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Season 2 – Shameless

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Oscar-nominated actor William H. Macy stars as Frank Gallagher, a single father of six who spends much of his free time drinking at bars. The Gallagher children -- led by oldest daughter Fiona (Emmy Rossum), who takes on much of the child-rearing responsibility due to her mother's absence -- manage to raise themselves in spite of Frank's lack of parenting and unusual parenting style when he does choose to act like a father. The drama is an adaptation of the BAFTA Award-winning British show of the same name.
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Shameless — Season 2

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Critics Consensus

The good times continue to roll in Shameless's second season as the series ups the ante with outrageous gags and unabashed joy for the ties that bind.

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Steve Johnson Chicago Tribune "Shameless" may look, on its surface, like just another tester of television boundaries, but to focus on that is to miss the show's beautifully beating heart. Dec 18, 2017 Full Review Lori Rackl Chicago Sun-Times Shameless definitely isn't your conventional comedy. In fact, almost nothing about this series is conventional. That's part of the appeal. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 8, 2012 Full Review Alan Sepinwall HitFix The show's disparate pieces - the filthy comedy and the desperation, the joy and the depression - hold together just as well. Rated: A- Jan 8, 2012 Full Review Leigh Raines TV Fanatic Overall, I thought this season was fantastic and outshone season one. Dec 18, 2017 Full Review James Queally Newark Star-Ledger It's going to be messy, it's going to have some scenes that are hard to swallow and it's also going to make you laugh your ass off. Dec 15, 2017 Full Review Dustin Rowles Pajiba Best of all, however, is that the Showtime series has captured the essence of the first few seasons of the British show Dec 15, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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letaiser this season was better than the 1st because every character showed more emotions and many things happened ,karen got pregnant and lip found out it is not his child, the mother of the Childs was Caring more about them until the depressions were hitting and frank and his mum . Even Steve/jimmy came back and fell in love again which all was a little bit corny but overall the season was enjoyable and they tried to do it a little bit more violent ,which they did and some things actually worked very well with the violent which was not in season 1 . Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/07/24 Full Review Regal R 70/100 - not as good as all the hype. season 2 is better than s1 but then falls off season 3 and on. gets really repetitive, annoying, predictable, and the situations that occur are so unrealistic it breaks your immersion. they ruin any type of character traits and every single one just pulls a 180. good characters are now bad, bad characters are now good, responsible characters are irresponsible, just super bad writing because its every single one and its so unbelievable. i genuinely dont know how it went on for 11 seasons. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/04/23 Full Review Silke A Season 2 was great, and it really shows that it's a dark comedy in this season with the incident in episode 11. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/04/23 Full Review Black B Aquí seguimos las aventuras de está familia disfuncional pero con nuevas problemáticas y un nuevo sentido en toda la serie, vemos mucho mas protagonismo en otros miembros de la familia aunque otros empiezan a tener menos porque sus tramas ya han sido cerradas, esta bien la temporada no es nada del otro mundo pero entretiene y eso es lo que importa. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/29/23 Full Review Mia M Still watching and loving it just freaking hilarious and honestly the back and forth with the siblings is some real life action. When you come from a large family its always hectic Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/04/21 Full Review Audience Member 9/10: Amazing, I really love this Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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William H. Macy

Frank Gallagher

Emmy Rossum

Fiona Gallagher

Justin Chatwin

Steve

Ethan Cutkosky

Carl Gallagher

Shanola Hampton

Veronica

Steve Howey

Kev

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 8, 2012 Summertime Fiona enjoys her youth by bartending and hanging out with a young exec; Debbie runs a daycare. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 15, 2012 Summer Loving Frank finds a new financial plan with Dottie; Fiona juggles her job, kids and love life. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 22, 2012 I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day Fiona connects with her high school crush, who is married; Frank is eager to stay in Dottie's good graces; Debbie is obsessed with death; Kevin considers buying the Alibi; Lip meets with a colonel. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 29, 2012 A Beautiful Mess Fiona deals with the consequences of sleeping with Craig Heisner; Debbie develops a stress-rash. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 5, 2012 Father's Day Frank tries to claim Eddie's benefits, even though he is a suspect in his death; Fiona lies about her background at a wedding. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 12, 2012 Can I Have a Mother Grammy Gallagher shows up on a medical furlough; Fiona double dates; Frank discovers the identity of Eddie's beneficiary. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 19, 2012 A Bottle of Jean Nate Lip tries to get back into Karen's good graces; Ian ignores Lip; Frank wants to kick Grammy out; Fiona is invited on a boat trip. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 2, 2012 Parenthood Frank walks in on Ian and Mickey; Lip drops out of school, forcing Fiona to make a deal. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 9, 2012 Hurricane Monica Monica returns; Fiona reconsiders her decision about Lip; Frank is determined to gain his inheritance; Sheila and Jody believe they are being haunted. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 14, 2012 A Great Cause Fiona begins to plan for her future; Monica causes trouble; Steve wants to reunite Estefania with her true love; Lip and Ian learn the identity of Mandy's baby; Sheila takes in an addict. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 21, 2012 Just Like the Pilgrims Intended Monica tries to kill herself; Carl shoots a bald eagle; Karen goes into labor; Steve agrees to identity theft. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 1, 2012 Fiona Interrupted Frank schemes to break Monica out of the facility; Jimmy earns his way back into Fiona's good graces; Lip and Sheila try to do the right thing; Ian runs into Ned. Details

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Season Info

Director
Mark Mylod, John Wells, Craig Zisk, John Dahl, Alex Graves, David Nutter, Mimi Leder, Anthony Hemingway, Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Screenwriter
Nancy Pimental, Etan Frankel, Mike O'Malley, John Wells, Alex Borstein, William H. Macy, LaToya Morgan, Stan Frankel, Steven Schachter
Network
Paramount+ with Showtime
Rating
TV-MA (L|S|V)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 8, 2012
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