Thats how people move on with their lives. If you hated the way Lena Dunham's HBO comedy ended, with a half-hour that focused merely on Hannah Horvath with a bit of Allison Williams' Marnie thrown in, helping to raise Hannah's baby, may we suggest you think of it as merely an ill-advised epilogue and allow the penultimate episodewhich saw Hannah saying goodbye to all of the titular girls in a truly emotionally effective half-hourto act as the show's true finale. Yes, Frank Gallagher dies during the Shameless finale, season 11 episode 12, titled 'Father Frank, Full of Grace.' The finale begins with Frank's overdose, brought about during the last. But we get to tell a lot of great stories with these people and wonderful actors, writers and directors. However, Wells had revealed that the Gallagher family will stand by each other no matter what. Was there ever a story that you wished you had contextualized more? There was some backlash. After 11 seasons and 134 episodes, Showtimes Shameless wrapped its run Sunday with a series finale that was directly impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic in two key ways. When the iconic NBC comedy signed off in 1998 after nine seasons, original co-creator Larry David returned to really drive home how little the show's core four characters had learnedand how kinda awful they'd been all along. It seemed appropriate for Frank. After 11 seasons of debauchery, drinking, and downright denial, " Shameless " and the Gallagher crew said farewell in the April 11 series finale, "Father Frank, Full of Grace" with an expected. As viewers learned later in the episode Heidi (Shakira Barrera) had one hell of a rap sheet, but that only turned Debbie on even more. Thats an oversimplification, but we all need to understand what those fears of the police are, the lack of trust that exists in a lot of communities. With all the comorbidity that Frank had, Bill and I both talked about it, he continued. Except times precious. What is proper policing? I was also interested in Arthur (guest star Josh Malina) and Carl running the Alibi, it could have been funny as a cop bar story. Kev (Steve Howey) and V (Shanola Hampton) plan a move to Kentucky. Have something to tell us about this article? It was kind of our inside joke: You can do about anything, but you cant steal a library book. I think that was because [Showtime co-president of entertainment] Gary Levine didnt want to encourage people to actually keep library books. Even for Frank there can be a grace and joy in the passing, at least thats what I hope that we can go out a little more gracefully. But it seems we might have finally found an answer to that question. Then there was the Lip of it all. Many wonderful novels end and youre still thinking about the characters and what they do. #Shameless. To make you appalled and make you smile at the same time. In theShamelessseries finale, he woke up and wandered around southside Chicago. He eventually stumbled into a church and insisted on lighting the candles like an altar boy. Whatever you think is right! Leave some extra money for the maid when you stay at a hotel or motel. Showtimes long-running series,Shameless, concluded with the series finale on April 11, 2021 and the death of Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy). The last episode ofShamelessSeason 11 aired on April 11, 2021, and wrapped the seriess end. Sign up for Varietys Newsletter. In Sundays series finale, Frank died of Covid. So I thought, We should make a comment on that. We tried to make a comment all season on the particular difficulties that the pandemic has presented in low-income communities, and still make it kind of funny. Somehow, though, he stayed alive. We had written in various mentions of Fiona over the last two years, but Showtime asked us not to remind people of her absence. 1,110,364. Do You Need to Watch The Book of Boba Fett Before The Mandalorian Season 3? Arguably, things were looking a bit brighter when an old friend from the neighborhood expressed interest in buying the vacant lot next to the Gallagher house and Lip asked him how much he had for his house, too. So, it could be that Franks death in the series could bring all his kids together one final time before Shameless comes to an end. Or perhaps not. Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher) accept theirnew yuppie lifestyle. A very minor but sad result of everything thats happened in the pandemic. Frank has seemed essentially indestructible on Shameless. So, here is everything you need to know! The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Covid-19 is a mild infection for eight out of 10 people who get it and the core symptoms are a fever and a cough. You really dont get to connect. I really didnt want to play the more sentimental version of them having to react to his death. Its a crazy world out there with people reviving shows and characters. - April 12, 2021 11:49 am EDT. Frank Gallagher(William H. Macy) is diagnosed with the coronavirus in a hospital and soon dies while on a ventilatora most harrowing cautionary scene amid the current pandemic. Taken to the hospital for one final time, Frank spent his final moments alone, remembering his family (including Fiona, a.k.a. Did he meet his maker while feasting on a bowl of onion rings with his family? What are our responsibilities to each other? Anyone can read what you share. And thats OK. We had a great, loyal audience for a long time. When ABC decided it was time to end this family-friendly sitcom starring puppet dinosaurs after four seasons, the creators decided to do it in the most depressing way possible by having its main character, Sinclair family patriarch Earl, trigger a catastrophic extinction event that would not only kill every main character, but his entire species. His eyes drift closed after writing a letter to the Gallagher family. While the problematic patriarch's death would be a sad way to conclude the show, fans are hoping that it may mean a reunion for the rest of the Gallaghers. When Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse decided to end the mind-bending ABC mystery by getting metaphysical rather than giving some, you know, concrete answers about what had been going on for the last six seasons, not everyone was exactly thrilled. (The series failed to resolve whether Tami, played by Kate Miner, truly was pregnant, let alone what they would choose to do if she was.) Best laid plans. Did he meet his maker while feasting on a bowl of onion rings with his family? SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched Father Frank, Full of Grace, the series finale of Showtime, available on-demand now. That was very intentional to show them all together at the end. Franks final words were observations about and advice to his children, including that Lip all-too-often gets in his own way. But is he? Were so invested as writers and audience members in their lives that you want to fill in some blanks and not run the American Graffiti end crawl. Never has a series finale more nakedly telegraphed the idea "We like this character and may want to do more with him some day" before. It was a death that felt inevitable, but between the other-worldly element of him floating above the city and the additional mid-credits scene of the crematory oven exploding while processing his alcohol-riddled body, it was a death that did come not without the quintessential dark humor of this series. And then went out with a bang. Tip your waiter a little bit more. However, the penultimate episode of season 11 has caught the fans off-guard as it implies the patriarch's death. In my mind, she winds up back with Jimmy-Steve (Justin Chatwin). Does she wind up with anyone romantically? We had about 20 of them! (Laughing.) Bleak. Carls story line, becoming a cop. A parade of returning guest stars testified about all the horrible things that had befallen them as a result of Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), George (Jason Alexander), and Kramer's (Michael Richards) extreme selfishness and, in the end, a judge threw them in jail for a full year as a result of it. Having said this, it does seem like Franks future will be bleak. John Wells is responsible for developing this show. Covid is just the thing that finally pushed him over the edge.. Then I lost a close family member from Covid at Christmastime. We will never know. On the finale,the Gallagher family patriarch (William H. Macy) died of COVID-19. Theres a great deal of wish fulfillment, even if its the Gallaghers and the way they handle it and their economic difficulties. Dont fucking waste it. Thats what I felt. As it turned out, she whisked herself away and finally got to live her life on her own terms. Estimates for the case fatality rate for COVID-19 vary depending on the country. **Warning Spoilers ahead for Shameless**. It was pretty much the same with the exception: We were trying to get Emmy and Emmy wanted to come back. David Chase's game-changing HBO mob drama ushered in modern day's golden age of television. "So, it was disappointing for everybody, and we would've loved to have her back, and she wanted to come back, but it was one of those things that couldn't get done during the pandemic.". Theyre just hilarious. That was biggest disappointment: not being able to make that work out, because we all wanted it to happen. I never want to complain about it, because Ive been on the good side of that equation. No one does #Shameless like @WilliamHMacy. There have been plenty of Covid-19 subplots on TV but I cant think of another lead character who actually died from it. Knowing you were always going to give Frank alcoholic dementia, but ultimately COVID-19 knocked him out, was there anything about the end of the series that had to change because of the pandemic? Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) embraces a new position in the police department that will allow him to stay true to himself. As he passes away, he imagines himself rising upabove the rooftops while sitting in a chair in his hospital gownas he narrates a letter, filled with words of "advice," that he left for his family. Shameless: Breaking Down Frank Gallagher's Fate During the Series Finale. In his delirium, Frank mistakes a health care worker for Fiona, which is the first time that she has been mentioned since Emmy Rossum left the show two years ago. No one was alerted to his status, just as no one found the note hed left before shooting up in the penultimate episode. Critics did not latch onto the show at the beginning. What's Coming to Disney Plus in April 2021, Everything Coming to Netflix in April 2021. By Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Michael Ausiello, Kimberly Roots, Andy Swift, Dave Nemetz, Rebecca Iannucci, Ryan Schwartz, Nick Caruso and Mekeisha Madden Toby / April 16 2021, 10:23 AM PDT . Wells has hinted towards the writers ideas about what the characters would get up to after the finale, but no spin-offs have been confirmed. Carl finds his calling on the force. I think shes down in Florida. I want to think what I want to think about the characters, where they end up and what happens with them and have the audience have those conversations with others over drinks. Those who want to imagine the Alibi wont fall to the fate of Patsys Pies can certainly do so, and doing so may also imagine a better future for Carl, who became an unexpected positive force for the family in the later seasons. Fans were stunned when ABC's groundbreaking sitcom signed off after nine seasons with the titular heroine (played by Roseanne Barr) revealing that the entire final season had been a figment of her imagination, with her beloved husband Dan (John Goodman) having not actually survived his heart attack in the season prior. And NO. Comedy can be brutal, Wells said. 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