'Shameless' season 9 episode 14 review: Fiona 'did it all', one last time, but quite unceremoniously
This article contains spoilers for 'Shameless season 9 episode 14: Found.'
In the original British version of 'Shameless', the acting matriarch of the Gallagher family, Fiona's story ends as she runs off with her on and off past flame Jimmy/Steve. In the US version of the hit Showtime dramedy, however, even though we had assumed that after nine strong years of ruling our hearts, when Fiona Gallagher's time on the show would come to an end the same way, that wasn't the case. For nine seasons, Emmy Rossum has made us laugh, and cry, and have our hearts broken time and again as her character elevated to the ranks of 'the queen of chaos,' but when the time came for goodbyes, Fiona did it all, but quite unceremoniously - as most things done by her. Fiona has always been the quiet worker, so when the time came for her to leave, she didn't make loud pomp and show either.
On this week's episode of 'Shameless' season 9, which was also the finale (episode 14: 'Found'), Fiona finds her will and bank balance both, to start afresh. For the first time, in probably her entire life, Fiona has the money and the option to choose her fresh start from. And she also makes the smart AF decision to not splurge the money around fixing the many dysfunctional things in their house, or the family either. Instead, she hides the money, and once her better judgment was seconded by a family worker, she decides it's time to leave the 'hoodrat, Southside Chicago life behind and get along with adulting.'
