Shameless (season 5)

The fifth season of Shameless, an American comedy-drama television series based on the British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, premiered on January 11, 2015 on the Showtime television network. Executive producers are John Wells, Paul Abbott and Andrew Stearn, and producer Michael Hissrich. Like all previous seasons, the season consisted of 12 episodes.[1][2][3]

Shameless
Season 5
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Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkShowtime
Original releaseJanuary 11 (2015-01-11) –
April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05)
Season chronology

Plot

The season picks up two to three months after the events of finding out Ian's bipolarity and Fiona's release from prison.[4][5][6] Fiona juggles her job as a waitress at the renamed Patsy's Pies, which is under the new ownership of Sean Pierce (Dermot Mulroney), while Frank struggles with sobriety following his liver transplant.[7] The South Side neighborhood is slowly moving towards gentrification, to the family's dismay.

Officially off house arrest, Fiona begins a relationship with Gus (Steve Kazee), a musician. After a one-week relationship, Fiona and Gus impulsively decide to get married at city hall. When Jimmy, going under the alias of Jack, suddenly returns to Chicago, he learns of Fiona's marriage. Fiona has sex with Jimmy, but recognizing the problems of their relationship, tries to end things with him. Jimmy pleads with Fiona to accompany him on a trip to Dubai, which she refuses, so he later returns saying he gave up life-changing money to stay with Fiona. Fiona then learns from Angela (Dichen Lachman), who had been stalking her on behalf of Jimmy, that the client cancelled the Dubai trip, not Jimmy. Realizing Jimmy lied to her again, she ends things for good. Fiona and Gus' relationship strains when Fiona confesses her infidelity. At Patsy's, Fiona spends more time with Sean, who is a recovering heroin addict. Though Fiona later realizes she has feelings for Sean, he rejects Fiona due to her marriage. Meanwhile, Mickey continues to look after Ian, who remains in denial of his bipolarity. When Ian shows increasing erratic behavior and kidnaps Mickey's son, Mickey gets Ian to admit himself into a psychological evaluation ward.

Debbie begins dating Derek, a boy she bonds with during boxing lessons. During a hospital check-up, Debbie goes on birth control and has sex with Derek, despite being advised against doing so within 48 hours. Lip continues to see Amanda non-exclusively, and he begins a relationship with his older professor, Helene (Sasha Alexander). However, Amanda has gradually become more possessive for Lip, and she angrily lashes out at him for ditching her. Kevin and Veronica struggle with parental life, and the two go through a brief break-up period, in which Svetlana strikes an unlikely bond with Kevin. Kevin and Veronica eventually make amends at the end of the season.

At home, Sammi moves in with the Gallaghers and takes charge as their caretaker. She shows a complete disdain for Frank, her eyes opened to her father by her step siblings. When Carl begins dealing drugs, Frank wants to get rid of Sammi and convinces Carl to use Chuckie as a drug mule. In the second half of the season, Frank has a brief story arc involving his doctor, Bianca (Bojana Novakovic), who is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Bianca refuses to endure chemo, instead wanting to experience a debauched lifestyle, which Frank gladly introduces her to. They eventually begin a romantic relationship. With Bianca's health deteriorating, Frank takes Bianca to Costa Rica to live out her final days. When Frank is sleeping, Bianca leaves a thankful goodbye note for him and she walks into the ocean to presumably drown herself.

Carl uses an unaware Chuckie as a mule to transfer heroin, but Chuckie is caught by the police. Enraged from Chuckie's arrest, Sammi turns on the Gallagher clan and calls the cops on Carl. In court, Chuckie is sentenced to 90 days in juvenile prison while Carl, refusing to give up his drug dealers, is sentenced to one year. In an act of revenge, Sammi reports Ian to the military police for his military insubordination. Following Ian's arrest, Mickey and Debbie vengefully drug Sammi with roofies until she passes out unconscious. When Mickey realizes the roofies may have killed Sammi, they pack Sammi's body into a moving storage container.

Debbie tells Fiona she thinks she's pregnant with Derek's child; Fiona is dismayed at Debbie's intention of keeping the baby. Ian receives a visit from Monica, and the two briefly hitchhike out of the state after Ian is released. Monica proclaims that Ian needs to find somebody who loves him back for who he is. Ian returns home and reunites with Mickey, but Ian breaks up with him, citing his bipolarity as a main factor. In the season's final scenes, Sammi suddenly shows up and angrily chases after Mickey with a gun, leading to both Mickey and Sammi's incarceration.

Cast and characters
See also: List of Shameless (American TV series) characters

Main

Special guest stars

Recurring

Episodes
See also: List of Shameless (American TV series) episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
491"Milk of the Gods"Christopher ChulackNancy M. PimentalJanuary 11, 2015 (2015-01-11)1.77[8]
It's summer once again in Chicago. Fiona is engrossed in her job at the Patsy's Pie diner. Lip returns home from college to find the neighborhood moving swiftly toward gentrification. Frank, still recovering from his liver transplant, is living with Sheila and working on a beer still in her basement. Sammi acts out in order to get her father's attention. At the Milkovich house, Ian helps a pregnant Svetlana take care of baby Yevgeny while Mickey and his brothers run a moving truck scam. Veronica, frustrated by her newborn babies and Kevin's obsession with them, goes to work at The Alibi. Meanwhile, Debbie helps Frank gather supplies for his project. Ian, hypersexual as a result of his condition, has a few anonymous sexual encounters.
502"I'm the Liver"Sanaa HamriKrista VernoffJanuary 18, 2015 (2015-01-18)1.76[9]
Fiona is officially off house arrest. Lip starts his new job, with taxing consequences. Sheila considers an offer from lesbian land developers who want to buy her home. Frank tries to talk her out of it and begins warning everyone of the neighborhood's impending development. The father of the boy whose liver Frank received invites Frank and Sheila to a special father's day dinner with all the other organ recipients; Sammi ends up crashing the dinner, further enraging Sheila. Meanwhile, a manic Ian plans his revenge, with Mickey and Mandy, against a homophobic military funeral protest. Fiona confronts her new boss, Sean, about her feelings for him. Kevin bonds with Svetlana. Debbie continues to struggle with friends and boys.
513"The Two Lisas"Peter SegalSheila CallaghanJanuary 25, 2015 (2015-01-25)1.96[10]
The police raid the Alibi's unlicensed rub & tug. Frank pleads with Sheila not to cave and sell her home. Ian wants Lip to help convince Mandy not to move to Indiana with her abusive boyfriend, Kenyatta. Lip remains emotionally unavailable and pushes Mandy away. Debbie throws a party at the Gallagher house, and invites Matt. While Matt is sleeping, Debbie date rapes him, though she does not fully understand that her actions constitute as rape. In exchange for new brewery equipment, Frank sets the owner of a junkyard up with Sammi under the pretense that she'll sleep with him. Fiona agrees to go to a concert with Davis, but when his girlfriend shows up, Fiona makes a play for his bass player, Gus. While in the midst of a nasty confrontation with Sammi and Sheila, Frank's beer still ignites and blows up Sheila's house. Sheila jumps in her newly purchased RV and flees town.
524"A Night to Remem... Wait, What?"Richie KeenDavey HolmesFebruary 1, 2015 (2015-02-01)1.26[11]
Frank arrives at Lou's to pick up his six figure insurance settlement, but he is confounded when told he arrived the previous day. Realizing he has no recollection, he retraces his steps, uncovering a night of insanity. Fiona and Gus continue to hit it off, and the two wind up getting married on a whim. Lip visits Amanda and her family at their home in Miami. Carl starts a new job as a drug dealer, and quickly realizes he's in over his head. Debbie attends boxing lessons and meets another boy, Derek. Ian goes overboard when he starts stealing suitcases from the airport baggage claim. Veronica feels guilty when she grinds with another man at a dance club; she realizes how much she misses Kevin's attention.
535"Rite of Passage"Alex GravesEtan FrankelFebruary 8, 2015 (2015-02-08)1.64[12]
Homeless and penniless once again, Frank takes advantage of his liver donor's parents. Ian's promiscuity and recklessness drives Mickey to the brink, and he demands Ian enter a mental rehabilitation facility. Sammi's trailer is impounded. Debbie sets out on the path of revenge. Carl continues to flounder at his newfound business. Lip is caught in defining quandaries. Fiona wrestles over her hasty decision to marry Gus, and her concerns are further compounded when a colleague overdoses on heroin. Kevin and Veronica continue to experience relationship issues. Ian flees Mickey's house, with Mickey's baby in tow. At Patsy's, Fiona finds Jimmy sitting at one of her tables.
546"Crazy Love"Anthony HemingwayJohn WellsFebruary 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)1.26[13]
Jimmy and Fiona attempt to reconcile their many issues, with Jimmy stating he's still in love with her. The two end up having sex, putting Fiona into an emotional crisis over Gus and Jimmy. Ian is on the lam with Mickey and Svetlana's baby, but he quickly spirals out of control and lands in the hands of the police. Sammi takes charge in the Gallagher household. Frank's recent escapades catch up with him, and he is hospitalized for mistreating his liver. Lip reestablishes himself at college. Kevin and Veronica decide to split up. At the police station, Mickey convinces Ian to admit himself at the psychological evaluation ward.
557"Tell Me You Fucking Need Me"William H. MacyNancy M. PimentalMarch 1, 2015 (2015-03-01)1.44[14]
As Jimmy prepares to depart for Dubai, he presses Fiona for a decision. Lip is met with financial aid difficulties. Frank returns from the hospital and asserts himself at the Gallagher home, to Sammi's dismay. Things are grim for Ian in the psych ward, as he shuns Fiona and Mickey when they visit. Mickey turns to alcohol to dull his longing for Ian. Carl and Chuckie begin a mutually beneficial arrangement at school that bleeds into home life. Debbie and Derek begin dating. Svetlana moves in with a newly separated Kevin. After Fiona discloses her infidelity to Gus, he punches Jimmy upon meeting him. Jimmy tells Fiona that he has called off the trip to Dubai, and that he only wants a life with her, but after deliberation, Fiona tells Jimmy that he needs to let her let him go. When their relationship reaches a boiling point, Sammi shoots Frank in the arm in order to prove that he loves her.
568"Uncle Carl"Wendey StanzlerKrista VernoffMarch 8, 2015 (2015-03-08)1.60[15]
Ian is released from the ward. Frank humors Sammi while scheming for a way to be rid of her. When Carl is tasked by his boss to transport heroin to Michigan, Frank convinces Carl to use Chuckie as a mule. Short on funds, Lip convinces Kevin to revisit their marijuana-selling days. Then, after a heartfelt plea, Lip is able to bide time concerning his financial woes at school. Veronica and Svetlana bond, in more ways than one. Ian flushes his lithium pills down the toilet. Mickey's alcoholic denial comes to an end, and he and Ian reunite. Fiona realizes that she wants to fight for Gus, but he's not ready to commit or forgive; he leaves on an extended tour with his band. Things go sideways for Carl's operation, and Chuckie lands in jail. Soon after, an enraged Sammi calls the cops and Carl is also arrested.
579"Carl's First Sentencing"Christopher ChulackEtan FrankelMarch 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)1.62[16]
At college, Lip meets a foxy new professor, Helene, and their relationship quickly intensifies; Lip discovers that Helene is in an open relationship with her husband. Kevin finds a new calling at Lip's school, though it ultimately leads him to wanting Veronica back. Despite effort from Fiona, Carl botches his sentencing hearing, and he is sent to a juvenile correctional facility with Chuckie. Mickey is able to convince Ian to get back on his meds. Ian gets a job as a dishwasher at Patsy's. Fiona consoles Sean when he receives news that his ex-wife is moving out of town with his son. Due to his probation, Sean is unable to move with his son. While undergoing treatment at the hospital, Frank's doctor, Bianca, reveals she has terminal cancer. The two bond over a grand adventure that spans 48 hours.
5810"South Side Rules"Michael UppendahlSheila CallaghanMarch 22, 2015 (2015-03-22)1.67[17]
Lip adjusts to a new reality, and butts heads with Amanda. Debbie and Derek agree that it's time to consummate their relationship, and Debbie goes on birth control. Though Debbie is informed that the birth control pills don't take effect until after 48 hours, the two have sex that night. Frank falls for Bianca, and begins his own unique form of courting. Kevin unwittingly sells synthetic marijuana to a handful of college students, which leads to one student jumping out a second story window. Lip turns Helene for an assist, and she dishes out some harsh truth. Kevin returns to Veronica. After an emotional day with Sean, Fiona drifts further away from Gus. Ian and Mickey have a romp over their differences, before making love at an old rendezvous. When Mickey and Ian return home, they discover that Sammi has called the cops on Ian for his military insubordination.
5911"Drugs Actually"Mimi LederDavey HolmesMarch 29, 2015 (2015-03-29)1.43[18]
After Ian is arrested, Sammi is on the outs with the rest of her siblings. Mickey and Debbie hatch a revenge plan against Sammi that involves drugging her, but this takes a turn for the worst when it appears Sammi had died from the drugs. Fiona continues to get closer to Sean. Lip enjoys the benefits of his comfy romantic arrangement with Helene. Kevin and Veronica mend their relationship. Frank realizes that he's not ready to die along with Bianca, and after a failed attempt at trying to get her help, the two head for Costa Rica. After a disclosure of Ian's condition, the family convinces the army officials to release Ian. Later, Ian receives a visit from Monica, who proclaims that no one will ever understand him but her. The two hitchhike out of the state. After being believed to be dead, Sammi finds herself being shipped out in a moving truck.
6012"Love Songs (In the Key of Gallagher)"Christopher ChulackJohn WellsApril 5, 2015 (2015-04-05)1.55[19]
Bianca and Frank live the high life in Costa Rica as Bianca's health worsens; Bianca thanks Frank for keeping her happy. The next morning, Bianca leaves a note for Frank and supposedly drowns herself in the ocean. Angry that Lip continues to ignore her for Helene, Amanda punches Lip and breaks up with him. Fiona and Gus reconnect after he returns from tour, but she ultimately thrusts herself into the arms of Sean. Fiona learns of Debbie's pregnancy and insists that the baby be aborted, to Debbie's chagrin. Kevin and Veronica tread the water of their rocky marriage. Monica and Ian's road trip ends up at her meth-dealing teenage boyfriend's property. Ian leaves and returns home to break up with Mickey, stating that he doesn't want to put Mickey through his bipolarity. Sammi returns and attempts to shoot Mickey, but fails.

Development and production

On February 18, 2014, Showtime announced the series would be renewed for a fifth season.[3] Production on the first episode began on July 3, 2014 with the first table read,[20] with principal photography commencing on July 8, 2014.[21][22]

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the fifth season a 92%, based on 12 reviews. The critics consensus reads, "Settling into its fifth year with a irascible sense of fun, Shameless hints that the Gallaghers won't become a functional family unit anytime soon - but audiences will adore them all the same."[23]

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