so much of my experience with shameless is so wrapped up in ian and mickey, i forget how good everyone else is. like, the scenes of fiona suddenly bursting into tears and then stopping because she has to get herself together for her family never fail to get me, like damn
(only seen us) i’ve been so excited abt this hell yeah (also as someone who is *mildly* obsessed)! you did an amazing job ❤ growing up similar to the gallaghers i like that all of the siblings are different, because it felt like how i grew up. i also liked the representation of different abusive households and the “it takes a village” attitude. idk if this makes sense! but. hope it does. growing up really poor and abused is a hell of a thing
I am soooo in love with this show omg. it's so fucked up and so good, thank you thank youuuu to making this wonderful long video about it!!! looking forward to other parts!
binged watched shameless a few years after it first came out and loved it, but dropped it close to when fiona was about to leave. this was a great video to play while passing time to crochet, thanks for all the effort put into this! it definitely shows
That speech steve goves Finona to make her fall in love with him "you make me Wanna enjoy my life again" yada yada i swear it always makes me cringe so hard because its not eben Clever or original but you can tell he and i guess the writers really think it is lol. I swear that sounds like something i would've said when i was a thristy 18 year old fuck boy simping up to whatever girl i was trying to hook up with that week lol. Like straight up i literally said some of that stuff or similar things to it at one point or another. Steve loses sone points for that moment for me personally lol
One of my favourite aspects of this show is just how well they combine a mixture of moments that are absurd and moments that are just so real they physically hurt. Along with the fact that there are moments that you really don’t like a lot of the characters you usually love. Like there are a lot of moments when you find yourself really liking Frank because he has quite a few ‘comedic’ moments (for lack of a better word), but there are moments where the reality of just how terrible of a man and a father he is hits you like a brick to the head.
I always think back to a scene where Philip is bathing his baby and falls and feels like he almost dropped him. Frank walks in and instead of being horrible he tells lip it'll be okay and that babies are made of jello at that age. I think about it both to make myself feel better as a mother but also to remember I'm not the only one who struggles.
Finally finished the vid 1. I forgot how bad the brazilian accent was 2. Lip/Ian and lip/fione best dynamics on the show 3. It's been years and I will never get over lip's series arc, best representation of 'the cycle of poverty' to ever exist
como tu acha o sotaque ruim quando eles são brasileiros??? eu acho que as vezes fica até ruim pra nós entendermos o que eles tão falando quando falam em pt, mas tem mais relação com a mudança rápida de idiomas que acaba travando nossa mente pra processar as palavras ditas
The way jimmy was never a good boyfriend to Fiona AND people swear they are goals is gross. he was cheating on her, lied about tons of shit, love bombed her when they met and is shown to only do something for them when he’s trying to look good , he never would have told Fiona he was lying about his name and family and only does so because he’s caught after bribing Debbie and lying more, he only gets back with her because estafania bf was gonna murder him and he had no where else to go. As soon as he has to live the life he’s been telling Fiona he wants with her for 3 seasons he throws a fit about what actually living as a poor person is like and blames it on Fiona to leave to “become a doctor” for the family which was just more gaslighting and lies. Fiona likes him so much because he’s just like frank. Emotionally unavailable, liar, manipulative, narcissistic, impulsive, etc, it’s also why almost everyone she gets with in the show is just like frank in one way or another (granted her cup job boss wasn’t) but that’s exactly why she ends up cheating on him with his brother that is just like frank.
i think the reason why people like Fiona and Jimmy together is because they fit well together. They're both unstable, fucked up and have a sus past. They will never be a healthy couple because both of them have issues in their lives they need to store out. Out of all Fiona's boyfriends, I like steve/jimmy the most despite the toxicity because they matched each other and Fiona seems to actually love Jimmy compared to her other boyfriends. However if Fiona gets her stuff together and heals herself from the past, she will outgrow Jimmy. Also, I don't think any relationship in shameless is a good relationship lmao.
The "YOU WERE MY MOTHER TOO!" scene was iconic. Emmy's Rossum's acting is peak, pitch perfect. She deserved every award and all her flowers. The difference between her and Christine in Phantom are worlds apart. That woman has RANGE!
@@annabaragona7064 I will always be a Debbie defender. She’s of course made a lot of mistakes but I feel like people hold her to such a different standard compared to the other siblings.
@@cainvarneri only disagree bc shes a horrible mother. Fionas their sister not their mom so she messes up many times but she apologizes and pushes them to do better than her. Lip ends up being a wonderful father. But debbie not only trusts her daughter with absolute strangers, she stole her money from her dead dad and didnt put any of the money fiona left towards franny. She had so many opportunities to teach her daughter to be a better person and just never did it. She neglected her daughter to the point that franny was lost with a mentally demented alcoholic for a whole day, then had the audacity to blame everyone else for not taking care of her for her.
@@cainvarnerWell she is held to a different standard.. she was a mother most of the show 😂. As soon as Franny came into the picture you no longer can make careless decisions because you have a whole human being that has to be put into consideration with every choice you make. You can give her leniency for being a teenager having a child but with the child being conceived deceitfully and intentionally that aspect goes out the window. It’s like how all of Fiona’s stupid decisions were instantly 10x worse when she became guardian to all her siblings.
I’ll be a Debbie defender here. She’s not a great person, she literally SA’d someone. But she’s a FANTASTIC character and I’m sorry but she is so god damn hilarious. And I’m a sucker for a hottie.
33:02 the amount of times this show would randomly introduce a character like 'Veronica's unstable older brother' who would appear for maybe 1 episode or 1 season and then we never hear about them again can only be compared to a daytime soap opera imo
34:34 I forgot how jarring it was watching this show for the first time and seeing how quickly Steve joins their family, to the point of already taking all the kids to school in the morning like ?! lol
Out of all of these recap videos this is one where I will say WATCH SHAMELESS! It is such good TV. One minute trash humor, the next emmy winning emotional drama. Fiona's emotional scenes are iconic every single time. The way she cries and then has to reign it back in for the family. Cinema!
My favorite part about this show was the realism of it. I know for a lot of people that may sound insane, but tbh there was a *ton* of stuff in it that reminded me of my own upbringing so I became pretty obsessed with the show because it felt, like, familiar.
Been wanting to rewatch shameless but couldn’t deal with how emotionally exhausting it can be to watch so thank you so much for this absolute banger, u never miss king
When it comes to Karen's erractic behaviour in season 2 after the baby is born, I always thought she was suffering from postpartum depression. Depression doesnt always manifest sadness/emptyness sometimes its manifest as irritability and anger. I don't think they ruined her character in that moment.
i’m talking specifically about her reputation as Lip’s “girl from next door” being tainted, which obviously she was never exclusively together with him, but the fact that she ran through so many men, came back to Lip, manipulated his feelings about going through the whole process of adoption “together”, just for the baby to not be his, and yet somehow HE is the one who’s still willing to show the child love… Also not even just about the baby thing. she was so cruel to Sheila who literally only wanted to take care of the child AND keep Karen in her life. At first when Karen returns in Season 3 she’s definitely less insufferable but then immediately starts trying to break Mandy and Lip up(which this is obviously more Lip’s fault but i thought i’d include it because it shows she’s not a girls girl) Lastly, her trying to force Hiram out of Sheila’s life is again CRUEL. i do not care if she suffered postpartum depression, She chose to try to ruin Lip’s relationship with Mandy and ultimately paid the price for that(not that what Mandy did was okay AT all, but still) Either way, i still love Laura Slade Wiggins in the role and it’s a shame she left the show with almost no redemption arc for the horrible things Karen did.
@@cainvarner I didnt want to excuse her behavior, just explain it because it seemed like you were confused about where she was coming from in your video. I really liked your video and I cant wait for the next part. Btw I also love Sheila, she's definitely one of my favourite characters in the show.
I have always felt super conflicted about the Steve/jim story line in season three! Yes, Fiona has a lot going on and ‘comparatively’ not the same. But he found out not only that is dad was gay but cheating on his mom AND having sex with a minor. I feel the kind of had the right to be a little upset!
The thing is you don't talk about your problem when someone else is dealing with their problem ,it's understandable that they can't leave their problem to listen to yours. However Fiona and everybody else basically really took his problem for granted;"rich boy first family drama" and he should get over it because we have been through so much and that's nothing compared to our problems
Despite quite a bit of issues with the later seasons, shameless is an iconic show. The way so many character were so messed up but you couldnt help but root for them needs to be studies. The first 4 maybe 5 seasons of the show are some of the best seasons of television ever. Also the acting is incredible. By far one of the best casts of all time which is incredible considering a lot of the main characters were under 18 when the show began. The fact that none of these actors ever won an emmy is mind boggling
it was honestly very difficult to decide what to include and what not to include. but yes i truly dunno how it’s hard for some people to do the bare minimum of spreading links or other resources in their videos. especially if they’re a bigger creator…
i think the criticism of fiona dismissing help from steve. it’s hard to imagine if you didn’t grow up in legit poverty surrounded by ppl in situations just as bad - if not worse. in that environment, every single interaction is transactional, so when somebody helps you, they expect it paid back, usually with interest. and 90% of the time this isn’t a dollar amount they expect back, but favors. in fiona’s case she probably has a lot of PTSD from being the parent to 4 kids at the age of 9, and innocently trying to get help from grown men, and getting taken advantage of or expected to do ~*•favors•*~ for these men in return for them helping her.
had a guy in my acting class perform some of fiona’s monologues for a project and they were so good it got me hooked on the show immediately 😭 binged the whole thing in a couple weeks and this video was a lovely walk down memory lane 🫶🫶
24:15 girl do you know how done I would be if the man who kidnapped my dad and abandoned him in Canada tried to make it up to me with a van full of roses?! At any point tbh I don't want a van full of roses
Fiona is such a comfort character for me, I know she isn’t the greatest sometimes morally but her upbringing of trying to take care of everyone else hits home for me. Great video as always and glad to see it finally after all the trouble you were having with it lol
I think in the earlier seasons Mickey was not the best rep but I think the roles reverse somewhere around the halfway point where it felt like Ian fell into the “mentally ill gay” trope while Mickey became a lot more genuine and earnest
My guy's aesthetic is always on point and his outfits always impeccable. The vibes are immaculate throughout this video and I'm looking forward to everything you have coming for us. Good shit.
When s3 aired i was 19 and broker than a joke i had no streaming or cable it was basic court shows and family guy or the same 15 dvds i owned. I was literally walking to the library and redbox to get entertainment All that to say i walked to my local video store regularly, checking for when theyd have s3 in stock, to rent the season on dvd 😭😭😭 This show is wildly sentimental for me
CAINNN you really pulled through with this one🫶 Shameless is one of my fav shows ever, but there’s really not a lot of commentary/ reviews on it. So excited to listen!!
I can’t wait for part two! I do not mind waiting however long it takes, but please remember to also take time for you. In the meantime, I’m going to do a nice rewatch of your other videos to keep the algorithm gods pleased and everyone else should do the same!!!!! ❤️🔥
You either have trauma and this is one of your favorite shows because it shows the trauma you have to everyone else so you don't have to explain it. Or you're one of those people that this show was shown to specifically for that purpose.
dude i wanted to draw a scene from shameless, but the binge watch journey ive embarked on quite a few times can take me down a depressing rabbit hole. im grateful for the universe bringing me the comfort and company of you, dear.
i think my favorite aspect is the bonds and dynamics of the family grow and change over time as they all grow up with not only shared trauma but their own trauma from their lives outside of the Gallagher house.
BRITISH VERSION IS OP ASF! After the first season they are wildly different. You get used to the accents I promise! I've watched UK and US versions both all the way through MULTIPLE times and while they're both amazing the UK holds a special place in my heart
this might be my favorite video of yours so far, thank u for putting all that effort into making it and i can’t wait for part 2!!! also i hope part 2 or 3 brings up the necessary conversation of Emmy’s (Fiona’s actress) mistreatment and borderline abuse on set by the director and other lead crew
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WATCH GAME OF THRONES AND DO A VIDEO ON IT! it is my favorite and I've been dying to see someone do one and no one has. BE THE ONE!!
@maxon1712 i mean maybe but even so that was a whole year and a half later so ian and lip were older and probably had more of a chance to realize how gross it was. but back in 2010-2011 when s1 takes place they’re 16 and 15 and lip never said anything about the age it was always the marriage.
@@cainvarner yeah that’s a fair point I just meant for a while only lip knew and stuff I’m not defending the shows choice of adding so many of these characters just that one point seemed off from what I remember
My Rankings: 26. Frank 25. Baab 24. Cheryl 23. Patrick 22. Monica 21. Karen 20. Terry 19. Jasmine 18. Mickey 17. Liam 16. Carl 15. Debbie 14. Grammy 13. Lip 12. Kash 11. Eddie 10. Craig 9. Steve 8. Fiona 7. Mandy 6. Jodi 5. Ian 4. V 3. Tony 2. Kev 1. Sheila
Okay I’ve been obsessing over this video for awhile lol but may I ask when the next video will be out.. sorry😭 obviously these take forever but I’m waiting no matter what🧍🏼♀️
I remember subscribing to your channel when you had less than a thousand subscribers. Now you have over 23k! I love seeing how much you’ve grown in your work. I love the recaps you do for all of my favorite shows! You are amazing and I appreciate your hard work! ❤
One thing that may be fun to add to these videos as you continue them are your favorite and least favorite characters each season/part you do. I feel like shameless is one of those shows where you can LOVE one character one episode and the next never want to see them again which is so unique. I know my fav changes every season (especially as someone like you who has seen it all and knows what comes later) and I would love to hear your thoughts as we go through! Great video, I cant wait for the other parts ☺☺ Ill start: In season 1 and 2 my fav was Fiona and season 3 was Ian! But by the end of the series I have an entirely new overall favorite which is fun
I watched shameless during my sophmore year of college while doing hw. Everytime my roommates would walk in, some CRAZY shit was happening, no matter what. That's probably my fav part, just how crazy it gets all the time. Also Sheila, love her
One thing I always found really cute/ sad about the Gallagher family, is the “squirrel fund” which was saved up for the winter months…. I didn’t understand it at first, but what it means is that squirrels save their nuts for the winter. Meaning that the family is saving their stash for the winter…. Idk if anyone understood that one as well.
However much of a horrible example mickey might be, and his ignorance due to his upbringing is turned up to the extreme, i kind of relate to him in my own weird way because he kinda showed me that its fine to be dirty and gay and theres not always times where you have the luxury to be anything else than a straight passing dirty queer man - but it gets better and you *can* grow however hard it may be
i also think the islamophobia is an extremely accurate to how both inner city poor & country poor folks view muslims and arabs (bc muslim & arab are synonyms in their incredibly narrow worldview). bc christianity is even more prevalent in poor communities, and bc muslims tend to stick to themselves in a tight-knit community, the poor inner city christians almost never interact with muslims, and it leads to them being labeled as “the others,” and are the target of many jokes and vitriol bc they don’t see them as part of their community.
When you say you despise jimmy as a character do you mean he's an a hole or do you think he's written terribly because yes he's a bad person but I like him as a character
WAIT, I JUST HEARD THE REASON THAT KASH GOES IS BECAUSE HIS WIFE HAS PRECLAMPSIA???? the super dangerous condition for the pregnant mother and baby??? I'm sorry WHAT (1:19:06) I mean that's a really bad time to leave your wife in secret. Like preclampsia + high stress can be pretty life-threatening. But I guess this the guy who has an affair with a literal child so....
so much of my experience with shameless is so wrapped up in ian and mickey, i forget how good everyone else is. like, the scenes of fiona suddenly bursting into tears and then stopping because she has to get herself together for her family never fail to get me, like damn
Fiona embodied a mother with that strength, I feel like this was what sold her character for me.
@@ladylavender93ok😊
The debbie pregnancy storyline made me extremely uncomfortable.
The best part about Jodie’s character is thinking about his character in the 100 while watching him in shameless 😂
(only seen us) i’ve been so excited abt this hell yeah (also as someone who is *mildly* obsessed)! you did an amazing job ❤ growing up similar to the gallaghers i like that all of the siblings are different, because it felt like how i grew up. i also liked the representation of different abusive households and the “it takes a village” attitude. idk if this makes sense! but. hope it does. growing up really poor and abused is a hell of a thing
I am soooo in love with this show omg. it's so fucked up and so good, thank you thank youuuu to making this wonderful long video about it!!! looking forward to other parts!
ITS HERE I don’t think I’ve ever clicked so fast 💕💕💕 tysm for your hard work!!
binged watched shameless a few years after it first came out and loved it, but dropped it close to when fiona was about to leave. this was a great video to play while passing time to crochet, thanks for all the effort put into this! it definitely shows
Great video!! I've always wanted to get into this show but have felt a bit overwhelmed by how long it is. Thanks for making :)
That speech steve goves Finona to make her fall in love with him "you make me Wanna enjoy my life again" yada yada i swear it always makes me cringe so hard because its not eben Clever or original but you can tell he and i guess the writers really think it is lol. I swear that sounds like something i would've said when i was a thristy 18 year old fuck boy simping up to whatever girl i was trying to hook up with that week lol. Like straight up i literally said some of that stuff or similar things to it at one point or another. Steve loses sone points for that moment for me personally lol
Perfect intro babes nailed it
I need part 2 ASAP!!!
Thank you so so much for this synopsis!
YES KING IS BACK !!!!!
"Twink guy recaps iconic shows video trope" is my go to right now. Loving it.
Edit: (I'm gay, please don't be offended 😭 It's my love language)
Real
This is my 5th today
Is he gay?
@trevorphillips8895 lol could you not tell by how woke he is?
what makes me woke
One of my favourite aspects of this show is just how well they combine a mixture of moments that are absurd and moments that are just so real they physically hurt. Along with the fact that there are moments that you really don’t like a lot of the characters you usually love. Like there are a lot of moments when you find yourself really liking Frank because he has quite a few ‘comedic’ moments (for lack of a better word), but there are moments where the reality of just how terrible of a man and a father he is hits you like a brick to the head.
100%
I always think back to a scene where Philip is bathing his baby and falls and feels like he almost dropped him. Frank walks in and instead of being horrible he tells lip it'll be okay and that babies are made of jello at that age. I think about it both to make myself feel better as a mother but also to remember I'm not the only one who struggles.
Finally finished the vid
1. I forgot how bad the brazilian accent was
2. Lip/Ian and lip/fione best dynamics on the show
3. It's been years and I will never get over lip's series arc, best representation of 'the cycle of poverty' to ever exist
? the brazilian accent is perfect, have you ever been in rio??? the actors are literally brazilian
@@fernandezlapa it absolutely is not? I live it rio what
como tu acha o sotaque ruim quando eles são brasileiros??? eu acho que as vezes fica até ruim pra nós entendermos o que eles tão falando quando falam em pt, mas tem mais relação com a mudança rápida de idiomas que acaba travando nossa mente pra processar as palavras ditas
literally NO ONE talks about shameless in long form thank you.
It’s so disappointing, especially when I think there’s a lot that could be analyzed and discussed, yet there’s no content to be found
I like how I'm 30 minutes in and there's been not one mention of baby Liam lmao
the way i completely forgot to mention him for a few episodes because he’s so irrelevant to the plot until later on.
@@cainvarnerhe just randomly popped up as a character in like season 8 i swear 💀
@@saysomethingaldcsbiggestfa792 what did you expect lol? he's a small child, what problems could he have before later seasons?
@@chleb5778 i was literally just making a joke it wasn’t meant to be taken seriously
@@saysomethingaldcsbiggestfa792 oh, ok. My bad😑
The way jimmy was never a good boyfriend to Fiona AND people swear they are goals is gross. he was cheating on her, lied about tons of shit, love bombed her when they met and is shown to only do something for them when he’s trying to look good , he never would have told Fiona he was lying about his name and family and only does so because he’s caught after bribing Debbie and lying more, he only gets back with her because estafania bf was gonna murder him and he had no where else to go.
As soon as he has to live the life he’s been telling Fiona he wants with her for 3 seasons he throws a fit about what actually living as a poor person is like and blames it on Fiona to leave to “become a doctor” for the family which was just more gaslighting and lies.
Fiona likes him so much because he’s just like frank. Emotionally unavailable, liar, manipulative, narcissistic, impulsive, etc, it’s also why almost everyone she gets with in the show is just like frank in one way or another (granted her cup job boss wasn’t) but that’s exactly why she ends up cheating on him with his brother that is just like frank.
i think the reason why people like Fiona and Jimmy together is because they fit well together. They're both unstable, fucked up and have a sus past. They will never be a healthy couple because both of them have issues in their lives they need to store out. Out of all Fiona's boyfriends, I like steve/jimmy the most despite the toxicity because they matched each other and Fiona seems to actually love Jimmy compared to her other boyfriends. However if Fiona gets her stuff together and heals herself from the past, she will outgrow Jimmy. Also, I don't think any relationship in shameless is a good relationship lmao.
“YOUR COOCHIE SMELLS OF SULPHUR AND BRIMSTONE” goes so hard
Funniest line in the entire goddamn show
😂😂
The "YOU WERE MY MOTHER TOO!" scene was iconic. Emmy's Rossum's acting is peak, pitch perfect. She deserved every award and all her flowers. The difference between her and Christine in Phantom are worlds apart. That woman has RANGE!
what jessica lang did for AHS is what joan cusack did for shameless SO TRUE
the mothers were mothering
I loved the downfall of Debbie she went from a favorite to a Frank real quick
@@annabaragona7064 I will always be a Debbie defender. She’s of course made a lot of mistakes but I feel like people hold her to such a different standard compared to the other siblings.
@@cainvarneri only disagree bc shes a horrible mother. Fionas their sister not their mom so she messes up many times but she apologizes and pushes them to do better than her. Lip ends up being a wonderful father. But debbie not only trusts her daughter with absolute strangers, she stole her money from her dead dad and didnt put any of the money fiona left towards franny. She had so many opportunities to teach her daughter to be a better person and just never did it. She neglected her daughter to the point that franny was lost with a mentally demented alcoholic for a whole day, then had the audacity to blame everyone else for not taking care of her for her.
@@cainvarnerWell she is held to a different standard.. she was a mother most of the show 😂. As soon as Franny came into the picture you no longer can make careless decisions because you have a whole human being that has to be put into consideration with every choice you make. You can give her leniency for being a teenager having a child but with the child being conceived deceitfully and intentionally that aspect goes out the window. It’s like how all of Fiona’s stupid decisions were instantly 10x worse when she became guardian to all her siblings.
I’ll be a Debbie defender here. She’s not a great person, she literally SA’d someone. But she’s a FANTASTIC character and I’m sorry but she is so god damn hilarious. And I’m a sucker for a hottie.
Frank gave up a woman's chance for a new heart?! Worst character in tv history!
The way people idolize him will always be insane to me
33:02 the amount of times this show would randomly introduce a character like 'Veronica's unstable older brother' who would appear for maybe 1 episode or 1 season and then we never hear about them again can only be compared to a daytime soap opera imo
yup yup i dont think we ever heard back from him hahaha
I would argue Shameless is an evolution of a soap opera
34:34 I forgot how jarring it was watching this show for the first time and seeing how quickly Steve joins their family, to the point of already taking all the kids to school in the morning like ?! lol
@@shannonceleste5557 i know it happens within like two weeks of him meeting fiona.
i had completely forgotten about jimmy steve….. he really was creepy damn
The Shameless recap intro at the beginning was not only appreciated but absolutely fucking necessary. Well done!
it’s about time i watched another video the same length as a feature film recapping a tv show ive never seen a second of
Out of all of these recap videos this is one where I will say WATCH SHAMELESS!
It is such good TV. One minute trash humor, the next emmy winning emotional drama. Fiona's emotional scenes are iconic every single time. The way she cries and then has to reign it back in for the family. Cinema!
My favorite part about this show was the realism of it. I know for a lot of people that may sound insane, but tbh there was a *ton* of stuff in it that reminded me of my own upbringing so I became pretty obsessed with the show because it felt, like, familiar.
The this joker line is kinda funny considering cameron monaghan playing the joker in gotham lol
i think about that line so often 😭
@@cainvarnersame! Foreshadowing lol. Cameron has a lot of range as an actor.
He's really stealing Mark Hamill's career trajectory
@@hotcocoandarteh he's doing good
The Dove Cameron Jumpscare
oh let’s strap in. i needed a good feature length film
Been wanting to rewatch shameless but couldn’t deal with how emotionally exhausting it can be to watch so thank you so much for this absolute banger, u never miss king
When it comes to Karen's erractic behaviour in season 2 after the baby is born, I always thought she was suffering from postpartum depression. Depression doesnt always manifest sadness/emptyness sometimes its manifest as irritability and anger. I don't think they ruined her character in that moment.
i’m talking specifically about her reputation as Lip’s “girl from next door” being tainted, which obviously she was never exclusively together with him, but the fact that she ran through so many men, came back to Lip, manipulated his feelings about going through the whole process of adoption “together”, just for the baby to not be his, and yet somehow HE is the one who’s still willing to show the child love…
Also not even just about the baby thing. she was so cruel to Sheila who literally only wanted to take care of the child AND keep Karen in her life.
At first when Karen returns in Season 3 she’s definitely less insufferable but then immediately starts trying to break Mandy and Lip up(which this is obviously more Lip’s fault but i thought i’d include it because it shows she’s not a girls girl)
Lastly, her trying to force Hiram out of Sheila’s life is again CRUEL. i do not care if she suffered postpartum depression, She chose to try to ruin Lip’s relationship with Mandy and ultimately paid the price for that(not that what Mandy did was okay AT all, but still)
Either way, i still love Laura Slade Wiggins in the role and it’s a shame she left the show with almost no redemption arc for the horrible things Karen did.
@@cainvarner I didnt want to excuse her behavior, just explain it because it seemed like you were confused about where she was coming from in your video.
I really liked your video and I cant wait for the next part. Btw I also love Sheila, she's definitely one of my favourite characters in the show.
I have always felt super conflicted about the Steve/jim story line in season three! Yes, Fiona has a lot going on and ‘comparatively’ not the same. But he found out not only that is dad was gay but cheating on his mom AND having sex with a minor. I feel the kind of had the right to be a little upset!
The thing is you don't talk about your problem when someone else is dealing with their problem ,it's understandable that they can't leave their problem to listen to yours. However Fiona and everybody else basically really took his problem for granted;"rich boy first family drama" and he should get over it because we have been through so much and that's nothing compared to our problems
Despite quite a bit of issues with the later seasons, shameless is an iconic show. The way so many character were so messed up but you couldnt help but root for them needs to be studies. The first 4 maybe 5 seasons of the show are some of the best seasons of television ever. Also the acting is incredible. By far one of the best casts of all time which is incredible considering a lot of the main characters were under 18 when the show began. The fact that none of these actors ever won an emmy is mind boggling
You handled some of these tougher topics and problematic storylines sooooo well. And using your platform to advocate for Palestine is just fantastic.
it was honestly very difficult to decide what to include and what not to include. but yes i truly dunno how it’s hard for some people to do the bare minimum of spreading links or other resources in their videos. especially if they’re a bigger creator…
i think the criticism of fiona dismissing help from steve. it’s hard to imagine if you didn’t grow up in legit poverty surrounded by ppl in situations just as bad - if not worse. in that environment, every single interaction is transactional, so when somebody helps you, they expect it paid back, usually with interest. and 90% of the time this isn’t a dollar amount they expect back, but favors. in fiona’s case she probably has a lot of PTSD from being the parent to 4 kids at the age of 9, and innocently trying to get help from grown men, and getting taken advantage of or expected to do ~*•favors•*~ for these men in return for them helping her.
Loved shameless. Stopped watching around season 9 so love a recap
I was waiting on this! As a trucker who drives long nights, long fun videos based on movies/shows i love are golden 🙌🏾
had a guy in my acting class perform some of fiona’s monologues for a project and they were so good it got me hooked on the show immediately 😭 binged the whole thing in a couple weeks and this video was a lovely walk down memory lane 🫶🫶
ITS FINALLY HERE -- EVERYONE STAY CALM!
24:15 girl do you know how done I would be if the man who kidnapped my dad and abandoned him in Canada tried to make it up to me with a van full of roses?!
At any point tbh I don't want a van full of roses
I LOVE that Sheila not only kicked him out, but she walked alll the way off their property, all for her daughter. She’s so amazing.
mickey and carl is my fave aspect of this show 😂😂
Even though I loved the show, Shameless had one of the worst bisexual rep I've ever seen. Just cheaters or people being "confused"
I super appreciate how you will redo your work to submit something that you are truly proud of. Thank you for all your time 💓
Fiona is such a comfort character for me, I know she isn’t the greatest sometimes morally but her upbringing of trying to take care of everyone else hits home for me. Great video as always and glad to see it finally after all the trouble you were having with it lol
i’m having the worst week ever and i’m so excited to binge this THANK YOU CAIN
will be putting my thoughts under this
no one could’ve played sheila better than joan
I think in the earlier seasons Mickey was not the best rep but I think the roles reverse somewhere around the halfway point where it felt like Ian fell into the “mentally ill gay” trope while Mickey became a lot more genuine and earnest
I DEMAND A K+V SPIN-OFF! Easily the best characters.
U can feel that "Shut Up Frank"
My guy's aesthetic is always on point and his outfits always impeccable. The vibes are immaculate throughout this video and I'm looking forward to everything you have coming for us. Good shit.
gotta color coordinate or what’s the point you know
This show was a huge constant in my life from age 22 to 32. Great job on this video. I can tell it took a soul-crushing amount of work.
I personally find that Lip is slept on as a character honestly, but this is an amazing video.
same lip is top 3 characters imo
When s3 aired i was 19 and broker than a joke i had no streaming or cable it was basic court shows and family guy or the same 15 dvds i owned. I was literally walking to the library and redbox to get entertainment
All that to say i walked to my local video store regularly, checking for when theyd have s3 in stock, to rent the season on dvd 😭😭😭
This show is wildly sentimental for me
CAINNN you really pulled through with this one🫶 Shameless is one of my fav shows ever, but there’s really not a lot of commentary/ reviews on it. So excited to listen!!
i think all of my defense of debbie stems from the last aunt ginger scene
same she doesn’t deserve the hate she gets at all
I can’t wait for part two! I do not mind waiting however long it takes, but please remember to also take time for you.
In the meantime, I’m going to do a nice rewatch of your other videos to keep the algorithm gods pleased and everyone else should do the same!!!!! ❤️🔥
I grew up with very dysfunctional family, and addiction runs deep in both sides. So I honestly resonated with the Gallaghers
You either have trauma and this is one of your favorite shows because it shows the trauma you have to everyone else so you don't have to explain it.
Or you're one of those people that this show was shown to specifically for that purpose.
Also I would like to point out that Frank is not just an alcoholic parent he's a narcissistic alcoholic parent
very good recap
I binged the show a few weeks ago
I am a firm Ian + Mickey shipper, but you clearly know what you are doing
.-.👍
dude i wanted to draw a scene from shameless, but the binge watch journey ive embarked on quite a few times can take me down a depressing rabbit hole. im grateful for the universe bringing me the comfort and company of you, dear.
I don’t want to sit and watch the entire show, but I want to know about it so this is super helpful. Can’t wait for part 2!
i think my favorite aspect is the bonds and dynamics of the family grow and change over time as they all grow up with not only shared trauma but their own trauma from their lives outside of the Gallagher house.
The absolute best moment of this series was watching Karen get quickly humbled by the front end of a car.
The hardest worker around. You are fantastic
i certainly try damn it
Ok so I’ll be watching this 500 times today
OMG YASSS
1:32:15 Sheila Jackson truly is the star of the show!
BRITISH VERSION IS OP ASF! After the first season they are wildly different. You get used to the accents I promise! I've watched UK and US versions both all the way through MULTIPLE times and while they're both amazing the UK holds a special place in my heart
this might be my favorite video of yours so far, thank u for putting all that effort into making it and i can’t wait for part 2!!!
also i hope part 2 or 3 brings up the necessary conversation of Emmy’s (Fiona’s actress) mistreatment and borderline abuse on set by the director and other lead crew
oh my goodness for a moment i red that at Emmy’s abuse TO the director and i was about to scream
I’ve always said to people, what shameless is to people with cable is what 7th heaven means to children with religious parents
I literally just searched up a shameless video this long and with the same point and ITS FINALLY COMEEEE WUWWW
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WATCH GAME OF THRONES AND DO A VIDEO ON IT! it is my favorite and I've been dying to see someone do one and no one has. BE THE ONE!!
does lip not call out ian and cashes relationship a lot especially on the episode when the woman who is a pedo moves into the nabourhood
it was always because ian was with a married man and not bc hes underage tho
@@cainvarner oh I thought when the registered woman moved into the town lip talked it Ian about how gross it is I might be wrong
@maxon1712 i mean maybe but even so that was a whole year and a half later so ian and lip were older and probably had more of a chance to realize how gross it was. but back in 2010-2011 when s1 takes place they’re 16 and 15 and lip never said anything about the age it was always the marriage.
@@cainvarner yeah that’s a fair point I just meant for a while only lip knew and stuff I’m not defending the shows choice of adding so many of these characters just that one point seemed off from what I remember
Don't really have a comment but gotta help your channel's engagement. Thank you ❤
My Rankings:
26. Frank
25. Baab
24. Cheryl
23. Patrick
22. Monica
21. Karen
20. Terry
19. Jasmine
18. Mickey
17. Liam
16. Carl
15. Debbie
14. Grammy
13. Lip
12. Kash
11. Eddie
10. Craig
9. Steve
8. Fiona
7. Mandy
6. Jodi
5. Ian
4. V
3. Tony
2. Kev
1. Sheila
Okay I’ve been obsessing over this video for awhile lol but may I ask when the next video will be out.. sorry😭 obviously these take forever but I’m waiting no matter what🧍🏼♀️
before the end of the year for sure😭
I remember subscribing to your channel when you had less than a thousand subscribers. Now you have over 23k! I love seeing how much you’ve grown in your work. I love the recaps you do for all of my favorite shows! You are amazing and I appreciate your hard work! ❤
Skins, American Horror story and Shameless ruled Teenagers in the 2010s 😂
I've only seen Skins referenced in The Venture Bro's
One thing that may be fun to add to these videos as you continue them are your favorite and least favorite characters each season/part you do. I feel like shameless is one of those shows where you can LOVE one character one episode and the next never want to see them again which is so unique. I know my fav changes every season (especially as someone like you who has seen it all and knows what comes later) and I would love to hear your thoughts as we go through! Great video, I cant wait for the other parts ☺☺
Ill start: In season 1 and 2 my fav was Fiona and season 3 was Ian! But by the end of the series I have an entirely new overall favorite which is fun
Finished the video… now patiently waiting for the rest of the series from ya 🙏🏻
I watched shameless during my sophmore year of college while doing hw. Everytime my roommates would walk in, some CRAZY shit was happening, no matter what. That's probably my fav part, just how crazy it gets all the time. Also Sheila, love her
Oh my, one of my favorite shows honestly if I ignore certain people and a specific season
Joan Cusack is so fucking amazing
best actress in the show YUP
One thing I always found really cute/ sad about the Gallagher family, is the “squirrel fund” which was saved up for the winter months…. I didn’t understand it at first, but what it means is that squirrels save their nuts for the winter. Meaning that the family is saving their stash for the winter…. Idk if anyone understood that one as well.
omg i didn’t get that until now.
However much of a horrible example mickey might be, and his ignorance due to his upbringing is turned up to the extreme, i kind of relate to him in my own weird way because he kinda showed me that its fine to be dirty and gay and theres not always times where you have the luxury to be anything else than a straight passing dirty queer man - but it gets better and you *can* grow however hard it may be
Share it around so mother Cain gets the views he deserves!!!!
Growing up with a broken family and addict parents I related so much with both Fiona and lip in different ways. The show was so cathartic
i can’t wait for part 2
i also think the islamophobia is an extremely accurate to how both inner city poor & country poor folks view muslims and arabs (bc muslim & arab are synonyms in their incredibly narrow worldview). bc christianity is even more prevalent in poor communities, and bc muslims tend to stick to themselves in a tight-knit community, the poor inner city christians almost never interact with muslims, and it leads to them being labeled as “the others,” and are the target of many jokes and vitriol bc they don’t see them as part of their community.
I will continue to be lazy and rely on recaps for my tv consumption!!!
Please make a part 2 we need it asap !!! I love the first video!!
It’s so hard to understand the UK shameless which is why I stay binge watching the U.S. version
They went too far...
I guess you can say they were
"Shameless" about it.
When you say you despise jimmy as a character do you mean he's an a hole or do you think he's written terribly because yes he's a bad person but I like him as a character
oh no he’s written well i just hate him
WAIT, I JUST HEARD THE REASON THAT KASH GOES IS BECAUSE HIS WIFE HAS PRECLAMPSIA???? the super dangerous condition for the pregnant mother and baby??? I'm sorry WHAT (1:19:06) I mean that's a really bad time to leave your wife in secret. Like preclampsia + high stress can be pretty life-threatening. But I guess this the guy who has an affair with a literal child so....
yes. he said his reasoning for leaving was BECAUSE of her condition
found out about it from alot fucking clips and my friends telling me something funny from it so thank you
Coming back to this as a comfort rewatch while i try to sleep on day 5 in hospital ❤ thank you for keeping me company
Hey girl praying for you to get better and home soon back to life 🩷🙏