Entertainment It Might Be Time To Say Goodbye To Sutton & Richard’s Relat... When The Bold Type returns for its fifth and final season, the relationship status of Sutton (Meghann Fahy) and Richard (Sam Page) will most definitely be<doc-sep>Shameless S 9 E 14 Close this dialog window Streaming Options So long, our sweet Fiona. For nine seasons, we’ve watched (and occasionally cried) as the acting Gallagher matriarch raised her siblings, found both happiness and trouble, and navigated the demons that have plagued her family. And now she’s gone, leaving the South Side behind for warmer pastures (the exact location will be revealed at the beginning of next season). To hear more on Fiona’s departure, read our interview with Emmy Rossum from before the season 9 finale and our postmortem with creator John Wells. And while the Shameless shameless rankings are taking the week off in favor of a traditional recap, it’s still time to grab a beer, bail your sibling out of prison, and find out how shameless your favorite Gallagher was this week. With Fiona now in possession of a check for $100,000, it turns out that Max isn’t the biggest douche on the planet. Fiona does what all smart financial advisors recommend and hides it under her mattress. Up bright and early, she encounters Debbie and Carl dressed in all black, prepared to “f— up a truck,” while Frank is on bed couch rest. Fiona has already tired of the family having to take care of their injured father and his need for a sponge bath, with the annoyance only growing when he reveals that he could be like this for three to six months. As Fiona later shares her frustration with Lip, Carl and Debbie return home from vandalizing Kelly’s truck, and Carl’s reward/punishment is cleaning out Frank’s bedpan. The siblings have a brief powwow about what to do with Frank, considering they can’t just throw him in the river again since would be elder abuse — even if Debbie insists that “no jury would convict.” Debbie decides to take charge of looking for a health care worker, quickly dismissing Frank’s point that this is what loved ones are for. “No one loves you, Frank,” she cracks, continuing to be on fire. Before she heads off for an Al-Anon meeting, Fiona offers to make breakfast for Debbie and Carl, but they’re grown coffee people now. It’s clear to Fiona that she’s no longer needed. We stay in the Gallagher house as Fiona agrees to switch rooms with Debbie so that Franny can have her own bed. Staring at the small, toy-filled room that she will soon move to, Fiona is far from excited about the idea. Then, as Carl is headed off to work, she says how sorry she is that he didn’t get accepted to West Point. He argues that he’s stupid for ever thinking they’d accept someone like him. Meanwhile downstairs, Debbie is changing Frank’s bandages and getting the opposite of a thanks for it. Frank asks about Kelly, a.k.a. “that G.I. Jane chick,” suggesting that she probably is gay (“Softball, really?’) and Debbie just wasn’t tempting or smart enough. He adds in an extra dig by saying Fiona could have got it done with her “stripper-on-a-bender dangerous looks.” Debbie then calls the MIA Liam, leaving an angry voicemail since he’s the one who was supposed to be on Frank duty. Next door, Kev has gotten his sexual swagger back, lasting a solid 47 minutes before V makes him wrap it up. “F— you, Mr. Vasectomy, I’m a man again,” he declares. He’s also a man with a cross in his bar. Hoping to take advantage of the supplies that he got from helping out the girls’ school, Kev is trying to rent himself out as Jesus, working bachelorette parties and whatnot. Fiona shows up at the Alibi, ordering a coke (the legal kind), and tells V about the money. “I feel like I got a second chance,” says Fiona, to which V replies, “And a third and a fourth.” Speaking of second chances, Lip is at the shop and when Brad says he needs a mechanic, Lip suggests his sponsee, Jason. Tami then arrives, wanting to be with someone when she imminently gets her test results. She has the BRCA1 gene, which is good for the baby. But Tami doesn’t want to have the baby just to save her breasts. With her freaking out, Lip wants to talk, while she wants to f—. They drive under a bridge and go do her preference, before then arguing again. She’s decided to have the baby and give it up for adoption. When he says he’s not cool with that, she suggests that he will be a bad father, which is NOT TRUE. Marriage comes up, with Lip saying he likes her and could eventually love her. Well, she currently might hate him and drives off, leaving him behind. She must not hate him too much since she’s at the shop when he returns and they make up. Also at work is Carl, who is surprised to learn that his restaurant’s titular Captain Bob is real and wants to meet their “very own White Panther.” Bob is very thankful for Carl stopping that robbery and begins selling the young man on a future at the chain, promising the chance to one day have his own Winnebago (the man is a good salesman). After tracking Liam down and learning that he’s moved in with his friend Todd, Debbie returns home to find Carl packing up all of his military clothes to donate to Goodwill, revealing his intention to forego his remaining schooling for an assistant manager gig at Bob’s. Debbie isn’t having it, demanding that he go back to military school. “I’m a loser,” he says in an emotional rant. “A West Point reject with a shitty education and family history of alcoholism and drug abuse that’s bound to catch up with me sooner or later. Fast food is the best it’s going to get for me. I’ve accepted who I am, why can’t you?” He then declines to help her bring Liam home, adding, “He’s better off where he is.” Having watched Carl/actor Ethan Cutkosky grow up onscreen, that broke my heart. I’ll admit that it got a little dusty over here. And I stayed on the verge of tears as a pissed off Kelly confronts Debbie outside of the Gallagher house. Kelly apologizes for giving the wrong signals, but Debbie makes it all about what she did to Carl and blames Kelly for him throwing his life away. While that seems more than a tad harsh, the scene still worked me over pretty good. Cutkosky and Emma Kenney really brought it this episode, clearly seeing all that potential extra screen time that’s about to be available! (The recap continues on page 2) Oh yeah, let’s not forget about Fiona, this is her big goodbye episode and all. She’s scored a sweet plea deal of time served and a $2,500 fine, as well as some tough love advice from her lawyer: “You seem like a smart girl, Fiona. Time to leave this South Side hood rat crap behind you and get on with being an adult.” Damn, bringing the heat, unnamed attorney. And avoiding jail time apparently has Fiona wanting to go visit jail. You remember how she no-showed for Ian’s send-off? She’s now making that right and visiting her incarcerated brother, who seems to be doing well. She confesses to him that she thinks it’s time for her to leave, go somewhere warm. “You should get the f— out,” declares Ian. “You deserve it.” She’s surprised and was kind of hoping he’d talk her out of it, revealing, “I’m scared.” He replies, “Go as far away from here as you can and don’t ever look back. I’ll always be here for you. Always.” Why are all of the Gallaghers trying to make me cry? Carl might be soon crying tears of pain as Kelly shows up at Captain Bob’s, tackling him, tying him up, and him out. Once back at the Gallagher house, she tells him to stop feeling bad for himself and to go to Officer Training School instead. “Are you done being a p—y and ready to get back to being the man that I love?” she asks, leading to a passionate kiss.<doc-sep>I wanted it to feel very true to who Fiona is and how important she’s been to the family. We didn’t want to do 'Fiona dies' or anything, because we’re very hopeful that over however much longer we do the series that we see Fiona again, that Emmy will come back and do a thing here or there for us. But I also wanted to be true to the idea that even though she’s the oldest sister, she’s been the mother to her siblings for all these years. I wanted to be true to that moment when you realize that you did a good job, and they’ve moved on and don’t need you as much, and you need to actually think about what you want now and who you are.<doc-sep>
Share this Story: Emmy Rossum thanks 'Shameless' fans as her final episode airs Emmy Rossum thanks 'Shameless' fans as her final episode airs Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Emmy Rossum thanked viewers for supporting Shameless as she said goodbye to the TV show on Sunday night. The Phantom of the Opera actress announced in August that she would be leaving the comedy-drama after eight years, and her character Fiona Gallagher bowed out during the series nine midseason finale on Sunday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Emmy Rossum thanks 'Shameless' fans as her final episode airs Back to video Taking to Twitter after her final episode aired, Emmy thanked her fans for supporting the show. “Tonight, on my last evening as Fiona, I want to express my gratitude and love for the Shameless family and our faithful audience. It’s been an honour and privilege to be your Fiona (heart emoji),” she tweeted. Tonight, on my last evening as Fiona, I want to express my gratitude and love for the Shameless family and our faithful audience. It’s been an honor and privilege to be your Fiona. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/h1eNMiywzL — Emmy Rossum (@emmyrossum) March 11, 2019 Article content Before the show was broadcast, Emmy shared a throwback picture from her first appearance as Fiona on Instagram. “Final episode tonight. Here is a picture taken eight years ago during our pilot. Today, 110 episodes later, I am filled with gratitude for my shameless family and for our faithful audience. I’ll be watching with love and can’t wait to see what comes next,” she wrote in the caption. The 32-year-old didn’t explain her reasons for leaving when she announced it in September but told fans that “the last eight years have been the best of my life” and “try not to think of me as gone, just think of me as moving down the block.” Her departure comes around two years after she demanded to be given the same pay as co-star William H. Macy in order for her to return for season eight. Fiona’s story concludes with her finally leaving the South Side of Chicago and embarking on a new life, and her co-star recently told Variety that he hopes she will return in a guest capacity before the show concludes. “I think Emmy will come back and make a guest appearance before this thing sets sail. She better, otherwise I’m gonna grab her by the ear and bring her back,” he joked. There’s no one like Fiona Gallagher. Thank you @EmmyRossum for all the #Shameless 😂, 😭 and ❤️. pic.twitter.com/3zeNigLJVD — Shameless on Showtime (@SHO_Shameless) March 11, 2019 Article content Share this article in your social network Trending