What we have here is good television. Shameless turns in what might be my favorite episode of the season (so far), with one it’s most meditative installments to date. The camerawork by John Wells lingers on his actors faces…
TV Review: Shameless (5×09) “Carl’s First Sentencing”
The living and the dying take up most of this week’s episode of Shameless, which doesn’t do much to further the ongoing storylines, but gives a lot of hints of what’s to come as well as setting up new storylines for the…
TV Review: Shameless (5×08) “Uncle Carl”
This was a great episode of Shameless. Beginning the episode with most of the family splintered into different storylines, and ending it with them embracing their Gallagher pride was the best decision the show could have made. This show has a fantastic…
TV Review: Shameless (5×06) “Crazy Love”
What an episode. This is the epitome of Shameless on it’s A game, and when the show brings it they really know how to knock it out of the part. Written by show creator John Wells, “Crazy Love”, it is…
TV Review: Shameless (5×05) “Rite of Passage”
I like Gus. I think he and Fiona have a sweet, kindling romance that is worthy of exploration. But not one actor has touched the chemistry that Justin Chatwin as Jimmy/Steve shares with Emmy Rossum. Chatwin has one line in…
TV Review: Shameless (5×04) “A Night to Remem-Wait, What?”
There has been a welcome amount of humor so far in season five of Shameless, especially when you compare it to the overall somber mood of season four. However, by the end of this week’s episode you can already sense that there’s…
TV Review: Shameless (5×02) – “I’m the Liver”
Fiona is her own worst enemy and ultimately is Frank and Monica’s daughter. Few things are as clear as that on this week’s episode of Shameless, which, while still taking its time in figuring out the season’s mood, is at…