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One of the central tenets of Shameless is the fact that our “heroes,” as it were, often act in ways that would…
Myles McNutt
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Contributor, A.V. Club, and Assistant Professor of Communication at Old Dominion University.
Dec 28
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In the opening scenes of “Æsahættr,” we reunite with Ruta Skadi, who wakes up on a random cliffside and overhears a…
Dec 21
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The last two episodes of His Dark Materials have been the strongest thus far because they have isolated story…
Dec 20
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For the first few episodes of Shameless’ final season, I’ve been waiting for the show to start acting like it’s…
Dec 14
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“The Scholar” is, from a plot perspective, an important turning point in the journey of our three heroes who seem…
Dec 14
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In a year that saw many of us relegated to our homes for much of its duration, TV was an ever more powerful medium…
Dec 13
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On a macro level, the absence of stakes is one of the (many) problems plaguing Shameless entering its final season.…
Dec 7
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The Golden Compass, the 2007 film that failed to turn His Dark Materials into a fantasy film franchise, was clearly…
Dec 6
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The opening scene of the Shameless pilot, which debuted almost a decade ago in 2011, introduces us to the Gallagher…
Nov 30
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Nov 16
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By the time a television adaptation of a book series reaches its second season, it needs to feel as though it can…
Jun 22
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In the opening scene of Love, Victor, the show’s eponymous protagonist writes an angry Instagram DM to Simon Spier,…
Apr 1
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The idea of “making it to the merge” is one of Survivor’s most universal narratives. No matter what season you’re…
Feb 12
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Last week, ahead of Survivor’s fortieth—that is not a typo, it airs two seasons a year—season premiere, CBS aired a…
Jan 26 2020
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When the credits rolled on “Gallavich!,” the tenth and penultimate season finale of Shameless’ run on Showtime, it…
Jan 19 2020
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Last week’s episode of Shameless ended on a pivotal emotional moment: Lip, realizing that the best path forward for…
Jan 12 2020
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Early in “Now Leaving Illinois,” Liam is called into the office at school: he’s been flagged as a potential…
Jan 5 2020
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Ever since the writers decided to give Carl and Debbie—and then Liam—their own storylines, Shameless has suffered…
Dec 29 2019
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Although we can argue about the effectiveness of many of Fiona’s stories over the course of Shameless’ first nine…