'Shameless' season 9 episode 12: As Fiona and Frank bond, the Gallaghers finally come full circle

On the brink of Fiona's character ending on the show, this father-daughter bonding was a touching development to witness after all these years.

This article contains spoilers for 'Shameless season 9 episode 12: You'll Know the Bottom When You Hit It.'

While the extremely messy fight between the Gallagher siblings - Lip and Fiona - was one of the biggest curveballs in the last and 12th episode of Shameless' season 9, what also managed to leave us a little surprised and shaken was the unlikely bond seen between Fiona and her absentee, deadbeat father, Frank. Played by Emmy Rossum for the last nine years, Fiona's character is finally coming to an end owing to the actress quitting the show following the ongoing ninth season. And something tells us, this new bond with shared interests between her and the father, whom she has always hated, was the show's attempt at helping the character come full circle.

The biggest aspect about the two of them bonding that must be addressed is that this is the first time Frank (William H. Macy) and Fiona have shared a momentous screenspace, ever since the fiasco that was Fiona's ruined wedding to the drug addict Sean. What's even more significant is that Frank was the reason the wedding ceremony was ruined, thus tainting their relationship even more than it already was. So to see the father-daughter duo come together at a time where what Fiona really needs is a guardian to guide her through the downward spiral is touching. But trust Frank to stick to his signature, hilariously degenerate styles even at that too.

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