Shameless: Season 2

[Mike!]

frank: "atta boy!"



anyone mind telling me what happened in that quick bit during the credits? the torrent i used cut that part out.

Frank showed up at someone's door (ex-wife Monica?) in tears and told her "Mom died..." before sort of collapsing in tears into her arms.

For all his talk of being free when she dies and the big he did when Sheila told him, he did tear up then a little too. I don't know it this is truly going to be hard on him or if his emotions will only last as long as they lasted after he helped that woman kill herself (though in a way murdering her)... head to a church to light a candle for her, only to steal the collection box.

[Jesse]

I don't know it this is truly going to be hard on him or if his emotions will only last as long as they lasted after he helped that woman kill herself (though in a way murdering her)... .

See last night's ep

[Mike!]

See last night's ep

It airs Mondays for me. Is it Sundays everywhere else?

[Jesse]

Airs on Sundays here in the states. Joo in Canada?

[Mike!]

Yessir. That explains it.

[n0rdicalex.]

Frank showed up at someone's door (ex-wife Monica?) in tears and told her "Mom died..." before sort of collapsing in tears into her arms.

that was from last weeks (3-4-12) episode. i was wondering about last nights episode. thanks anyway.

[n0rdicalex.]

pretty heavy episode last night.

season finale is this sunday, april 1st.

[Papa Dras]

Man that was a great episode. This show has really found its way this season and is one of my favorites. The actors are just so perfect at their roles.

[Jesse]

Couldn't believe Monica last episode

[Slayer]

The asian baby was a shock wasn't really expecting that, but not really surprised now

[n0rdicalex.]

at first i thought fiona was confusing downs syndrome and asian since she assumed it was Lip's, but after seeing the previews for the finale, it's definitely an asian downs syndrome baby.

kevins comment was great though: maybe we're looking at it upside down!

[Krazee]

at first i thought fiona was confusing downs syndrome and asian since she assumed it was Lip's, but after seeing the previews for the finale, it's definitely an asian downs syndrome baby.

kevins comment was great though: maybe we're looking at it upside down!

I thought the same thing...but what in the finale preview gave away it has downs syndrome?

You saw how lost Karen was during the birth (with all the Gallegers) and how completely lost Lip was after the birth.

[n0rdicalex.]

maybe it wasn't in the previews?

after each episode, i go on Showtime's website and watch the three clips they have of the next episode. usually one preview, and two actual ~one minute clips from the upcoming show. that's where they alluded to it having downs syndrome, or as they said, being developmentally challenged.

[Mike!]

That last episode had me laughing out loud so much. Definitely one of the best single episodes of the show!

"Gross!"

"Vagina " - Carl

"Maybe we're looking at it upside down..."

Frank making off with the drawer of pills after Karen's water broke...

The pool bird shooting...

Carl keeping the gun and tossing the drugs

[Mike!]

No comments on that last episode? Finally got to see it and really enjoyed how some things came together and other things were set up for next year's storyline.

Frank breaking Monica out had its moments of hilarity. Carl is really coming out of his shell too and becoming more interesting as a character.

"So she wants to take care of the baby, and you would rather see it adopted by someone else or cared for by the state?

...

You hungry? I'm thinking Thai."

[n0rdicalex.]

yeah that was a great ending. and frank getting out of the snow pile all confused was awesome.

maybe jimmy/steve's brazilian wife might be sticking around for a while, which would be interesting, and i know i definitely enjoy seeing her.

i'm also glad the cops handled karen and the baby the way they did - she's a raging C**T.

hopefully the wait for season three is a lot shorter than it was between seasons 1 and 2.

[Oliver@triplezoom]

I dunno if I'll be sticking around for season three. This show reminds me of how I felt about Weeds and Californication: Awesome and engaging at the beginning, before becoming boring and repetitive.

[Krazee]

I dunno if I'll be sticking around for season three. This show reminds me of how I felt about Weeds and Californication: Awesome and engaging at the beginning, before becoming boring and repetitive.

I see the writing on the wall too...but we'll see how season three starts.

[n0rdicalex.]

what makes you guys think that?

i've never seen more than one episode of Weeds and i've never seen Californication, for reference.

[Papa Dras]

This show is great, but so was weeds for the first few. If they can keep season 3 as good as this season, I am there. Oh, who am I kidding, I am going to watch it anyway.

[leaftye]

what makes you guys think that?

How much lower do you go than killing a bald eagle, showing a girl give birth, trying to sell her baby, baby getting stolen, suicide, bi-mom, etc? They might keep pulling new things out, but I don't know that they'll be able to find new lows.

[Phatbastard]

How much lower do you go than killing a bald eagle, showing a girl give birth, trying to sell her baby, baby getting stolen, suicide, bi-mom, etc? They might keep pulling new things out, but I don't know that they'll be able to find new lows.

You realize this show is a carbon copy of the UK Shamless that's been running for 9 seasons. It sounds to me like they have at least 7 more seasons of material ready to go.

Just for the record, I enjoyed S1 more than S2, maybe it was that new car smell, but it's still better than 90% of the crap out there now. Of course that's IMO and others may well disagree.

[3Letter]

You realize this show is a carbon copy of the UK Shamless that's been running for 9 seasons. It sounds to me like they have at least 7 more seasons of material ready to go.

Just for the record, I enjoyed S1 more than S2, maybe it was that new car smell, but it's still better than 90% of the crap out there now. Of course that's IMO and others may well disagree.

You haven't watched the UK version have you???

S2 of the US version is so far off the reservation from the UK's version it's laughable.
Karen Jackson never got pregnant by Lip, Mandy does though, Steve and Fiona leave the show at the end of S2 never to be seen again, Sheila doesn't hook up with Jody because there is no Jody, Monica isn't a drugged out bipolar nut job that tries to kill herself, There is no Steve/Jimmy it's just Steve and he isn't married to a Brazilian but he does have a daughter.... and that is not where the differences end.

The US version is more dramatic, UK is over the top with more comedy. They both rock though!

[crazysimi]

so how long do we have to wait for new episodes

[Jesse]

so how long do we have to wait for new episodes

Probably a year.. both S1 and S2 ran Jan-March/April

[Mike!]

You haven't watched the UK version have you???

S2 of the US version is so far off the reservation from the UK's version it's laughable.
Karen Jackson never got pregnant by Lip, Mandy does though, Steve and Fiona leave the show at the end of S2 never to be seen again, Sheila doesn't hook up with Jody because there is no Jody, Monica isn't a drugged out bipolar nut job that tries to kill herself, There is no Steve/Jimmy it's just Steve and he isn't married to a Brazilian but he does have a daughter.... and that is not where the differences end.

The US version is more dramatic, UK is over the top with more comedy. They both rock though!

I can't imagine the US show without Fiona. It feels like the show needs that anchor of a mostly normal person having to deal with all the crazies around her. I suppose Lip and Ian fit that description too, but there's just something that Fiona brings as a matriarch, with Frank and Monica as her foil, that would leave a gaping hole without her.

[Phatbastard]

You haven't watched the UK version have you???

S2 of the US version is so far off the reservation from the UK's version it's laughable.
Karen Jackson never got pregnant by Lip, Mandy does though, Steve and Fiona leave the show at the end of S2 never to be seen again, Sheila doesn't hook up with Jody because there is no Jody, Monica isn't a drugged out bipolar nut job that tries to kill herself, There is no Steve/Jimmy it's just Steve and he isn't married to a Brazilian but he does have a daughter.... and that is not where the differences end.

The US version is more dramatic, UK is over the top with more comedy. They both rock though!

I hadn't seen it and was just going by what I've read - about season 1 to be clear. I just assumed that US writters were all lazy and just hit "copy" on the brits.

I tried - not very hard - to get the UK version but I couldn't find it at the usual big box stores.

[n0rdicalex.]

so how long do we have to wait for new episodes

at the end of season two they mentioned the wait would be much shorter for season three, than it was for season two.

i'll see if i can find the clip or approximate date.

[Jesse]

at the end of season two they mentioned the wait would be much shorter for season three, than it was for season two.

i'll see if i can find the clip or approximate date.

Ahh, perhaps it will be a fall release then, and run Sept/Oct-Dec

[droppeds4]

Cannot wait for the next season now. `epic show.

[n0rdicalex.]

season 3 premiers January 13th:

[Wrong Beach]

hell yes i cant wait. it seems like forever since last season ended.

[Pdubb315]

So I had heard a bit about this show, but never watched it as I don't have Showtime (HBO guy here). I went out and bought the first 2 seasons about a week ago and watched them in three days. God I love this show. The ****ed up family dynamics are so well done. I'm basically an only child; my brother was quite a bit older and not home much. This show makes me wish I had siblings to get into trouble with.

Now I have to get Showtime.

On another note, I love the differences between Showtime and HBO. Both make great shows, but the little differences, like the way the shows are shot, the approach to comedy etc

Also, I'm looking forward to season 2 of House of Lies. I guess I like Showtime.

[Papa Dras]

I'd bang the heck out of Fiona's little ghetto butt. I love this show.

[Sporin]

Glad to see the good reviews of the US version.

I'm into season 4 of the UK version and I really like it, but it's definitley started down a repetitive path. When the core feature of your main characters is that they are non-stop-screw ups you can only take that idea so far before you stop rooting for them.

I look forward to watching the US version if it ever hits Netflix Instant.