What an kick to the stomach the last five minutes. Oh-My-God. Just some heartbreaking stuff.
That was an absolutely brutal ending to an episode with quite a few gut-busting laughs.As soon as Fiona didn't toss the cocaine, I figured it would have repercussions. But I figured she'd fail a drug test and lose her job. I certainly didn't see that ending coming. Man, there's nothing worse than when a small child is placed in a life or death situation.If Robbie had dropped the coke and Fiona hadn't known about it, I could see how a legal defense could be made. But the Gallaghers were having a coke party and Fiona left it on a table where anybody could get to it. I know she's in a tailspin here, but she absolutely deserved the look that nurse gave her.The scary thing is that the blame is purely situational; with the lifestyle this family and this neighborhood leaves, there have probably been a hundred close calls over the years where everybody just lucked out. But Fiona went before a judge and took legal responsibility for these children. She can't afford to have a moment of indiscretion like that.It was a harrowing reminder of the dark reality underpinning this often comedic world.mattCR said:What an kick to the stomach the last five minutes. Oh-My-God. Just some heartbreaking stuff.
I liked the way that was handled. Liam will probably be alright, but there's every chance he won't be.mattCR said:the implications for Liam are real and significant, and Lip finds himself at the head of the household.
Another perfectly handled scene. It would have been easy for Lip to be furious or screaming or cruel. Instead, he's just overwhelmed. He doesn't leave Fiona hanging, but he doesn't shield her from how serious things are. And the ultimately, she's just not his highest priority.Fiona's phonecall to Lip was some devestating TV
Except that Mike was the one who bailed her out. She'll probably feel that after all of the shit she's put Mike through, she can't get his brother incarcerated on top of it. Mike would probably wholeheartedly support turning his brother in, but that's not the way Fiona's wired.That being said, I can't imagine she'll be spending whole seasons in prison, so odds are she probably will roll on the brother sooner or later.Scott Hanson said:Yeah, you gotta think Fiona will definitely be rolling on the brother. She has no reason not to, especially once they realize he's just another addict and they'll have to get him to roll on someone.
I was wondering the same thing. My guess is that Fiona, after walking a mile in Frank's shoes, will end up donating part of her liver to save Frank. And Frank, in classic Frank fashion, will proceed to squander it.Frank's situation seems pretty dire...is he being written off the show? Not sure how many more seasons this show has left, but they could probably do one Frank-less season. Not sure about more than that.
I agree completely. Most shows and movies skip over the process entirely or show it as a montage, and most characters that go to jail in movies and on television have been through it a million times before. Emmy Rossum nailed it. Fiona had no fight in her whatsoever, she felt she deserved to be there, but that doesn't mean she was ambivalent to the process. We've seen Fiona naked many times on this show, but Ponsoldt widely avoids nudity in this context. The camerawork during the cavity search was absolutely perfect; the whole thing plays out before our eyes, but all we remember is the expression on Fiona's face while it's happening.After being really icked out by Debbie's storyline, I loved that her way too old boyfriend was a true friend when she really needed one. I just hope that that's where things stay with them.There's something so poignant to me about the way Sheila maintains an immaculate house and prepares a perfect poached egg with toast breakfast even though there's nobody else around to witness it. "Eleanor Rigby" pops into my head during these scenes. Joan Cusack walks the tightrope of Sheila's benign racism like the pro she is. I love that Sheila knew that they were pulling one over on her with the faux Indian names and continued to use them affectionately anyway. And the degree to which Roger Runningtree's youngest niece responded to Sheila's motherly warmth just about broke my heart. You just know Roger's sister is in the Monica/Frank ballpark.That sequence of "processing" Fiona through the system was one of the best jobs I've ever seen done on that, be it TV or film. Partial credit to Emmy Rossum for that. I've never been through that process myself but now I almost feel like I have been (and never want to do it again).
Yep. I'm still shocked she didn't roll on her bosses brother. I have know idea where the gay bar storyline is going but it's equally tragic.Nathan_F said:"I'm Guilty" Two words, but a whole lot behind them. Wow!
Absolutely. You could see in that moment that Fiona looked at herself differently. She finally internalized the scope of what she had done. She was very lucky she got the judge she did, and that her public defender saw something in her and gave more of a shit than she has time to give for most of her assigned cases.Nathan_F said:"I'm Guilty" Two words, but a whole lot behind them. Wow!
On one hand, Ian certainly seems to be heading down the good old self-destructive Gallagher path. I wonder if we're ever going to find out what happened in the army that sent him spiraling like this.mattCR said:Yep. I'm still shocked she didn't roll on her bosses brother. I have know idea where the gay bar storyline is going but it's equally tragic.
Scott Hanson said:MarkMel, your spelling of "Gallagher" is worse than Carl's!
Ha, every time I wrote that I laughed at the spelling.