'Shameless' season 9, episode 8 has the Gallaghers dealing with the same old struggles
Showtime's hit dramedy 'Shameless' has finally returned from its almost three-month-long mid-season hiatus, and by the looks of it, in the middle of its ninth season, shocking developments in the Gallaghers' individual plots are plenty, but these aren't going to leave fans surprised. In that, the Gallaghers - aka the infamous family from Southside Chicago that the show revolves around - are once again going through crisis situations that as an ardent viewer, one would find themselves quite accustomed to seeing on the show.
'Shameless' season 9 started off with the departure of two of its central characters, Fiona, and Ian Gallagher, looming. Emmy Rossum, who plays Fiona, had shared that the ninth season would be the last we see of her on the show, and even though Ian (Cameron Monaghan) left shortly prior to the mid-season finale, most of the season's plots have focused around Fiona's impending departure. Probably why seeing the character still spiraling downwards comes off as a shock to fans, but not something entirely unpredictable.
