'Shameless' season 9 episode 7 recap: Where do the Gallaghers stand and where do they go from here?

Fiona's broke, Lip and Frank have new ladies, Liam has a new summer job, and the rest are still rebelling. Here's all you need to know before Shameless returns in January 2019.
UPDATED OCT 22, 2018

Showtime's hit dramedy, 'Shameless', aired just a few hours ago, but if ardent fans are still trying to cope with the emotions episode 7 of season 9 bombarded them with, it's totally understandable. As relieving as it was to watch Ian Gallagher's (Cameron Monaghan) closure in the previous episode, with him reuniting with the love of his life, Mikey Milkovich (Noel Fischer), the cesspool of crisis Fiona Gallagher (Emmy Rossum) has been plummeting into definitely left more to anticipate and desire, especially considering this was the mid-season finale. Meaning, now fans will have to wait until next year, precisely January 20, to find out where everybody goes from here. And by here, we mean the very loose ends that were tied, of sorts.

As the finale's title suggested, 'Down Like The Titanic', lived up every bit to the expectations we had from our very dysfunctional Gallaghers from Southside, Chicago. It only elucidated further that no matter how much your life might have progressed from the dumps, you just have to accept dysfunctional mess as a form of life. Elaborating further on that, here's where our favorite Gallaghers and their favorite Balls stand after the wrecking ball that was the mid-season finale.

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