This may be the week Shameless officially broke me. It's hard to put in to words all the emotions that go through you when you watch an episode like this one.
Sure, there were moments of comedy, Frank is smelly and Fiona punches Jimmy/Steve over and over again, but then there were moments of sheer sadness. The image of Ian collapsing with baby Evgeni, his back cascading down a row of charcoal bags, is one that just stays with you.
Ian's decline has been a long time coming and tonight he finally hit rock bottom. Honestly, a lot of Ian's scenes were hard to watch. When he placed Evgeni on the hood of the car and then on the counter at the convenience store, I was on the verge of yelling at the television screen. I just kept thinking, please don't hurt this baby, please don't hurt this baby.
It was a little odd that no one in that convenience store thought to call the cops. But, then again, what would you do in that situation? It's hard to say.
An easier decision was made by the woman who saw Ian leave the baby in the car. She called the cops immediately and, when they confronted Ian, he lost it. Incredible work throughout this episode by Cameron Monaghan, but none better for me than his scene. My heart broke for Ian in that moment.
Back home, everyone was worried about Ian, especially Mickey.
Alright shithead, this is like the two hundredth time I'm calling and you not picking up. I'm starting to get fucking homicidal. Call me the fuck back, Ian. I'm worried about you. I love you. Call me back.
Mickey is a shell of the Shameless Season 1 terror of yesteryears. Since coming out of the closet, Mickey isn't running from who he is anymore and tonight he really laid his emotions on the table.
I've realized that when Mickey cries, I cry. Watching him and Ian embrace before Ian was led off to the psychiatric ward was utterly heartbreaking. I didn't have any tears left Shameless, yet you got me again!
Ian's journey is really just beginning now that he's accepted he needs help and I hope Mickey continues to stand by his partner.
Now, onto the land of Fiona and her many suitors. Jimmy/Steve is back and from the way he was acting; I don't think he's going anywhere anytime soon. How many times can one dude say I love you in an hour? If you're Jimmy/Steve, then approximately 50 times.
Seriously, dude was laying it on thick and I have to admit, I might have fallen for it, too. In her heart, she loves Jimmy/Steve. She always has and she always will. Do I wish she had maybe made him work for it a little more? Sure. But once he was saddling up behind her, nuzzling her neck and saying those three words, we all knew she was a goner.
I loved the Gallagher reaction to seeing Jimmy/Steve again. Not exactly the warmest of welcomes.
Lip: What the fuck is he doing here? Fiona: I have no idea. Jimmy/Steve: Hey Lip, how you been? Lip: I thought you were married? Fiona: I am. Sami: You're married? Fiona: Uh huh. Debbie: What? To who? Lip: To Gus. Carl: The musician? Sami: Is that Gus? Debbie: No, that's Jimmy. Sami: Who's Jimmy? Debbie: Her old boyfriend. Sami: Then who's Gus?
When Gus dropped by the morning after Fiona's tryst with her ex, I thought for sure Jimmy/Steve was going to come downstairs and all hell was going to break loose. But, no, I guess they're saving that altercation for another time.
The pity with this story is, I like Gus, but what the hell do we know about him? Hell, he doesn't even know much about the Gallagher's. It's hard to get invested in someone you can't connect with. Jimmy/Steve may be an arrogant jerk at times, but at least we know who he is.
There were some other things happening this week, like Debbie starting high school and being hailed as "Deadly Debbie". Frank was wasting away because that's what Frank does. And Sami was integrating herself into the family more.
I wanted Sami to get more involved in the Gallagher world and I liked her more tonight than I have in awhile. She seems to run a bit of a tight ship and with Fiona off dealing with her relationship woes, it may not be a bad thing for her to stick around and look after the kids.
Oh, also Kev and V are separating, which is for the best right now. Sometimes a separation is needed so you can put some things into perspective. I'd love to see them work it out, but if V doesn't get some help and change her attitude, then maybe they should be apart.
Okay, this episode belonged to Cameron Monaghan, Noel Fisher and Emmy Rossum. Where are the awards for these people?!?!
I'm curious to know what you guys thought of "Crazy Love"? Best episode of the season so far? What was your favorite moment? What's next for Fiona and Gus? Will Jimmy/Steve stick around Chicago?
Leave me a comment and we can discuss everything, right after I have another ugly cry!
Bishop: It's your past, Tony. And it's a good one. ~
Tony: I have a tricky relationship with the past. I can either bury it or fixate on it. Still working out the kinks. ~
Bishop: Well whatever happened in your past helped make you the awesome guy you are today.
Thea: You know, I've been wondering. How do you decide between the red hoodie and the one with the mask? ~
Roy: [chuckles] I'm glad you know. ~
Thea: I felt pretty lame not recognizing my own brother just because he's wearing a hood.
Bart: Thinking back, I'm kinda surprised mom and dad let a crazy man spend all night in my bedroom. ~
Homer: Bart: Thinking back, I'm kinda surprised mom and dad let a crazy man spend all night in my bedroom.
Homer: Simpler times.
Milady: The truth is staring you in the face, and you can't even see it. ~
Athos: What truth? ~
Milady: Whatever I am, you love me. And you always will.
Shoshanna: I just don't understand why nobody tells you how bad its gonna be in the real world. ~
Marnie: Yeah they do. It's pretty much all they tell you.
Aria: What do we do know? We just wait until A paints the town red in our DNA? ~
Hanna: One drop here, one spot there, and kaboom; we're all sharing a jail cell with Ali. ~
Spencer: You are like the queen of not helping!
Peggy: I need you to get me a list of all the women that Howard has entertained in the last year. ~
Jarvis: I'm not sure there's enough ink in all of New York to complete that request. ~
Peggy: Fine, just in the last six months then, is that possible? ~
Jarvis: Oh yes, I suggest we start with the Western Hemisphere. ~
Peggy: Oh please.
Louis: They were infected with an infectious disease called Mike Ross. Now I am in the car with patient zero. ~
Mike: For your information, patient zero is the first person infected with the disease, not the disease itself.
Kate: I just keep reminding myself it is just the mall. ~
JJ: I don't think parents are ever ready for their kids to grow up. ~
Kate: It feels like yesterday she was in diapers. ~
JJ: Teenagers. I don't know how my mom survived. ~
Kate: Mine either.
Conde: I hear you. I do. But of all the reasons you've expound of why we can't be together none are of the heart. I have to fight every instinct I have pulling me toward you. When I'm near you I am aware of every breath you take and when I am away even the wind in the trees reminds me of you. ~
Mary: You will be the death of me and I of you.
Joan: I feel ... okay. I feel clear about something. Our work ... what we do ... it's not just a job now. It's who I am. I'm a detective. I'm ready to embrace that. I live in this world. Your world. And I probably will for the rest of my life. ~
Sherlock: It isn't my world. It's our world.
Slater: Hang on, go back. You speak Urdu? ~
Archer: Huh? Oh, no, no, just that one phrase ~
Farouk: The only phrase you know in Urdu is "No shit, you goat-raping pig devil"? ~
Archer: What?! I thought it meant "I'm sorry." Huh, probably why that night in a Karachi went from pretty bad to much worse. ~
Slater: I'm gonna stop you there. ~
Archer: Probably someone should. There's a baby.
Amelia: If you aren't willing to keep looking for light in the darkest of places without stopping even when it seems impossible, you will never succeed.
Deacon: I know I can fight this cancer, but I don't know if I can beat it. See the thing is, if I lose...uh there was a time when that wouldn't have mattered that much, but it does now. I got a daughter, and I got a niece, and I got...I got a lot of people I care about. They care about me, and when I think about not being there for them...You talk about feeling powerless. This is a powerlessness at a level that damn near overwhelms me. Truth is I'm terrified.
