Fionas grateful for the breathing room, but of course, its not that easy.
Credit: Chuck Hodes/Showtime
Later, the sheriffs department barges right in, clearing the house of its contents.
And so, the Gallaghers are properly, officially homeless.
Now that theyre scattered to the wind, lets catch up with them separately.
Ian:Usually, but Im open depending on what youre into.
Where are we doing this?
[…]
Ian:Were actually playing softball?
But hes open to it!
Oh, and hes probably going to take that firefighter exam.
Lip
Amandas back.
As soon as hes out of sight, her attention is drawn to his cell phone.
Thumbing through its contents, she smiles.
Not a good sign.
How the f could you send that picture?
He shuts the door in Lips face as Lip continues to call out Helenes name.
But doeseverybody, including this ominous disciplinary board, know that the photo was snapped by Lip?
That was not made clear in the episode, or perhaps I missed it.
Or is it her sexual relationship with a student, assuming that everyone knows where the photo came from?
If the former, thats fed and I hate it.
Eventually, berating him works: Shes dying.
Just because you dont want to admit it doesnt mean its not happening.
… You need groceries and laundry and meals.
Your kids need me.
And not just in the mornings.
So just man up and admit it.
As Debs lies in bed, a body climbs in behind her.
I was hoping youd come, says Debs.
I was hoping youd say that, says Mrs. not Mr. Wexler.
Come to My Window, indeed.
Shes furious, but Sean is like, Carl is a delinquent who carries a piece.
Hes worried about his ex finding out and doesnt want visitation with Will revoked completely.
She tells Sean that she rescheduled it, however, and he smiles tightly in response.
You didnt think I was having second thoughts, did you?
she says for the second time in the episode (the first time to Lip).
Perhaps she is having second thoughts.
Its obvious he loves his son, and maybe he wants a child around all the time.
Also, Nicks treasured bike gets stolen, and hes about to murder someone about it.
You think cornrows make you black?
Four hundred years of oppression make you black.
And if you keep up this wigger act Im gonna George Zimmerman your ass, feel me?
Chuckie
Last week, I neglected to mention that Chuckie has come back into the Gallagher fold.
His story is just so inconsequential, but he appeared in this episode too, so.
Anyway, he was sprung from juvie and there was no one else to take him in.
Hes as simple-minded as ever, and parroting skinhead hate speech.
Its not his fault his mother was a monster.
Kevin and V
Kevin, obviously, feels at fault for Yanis death.
Not just one, but several children arrive.
Theyre refugees from Myanmar, forced to fight in a civil war and handed guns fresh out of diapers.
When a car backfires, one of them dive-rolls over the couch.
One of the kids, all of whom appeared to be boys, is actually a girl.
V was delighted by this and offered the girl some of Debs old clothes and a headband to wear.
The girl was thrilled.
The episode closes with Carl asking her whether shed ever killed anybody.
She starts counting on her fingers, getting up to six before the credits roll.
