The Gallaghers strive to to change their circumstances
Hide your wallets and meth, because the Gallaghers are back!
OnlyShamelesswould start a season with a dildo.
Nope, declares Fiona as she stares down this blue creature.
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I just really cant do this anymore.
Fiona does help him by throwing him some lotion on her way out.
How quickly hes gone from dedicated drug smuggler to dedicated soldier.
The two oldest Gallaghers chit-chat on the porch, with Fiona, a.k.a.
alley cat, telling Lip that shes over sex with anonymous men chosen for their abdominal fitness.
I bet there are a few guys at the Alibi who would be interested to hear about this development.
Meanwhile, Lip is craving a drink, so hes going to do the seven-mile run to work.
Inside, Carl is making breakfast and teaching Liam the warrior way.
The most American thing is free enterprise, he tells an unhappy Fiona.
All little Liam wants to know is Wheres my meth?
The only Gallagher not living at home is hard at work.
She scares him off with a warning of Tasing and superglued-shut eyes.
Hurricane Debbie is in and out in a flash, leaving Neal shell-shocked.
Our last Gallagher child to catch up with is Ian.
Hes really banking on handing out condoms to at-risk teens being the key to Trevors heart.
So far, its not working.
I wouldnt, Brad tells him when Lip stares at an intimidating, tattooed female coworker named Eddie.
Twenty bucks says Lip and Eddie hook up.
Now, lets see where the Gallagher patriarch has been hiding.
Praying in front of a Monica shrine, hes looking worse than ever, which is really saying something.
It might have something to do with his empty bag of meth.
Somebody drank the Kool-Aid.
Nasty side effects, though, he opines as he pulls out one of his teeth.
When Carl tells his dad that he did, Frank proudly responds, Shed love it, son.
Youre not my pop in anyway, shares Nessa, admitting she prefers blond and bitchy.
And with perfect timing in walks Nessas girlfriend, Mel, who is both blond and bitchy.
I could do four years, she theorizes.
V gets even more pissed when Kevin shows up with news of the Alibis new name: Putins Paradise.
Russians always win, he quips.
You and handsome Kevin husband are stupid people, opines Svetlana.
You need caring for like babies.
A throwdown between the wives ensues.
When violence doesnt solve the problem, V resorts to another tactic.
Russians arent a really a priority, he responds.
And when she asks why, he fires back, Do you really have to ask that?
She eventually convinces him, and ICE storms the bar and takes Svetlana and company into custody.
Wifeless and methless, its time for the beginning of Franks redemption tour.
What do you remember?
asks Carl, to which Frank responds, Honestly, not much.
Thankfully, many of the next people he owes an apology to or a thousand are together.
He joins them and gets another nice surprise: Carl has his share of the meth money.
Meth and hot tubs: bonding, the Gallagher way.
It becomes a true meeting of the Gallagher men when Frank shows up, swiftly summarizing where hes been.
He then strips down naked and hops in the tub (add that to the list).
And Frank wasnt lying, as he starts off the next morning by apologizing to Fiona.
When he hugs her, she stands confused and motionless.
Im off to learn how to try and be a grown up, he says.
Once he departs, Ian chimes in, He smoked half a bag of meth.
Could be major brain damage too early to tell.
That night, she and Nessa have a celebratory smoke and chat, which abruptly ends when Ms.
Blond and Bitchy calls her girlfriend inside.
So what do we think Lip is going to do with his meth money?
Go back to school?
Nope, hes going to pay Sierras electricity bill.
His good deeds for his ex-girlfriend continue when he babysits Lucas.
Making things even more awkward, Sierra offers to pay Lip for his services.
Thanks for the rehab, he says before going back to running.
The most shameless character of the week:Everyone was trying to be good for the most part.
Well, besides the whole selling-meth thing.
So lets go with Carl.
What did you think?
Are you buying Franks new outlook?
Is Fiona on her way to becoming a mogul?
