If you've followed Shameless from the beginning, then you know the
writers never disappoint. The seventh season finale which aired on
Sunday was proof of why we were all so in love with this dysfunctional
family. At the beginning of the episode, Ian is on his way back to
Chicago after helping Mickey (who I really miss) escape and we finally
see Carl at military school as he gets the information about the death
of his mother.
At the hospital, a Doctor informs Fiona, Lip and Debbie
that they were not able to revive Monica and that she died after a blood
vessel in her brain burst. Fiona goes outside to give Frank the news,
telling him he could come in to say goodbye but Frank walks away to a
bar without saying a word to Fiona. Back at the house, Fiona, Kev, V,
Debbie, Liam and Neil go through Monica's personal belongings which
included clothes, jewelry, drugs, a copy of Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
and a key. Frank shows up late, pukes on the floor and passes out.
Fiona
cleans it up and puts a towel under his head. In the morning, they all
wake up to the smell of bacon and eggs and find Carl in the kitchen,
they are all happy and impressed to see Carl looking so responsible in
his uniform. Although I must admit, I miss the old Carl. While at
Patsy's, Fiona leaves a message for Bill, Monica's dad that his daughter
has died. Ryan (who I still think is sketchy) meets Fiona at Patsy's to
discuss the apartment building and Fiona agrees to use his lawyer. She
assures him that she's still very interested and they shake hands. Lip
meets with his friend from AA/sponsor and tells him he's been having the
urge to drink. He asks lip to help him out with the bike he's working
on and he'll take him for a stack of pancakes at IHOP. Back at Patsy's,
Sierra offers to talk after work but Lip declines her offer. At the
house, Frank goes through Monica's things and finds the key everyone
thought belonged to an old apartment and he realizes that it's a key to a
storage unit. He goes with Debbie, Carl and Liam and they sneak into
the storage unit and find out what Monica might be hiding.
They find
clothes, food, blankets and other items. Frank finds a box containing
seven bags on crystal meth and he's convinced Monica left them for him
and the kids. Frank weighs the bags of meth at the house and reveals
that they are probably ten thousand dollars each. Fiona goes mad telling
him they have to flush it down the toilet. The other siblings don't
agree with her saying they all need the money, while Ian suggests that
they sleep on it and decide what to do with it in the morning. There's a
knock on the door which scares everyone and they all scatter to hide
the meth. Fiona opens the door and sees Grandpa Bill who goes after
Frank immediately, throwing him down the stairs and punching him blaming
him for Monica's death. Fiona tells Bill that they don't have enough
money to throw Monica a proper service but Bill insists he'll handle the
bills in order for his daughter to have a real burial. Frank rushes
upstairs after Bill leaves to look for the meth and Debbie tells him
that she hid it.
He looses it and grabs Debbie by the throat and Fiona
by the hair. Ian and Lip finally manage to pin Frank against the wall
just in time for Debbie to slap him. Frank goes out to the yard and
Fiona follows him and makes it very clear to him that his dear Monica
was nothing close to a mother because she left them when she was only
nine leaving her to take care of the whole family, she tells Frank that
Monica never loved them and that she's glad Monica is dead. “She didn’t
love me. She didn’t love you. She didn’t give a sh*t about
anyone but herself. I’m glad she’s dead! At least now she can’t f*ck us
over anymore.” Later that night, Fiona hides her and Liam's share of the
meth under her mattress.
The next morning at the funeral home, Fiona
laughs at Monica's lifeless body dressed in her wedding gown, hides the
meth in the casket, and punches Monica's body a few times before
leaving. The funeral service goes pretty well with everyone in
attendance including Sierra and Trevor. All the children give a speech
and just when they were all about to leave Frank gets up to speak. He
talks about how he met Monica in college and tells his kids that no
matter how much they hate her, she's already in them. Back at the
Gallagher house, everyone is drinking and dancing while Lip is outside
with his cup of coffee. Sierra joins him and he tells her how much he
f**ked up his life and that he wants to go back to college. The final
scenes show Debbie at her welding class, Lip and Brad his sponsor going
into their AA meeting, Ian at a traffic accident, Fiona walking into her
new apartment and Carl spray painting Monica's name in an alley with
Frank.
The episode was filled with so many elements which make
this show amazing. It was well written and they didn't fail to give us
those emotional scenes that make us a bit teary eyed. The last two
episodes we saw Frank in a very emotional state, which is quite rare and
we understand that he truly loved Monica no matter how messed up she
was. The scene where Fiona screams at Frank telling him how she had to
become an adult at the age of nine to take care of everyone made us
understand just how much she had gone through being a parent to her five
siblings and Frank. Although emotional, this was one of my favorite
scenes. Fiona cleaning up Frank's puke and putting a towel under his
head took me right back to the first season where Debbie did the same.
Although the season ended without a cliff hanger, "Requiem for A Slut"
was a pretty good episode. I also loved the little moment where Ian
joins Carl for a run. We got to see how close the siblings were which
was a huge part of the last few episodes. Monica and Mickey coming back
was also very crucial part of the season and I'll admit that seeing
Mickey go was really sad. He was a very exciting character and I loved
his relationship with Ian. I'm super excited to see what's next for the
Gallaghers.
Rating: 10/10
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