'Shameless' season 9 episode 12 preview: Fiona and Lip's relationship strains further as she acts more like Frank Gallagher
Almost nearing the end of its ninth season, Showtime's hit dramedy 'Shameless' has left no stone unturned in wreaking havoc on the sole matriarchal character who has held the Gallagher family together for the most part. Owing to Emmy Rossum's exit from the show after nine long years, her character Fiona is going to be wiped off at the end of this season, but in all the moments leading up to the big exit, it looks like the showrunners are quite bent on making her go out with a bang. The new promo for the upcoming 12th episode, 'You'll Know the Bottom When You Hit It' wonderfully exhibits exactly the same.
In a classic Gallagher family gathering, we see Fiona fighting with younger brother Lip (Jeremy Allen White) with their deadbeat degenerate father, Frank (William H. Macy) being the mediator in all of it. Ever since the show returned from its mid-season hiatus, Fiona has been bankrupt, heartbroken, injured, and most importantly binge drinking for the most part of the recent few episodes. So her family's hesitation in having her boarding in their family home is understood, but Lip lashing out at her by packing her stuff and throwing it out on the curb is a step too far.
