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Season 3 – 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 3

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Critics Consensus

Shameless divvies up a spoil of riches among its impoverished ensemble, further fleshing out all members of the Gallagher clan in surprising ways.

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Alan Sepinwall Uproxx Overall, this was the most consistent, and probably best, of the three American "Shameless" seasons so far, even if it feels like the season emotionally peaked back during the custody battle arc. Dec 18, 2017 Full Review Steve Johnson Chicago Tribune This year is starting with attempts at comedy that either don't ring funny or true, even within the show's very broadly defined reality, or both. Dec 18, 2017 Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe The story races forward happily and aggressively, but none of the plot strands among the many characters is ever dropped or given short shrift. Jan 13, 2013 Full Review David Crow Den of Geek Season 3 of Shameless is off to a solid start. Dec 18, 2017 Full Review Patrick Sullivan TV.com Shameless moves quite a bit faster than most TV shows. Dec 18, 2017 Full Review Caroline Preece TV Equals Yet again this show seems to have found a way to keep itself fresh for another year of screw ups and shameless antics. Jan 27, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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letaiser good season but even more shocking and brutal than the 1st to season this season was risky ,it had some very risky and brutal scenes I haven't expect to see at shameless and there were very weird things as an example Kev getting a baby with vs mom ,but even some wholesome things like in the last episode frank trying to interract more with the kids in a good way , jimmy is gone .... again , and this is the last season where the actors are still young kids at season 4 they are teenagers so this season is overall pretty good Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/24 Full Review Regal R 50/100 - not as good as all the hype. peaks s2 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 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/05/23 Full Review Silke A Season 3 is definitely one of my favorite shameless seasons. It's very chaotic and I cry to Ian's storyline every single time I watch this season. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/04/23 Full Review Black B Aquí ya vemos que la protagonista de está temporada es Fiona y eso es muy sencillo ya que ella es y será la encargada de toda la familia, eso si ya ara mi desde mi punto de vista me estoy empezando a dar cuenta de que la mayoría de las tramas deben de acabar o nuestros personas ya no sabrán que hacer en el resto de la serie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Made me laugh, cry, and appreciate more the somewhat privileged life we have! Amazing story and consistent quality! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member 7/10: Good, I like this quite a bit, it's solid Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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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 13, 2013 El Gran Canon Now that they're living together, Fiona struggles to accept the new boring Jimmy; Frank wakes up in a place completely foreign to him; Lip is sentenced to community service; Baby Hymie keeps Jody and Sheila up all night. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 20, 2013 The American Dream Fiona stresses about the money she used for her club night and it gets worse when Lip finds out; Frank makes his way home and he's the only one who can keep Hymie quiet; Kev's wife resurfaces. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 27, 2013 May I Trim Your Hedges? Frank tells Carl he has cancer so he can scam a charity foundation; Fiona is blown away by what she's asked to do to get a job as a cashier; Lip leads a crusade to hunt down pedophiles in the neighborhood. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 10, 2013 The Helpful Gallaghers Carl says his goodbyes as he heads off to cancer camp; with Frank on babysitting duty, Sheila wants to introduce Jody to toy time; Jimmy learns his parents are getting divorced and his dad is gay. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 17, 2013 The Sins of My Caretaker The city needs to work on the sewer main and Frank must find Aunt Ginger's bones in the yard before they dig. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 24, 2013 Cascading Failures Fiona is desperate to get the children back after the Department of Family Services hauls them away. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 3, 2013 A Long Way From Home Frank and Fiona go to extreme lengths in court to claim custody of the kids. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 10, 2013 Where There's a Will At Aunt Ginger's fake funeral, Frank's cousin Patrick arrives with another forged will. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 17, 2013 Frank the Plumber Fiona starts a new job; Frank inadvertently becomes involved in the gay rights movement. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 24, 2013 Civil Wrongs Fiona's job has brought structure into her life, but when Jimmy drops a bomb on her things fall apart. Frank is happy with his newfound celebrity as the face of the gay rights movement. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 31, 2013 Order Room Service Fiona starts to make plans to move the family to Michigan so she can be with Jimmy. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 7, 2013 Survival of the Fittest Fiona and the family plan a surprise party for Lip's graduation. Frank takes Lip out for lobster and some father/son time when he wins a bet. Details

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Season Info

Director
Mark Mylod, Anthony Hemingway, Gary B. Goldman, James M. Muro, Sanaa Hamri, Mimi Leder, Steve Shill, Danny Cannon, Randall Einhorn
Screenwriter
Etan Frankel, Mike O'Malley, Sheila Callaghan, Krista Vernoff, Nancy Pimental, Davey Holmes, John Wells, Alex Borstein
Network
Paramount+ with Showtime
Rating
TV-MA (L|S)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 13, 2013
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