Because in the end, the failures of this series finale stem from the fact that when Shameless reached its final breath, it was John Wells and the rest of the writers room who seemingly couldn’t make up their minds if they were invested in the show coming to an end.
When the credits rolled on Shameless’ final moments, though, I realized that in this metaphor the Gallagher children aren’t the audience: they’re the writers. And we, the audience, are the rest of the Gallaghers: we know deep down that we should care about a show we’ve been watching for a decade ending, but we can’t seem to muster that emotion given the state of the show’s storytelling, and our instinct is to just go about our day. In his dementia-riddled state, Frank is the embodiment of Shameless: constantly forgetting what’s happened in the past, incapable of coherently explaining his present, and unable to grasp social cues that he’s overstayed his welcome in our space. Frank may be on the verge of shuffling off this mortal coil, but none of his children can entirely decide if this is a significant moment or just another day in the life of being a Gallagher.Īs this scene unfolded, I wondered if John Wells is self-aware enough to realize that he created a metaphor for the end of his television show. The older kids reminisce about the numerous times this has happened before. Liam reveals it may have been a suicide attempt due to his dementia-related depression.
As he lies on the verge of death following a heroin overdose, the family matter-of-factly assesses the situation. The opening scene of the Shameless series finale has the entire Gallagher family gathered around a barely alive Frank on the living room couch.
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