He might be the best actor on the show , and he has very strong competition . I almost want him to reconnect with Mandy . She has lots of problems but I think she really loved Lip . She had his back and wanted him to succeed . She cared about Lip so much , she even made sure that sociopath Karen was out of his life for good . Lip would be a lot worse off if Karen was still around . That b was toxic . <| sep |> AA is a great place for meeting people who are interested in doing the exact opposite of drinking and partying . i completely understand the sense of alienating people since drinking is HUGE in this culture assuming you ' re western . actually it ' s even bigger in japan . when you stop drinking you realize how ingrained it is in the fabric of our society . definitely try and make friends in AA . that ' s a terrific starting point and the people in those meetings are always down to do things . there ' s a million things to do besides drink and they know it , and would be more than happy to invite you to join them .