Thursday, June 17, 2010

Shameless – Series 2b

Back in Chatsworth Estate, Frank Gallagher’s eldest son, Lip, is an A-level student and hopes to earn a scholarship to the U.S. To earn some extra money for expenses, he does other kids’ homework, too. He finds a quiet place to study at a neighbor’s house, but Lip’s younger brother Carl invites his friends over, who trash the place. The neighbor, a woman called Lena, thinks Lip burgled her house and he gets arrested. Everyone pulls their best in to get her things back. In the end Lena drops the charges and starts an affair with Lip. Lip’s also been sleeping with his gay brother Ian’s cover-up girlfriend, Mandy, but now she’s pregnant, even though they’ve always been using rubbers... Ian has to become part of her violently criminal family, or else he’ll have to fess up he’s gay – and Lip will get the blame... Before you know it, they’re throwing an engagement party. Lips saves the day by admitting the baby’s his, and bang the whole lot’s in a fist fight.

No one realized before that Ian’s blood type is incompatible with that of his parents. Lip says that just means someone got it wrong, but Debbie states the obvious, that Ian’s father isn’t their father! Frank recons his wife Monica must have slept with some guy called Gary Bennett. When Ian and Lip look him up they find he’s exactly like Frank – a drunk who can’t even sit on a chair without falling on the floor! Younger sister Debbie makes some pocket money by keeping up a library of copied videos (“borrowed” from Kash’s store) and then rents them out for half price. Accidentally she gets a hold of a homemade “adult” flick, and makes several hundred pounds!

Meanwhile, Fiona gets pregnant from this bloke Craig she had a rebound one-night stand with. After she tells Craig, they start dating casually. He still lives with his wife. Then his dad dies. And Fiona feels she hardly knows this bloke. Marty goes on a date with Craig’s wife Sue. Craig just thinks all Sue is doing is trying to get back at him. What Marty wants is to be accepted and loved, instead of being called a freak. So, he’s about to jump off a flat when he thinks he’s being used. It’s Debbie who is able to talk him down. And in the end, Sue does really want him.

Even while on the run from the law, Steve tries contacting Fiona, but now that she’s pregnant with Craig’s child it puts her into a difficult situation. So, she ignores Steve’s attempts to avoid having to choose. But Steve persists and eventually approaches Debbie at school and gives her a package for Fiona. Everyone knows she’s still madly in love with Steve. It’s Veronica who calls him (on the cell phone that was in the package). He overhears Fiona talking to Veronica about Craig. He doesn’t care. He just wants to be with Fiona and make her happy. Craig walks in, gets into an argument with Steve, trips and has to go to the hospital. Fiona and Steve take the opportunity to pack some things and drive away. It’s a very emotional moment, everyone is happy for Fiona, but she is worried about her brothers and sister. Will she be back or stay with Steve? We have to wait until the next season for the answer. Great show! Nice little E.L.P. at the end there, too.

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