Shameless series finale: Recap
On Sunday, April 11, the hit Showtime dramedy series ‘Shameless’ came to an end after 11 seasons.
In the finale, the Gallagher family patriarch (William H. Macy) died of COVID-19 and went out with a bang.
And NO, despite much hope among fans, Emmy Rossum, who left the show in season 9, in 2019, did not return for the finale to reprise her role of Fiona Gallagher.
However she did tweet last week, "I'm so proud of this cast and am immensely honored to have been a part of a show as unique and impactful as Shameless. I will miss you this Sunday! [double heart emoji]"
The rest of the Gallagher kids, seemingly oblivious to the death of their dad, prepare to finally sell their longtime family home and start new, more independent lives.
Several stars of the long-running series took to social media ahead of Sunday’s big final to express their own farewell and share memories of their time on set.
William H.Macy who starred as the drunken and irresponsible patriarch of the show's dysfunctional family, shared a post to Instagram, showing the cast giving the most appropriate Gallagher family farewell -- flipping off the camera.
"Goodbye Shameless. End of an era," Macy captioned the cast photo. "Finale this Sunday on Showtime."
Kenney also shared a heartfelt tribute, posting a black-and-white set photo, which she captioned, "And that’s our show, folks. The series finale airs tonight. @shamless THANK YOU times 11."
Monaghan, meanwhile, shared a slideshow of photos showing the cast together as a group, sharing some fun times and generally celebrating the end of an era in their lives.
"The final party. Our last episode of Shameless airs this Sunday. It’s closing time. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here," he wrote. "Thanks for being along for the ride."
In a conclusion that felt frankly harrowing and cautionary, Frank (Macy) contracted COVID-19 and wound up on a ventilator, where he eventually died of the illness.
In the finale, "Father Frank, Full of Grace," the show came to an end in the way that many fans seemed to know and/or feared it would.
In his final moments -- after having previously overdosed in the penultimate episode and while suffering from alcohol-related dementia -- Frank sat alone in the hospital remembering his family through flashbacks.
He then, as a sort of ghost, rose up into the sky, and above the hospital, floating over the city and doling out advice to his family, which would likely never be heard. In a closing scene, Frank's body is being cremated and is so saturated with alcohol that the crematorium oven explodes.
The episode wasn't without its lingering unanswered questions and unfinished storylines that leave the world still a viable one or revisit in the future, even without Frank.
However, the one thing that many fans seemed to notice the most wasn't what was on screen, but who wasn't. Specifically, many fans were disappointed that Emmy Rossum -- who played Frank's eldest daughter, Fiona, until her departure in season 9 -- didn't return for the big finale.
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