Shameless Season 5 returns with a glass raised high for toast the Gallaghers.

Would you have it any other way?

This turnaround is displayed no better than with Fiona Gallagher, who fell hardest in season four.

The upper-middleclass life that Fi flirted with is long gone, but her old habits are not totally removed.

After all, her first post-prison job has a new hunky boss that she is making eyes with.

However, even with this old chestnut, there is hope for smarter choices.

For starters, new boss Sean Pierce will not be pushed around like the blonde dullard from last season.

Due to having a new liver, Frank is on medication and off the booze.

It also allows him to be rather indifferent to his own daily life.

His daughter Sammy is reverting into the kind of teen rebellion not seen since Karen Jackson.

Staining the couches of South Sides OCD Queen is like crossing the Rubicon.

Ill cheers to that comically golden disposition, and overlook his snide remark to Fi at the diner.

Summer is the perfect excuse for Lip to come back full-time to his childhood home.

Because at the moment, he seems to be questioning whether he belongs to either side.

It also looks like it’s a war of sorts in Kev and Vs household.

What isnt a joke, however, is how Ian is reacting to his likely existent mental issue.

Unlike Monica, Ian has a real support group with his family and Mickey.

But despite Fis constant prodding, he is refusing to see a psychiatrist.

Now, its back to Ian.

These are the kind of moments that makeShamelessa pleasure to watch.

After last season,Shamelesshas made the calculation to bask in the humor that it is best known for.

But this return to the dog days of summer feels knowingly hesitant.

Or by next week.

Summer lasts for only so long, especially in Chicago.

Or passed out by the lake again, as is Franks preference.

May he never change…

Most Shameless Quotes of the Week

Kids in this neighborhood are raised on kool aid and powdered milk.

Formula would be a step up.

V

I bet if your baby was sucking your dick, youd be into it.

V

But what if Mom brings home some man from the bar?

/ You just put a pillow over your head and wait for her to be finished!

Chucky / Sheila

If I can only enjoy one beer a day, why not make it 130-proof?

Frank

Rating:

4 out of 5