Shameless US - Season 10 [NEW]
The tenth season of Shameless, an American comedy-drama television series based on the British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, was announced on January 31, 2019, two days after the premiere of season 9's ninth episode. The season premiered on November 10, 2019.
Shameless US - Season 10
It is the first season not to star original cast member Emmy Rossum. Cameron Monaghan, who previously announced his departure from the series in season 9, returned as a series regular. Noel Fisher also rejoined the cast as a series regular alongside William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney, and Christian Isaiah.[1] Kate Miner has been promoted to series regular after her recurring role in season 9.
The tenth season of Shameless picks up six months after season 9. In order to obtain as many prescription medicines as possible, Frank utilizes his leg injury, and his activities bring him into contact with an old friend. With the help of the $50,000 Fiona left her, Debbie has taken over as the family's new matriarch and is governing the Gallagher household with an iron grip. With Tami showing signs of affection, Lip negotiates their connection. Ian and Mickey have reunited, and this time they are fighting hard to stay together. Carl must decide what to do with his life as he graduates from military school and returns to the South Side. While Kev struggles with identity issues, Liam is dedicated to studying black history and culture under V's guidance.
In January 2019, Cameron Monaghan, who previously departed the series in season 9, announced that he would be returning for the tenth season.[1] In April 2019, it was announced that Noel Fisher will also return alongside Monaghan for the tenth season, his first time as a series regular since season 5.[14]
ShamelessSeason 10First posterAlternate posterStart DateNovember 10, 2019End DateJanuary 26, 2020Executive Producer(s)Paul AbbottJohn WellsNumber of Episodes12Season GuidepreviousSeason 9nextSeason 11The tenth season of Shameless was officially renewed on January 31, 2019 via Showtime's twitter account. It premiered on November 10, 2019 and concluded on January 26, 2020.
The biggest change going into season 10 is the loss of the biggest star on the show thus far. Emmy Rossum who played Fiona has left after nine years on the show. The jury is out on whether the show can survive given the fact she was such a staple for the series. The main female role has now been handed to Emma Kenney who plays the role of Debbie.
Debbie started out as a likable, hardworking little girl in season one. But by the first few episodes of season 10, she is arguably the worst person on the show. In the wake of Fiona leaving, Debbie tries to step into the caretaker role she left behind. When that gets too hard, she becomes the new Frank and starts running scams and making questionable relationship choices by getting involved with both a woman, Claudia (Constance Zimmer), and her daughter, Julia (Alison Jaye).
While Shameless is a solid show overall, season eight was a bit of a dud. It feels generally unfocused and half-baked. There are several storylines and subplots happening at once and none of them feel totally fleshed out, so it's hard to keep track of what's going on. In the end, the season doesn't actually wrap up anywhere, and a lot of the storylines continue into season nine.
The most convoluted plot line has to be Ian's (Cameron Monaghan) "Gay Jesus" rampage, leading up to the scene where he blows up a van. His character's story arc during the season is just all over the place and doesn't really feel like it fits within the rest of the Shameless universe. On the other hand, there's a worthwhile storyline from Lip (Jeremy Allen White) about his continuing struggles with alcohol addiction as he works to get his life on track.
Season nine is another instance where Shameless packed so much into one season, that it ended up being too much. Because season eight had so many complex storylines that it didn't wrap up before the season's last episode, season nine picks them right back up.
The biggest happening in season nine was Fiona's (Emmy Rossum) departure from the show, which was met with some mixed reviews. While it was obviously sad to see such a major character leave the show and made the trajectory of the rest of the series feel uncertain, her departure feels bogged down by the messiness of the rest of the season. All the episodes of season nine essentially lead up to Fiona leaving, but it feels like it takes forever to finally get there.
Adjusting to a Fiona-less season was hard for long-time viewers, but it wasn't all bad. In all honesty, the writers did the best with what they had, and the best part of the season has to be the long-awaited Gallavich wedding between fan-favorite couple Ian and Mickey.
Season six is good. It has incredible acting, well-thought-out storylines and sees a lot of character development. However, only a few of those well-thought-out storylines are really memorable, while the rest just fade into the background. In a way, season six serves as a solid jumping-off point for season seven, one of the show's best seasons.
The most notable plot points viewers likely remember from season six are Fiona's wedding, when Frank crashes it and tells her Sean is still using drugs, Lip's issues with alcohol addiction continuing to swell and the climax of Carl's (Ethan Cutkosky) gangster lifestyle. In one of the saddest episodes, "NSFW," Carl's friend Nick murders a kid for stealing a bike. Though Carl tries to stop him, he's too late and the shock and fear of the situation almost scares him straight.
One of season two's main triumphs was showing just how high and low Shameless was willing to get. There were laughs and classic Gallagher shenanigans, but there was also real pain and emotion, oftentimes juxtaposed right next to the good times. For example, in "Just Like the Pilgrims Intended," when the Gallagher family is sitting at the table for Thanksgiving dinner and Monica gets up and attempts suicide in the kitchen, sending everyone into a life-saving panic. At times, it's hard to watch, but the grit of Shameless is what makes it such a standout series.
The season that started it all. Season one does a great job at getting you hooked on the show. You meet all the unique characters and get to know them just enough to make you want to know more. When Shameless premiered in 2011, there was truly nothing else like it on air. It was fresh and charming, but also crude and funny. It was a perfect genre blend, offering a little bit of everything to everyone.
It's no wonder fans got hooked on the Gallagher family after season one and went on to enjoy the show for 10 years. Even today, while other shows and movies featuring dysfunctional families have emerged, nothing is quite like Shameless, and that first season put the show on the map.
Frank's true toxic nature emerges when he calls Child Protective Services and gets the kids taken away, Mandy hits Karen with her car, which puts her in a coma, and Ian and Mickey's (Noel Fisher) relationship hits a rough patch when Mickey's homophobic father catches them together. Season three shows so much character development as the Gallaghers are faced with some of their hardest times yet, which is part of what makes season three so good.
Showtime's Shameless, the audacious series about the exploits of the impoverished Gallagher family, has enjoyed an unusually long lifespan for an hour-long dramedy. When its ninth season premiered, the show became the longest-running Showtime original scripted series, a record it extended with its 10th and upcoming 11th seasons. However, in the world of TV, longevity doesn't always equal quality. And unfortunately for Shameless, it seems that its most recent installment has been its least successful.
Season 10 of Shameless premiered in November 2019, and from the first episode on, fans and critics alike have been noting the dip in quality. Obviously, these views are entirely subjective, and everyone is going to have their own thoughts on what they consider to be a good or bad season of the show. But just going off the accumulated opinions from fans and critics, it looks like the general consensus is that season 10 of Shameless is the worst of the series.
Above everything else, Shameless has always been about the characters. Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy), his children, and all their friends and associates are the driving force behind the success of the show. According to fans, this is one of the areas in which season 10 has stumbled the most.
In previous seasons, the Gallaghers engaged in wild and shocking antics, while still feeling human and grounded in reality. However, some fans feel that season 10 has kept all the craziness, but lost the connection to the characters themselves. Reddit user Round115 used the character of Ian's (Cameron Monaghan) parole officer, Paula Bitterman (Rachel Dratch), as an example of the way in which season 10 lost the magic. "It feels like characters like the Milkovichs and Jody and Sammi had lives that continued even when they weren't on screen," they wrote. "Can you imagine [Paula Bitterman's] life off screen? No, because that character isn't a human being. She's just 'Let's bring in Rachel Dratch so she can be whacky [sic]...'"
Another example is the evolution of Debbie Gallagher (Emma Kenney). Writing for AV Club, Myles McNutt said of her season 10 presence, "I loathe Debbie. She is a bad person, and not in a way I find remotely interesting... Debbie's cavalier approach to life is neither funny or dynamic: it's just galling..."
In another AV Club review, McNutt described episode 7 of the tenth season as having "the energy of a sitcom episode that doesn't work." He expanded on the problem with the way the storylines were handled in season 10 by saying, "[I]t never feels like multiple Gallaghers can just be 'living life' at any given time: there always needs to be some arch plot that envelops them." McNutt went on to cite the corrupt parole officer plotline as an example of a shallow story, adding that it "[distracts] from other, more meaningful storylines that could address any number of topics (Ian's mental health, the future of their relationship, etc.)..." 041b061a72