

“Citizen Carl” also brings in some pressure from Tami’s family on the subject of returning home to an easier life. This becomes very human, vulnerable territory that helps ground this episode from some of its crazier material. It momentarily seems like these obstacles may stem from a subliminal avoidance of this act, but in the end it’s a much simpler scenario. Naturally, this simple act gets lost in a myriad of complications as Lip and Tami get further from their goal. With all of their other stresses out of the picture and now that enough time has passed since Fred’s birth, Lip and Tami are finally able to have sex again. They’re currently doing great with their child-or as great as fresh parents can be doing-but now the next hurdle revolves around them trying to regain intimacy.

Faye and Frank’s romance is certainly quirky and less desperate than the series’ other attempts at this idea, but it will have to do a lot to stand out and feel original from what the show has already explored in the past.įrank may have found himself a temporary soulmate, but matters aren’t as idyllic for Lip and Tami. This development works, but the big issue here is that Shameless has done a number of long-term storylines where Frank is in love and thinks that he’s found the perfect woman.
