Meanwhile, the Gallaghers save for Emmy Rossums Fiona reunite at the Alibi, unaware of their fathers passing, to celebrate Ian and Mickeys wedding anniversary. Eventually, in his dream (or maybe as a spirit), he floated up on his barstool above his family. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Thats how people move on with their lives. (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.) Even when he was dogging his own kids in his own suicide note, hes still making us laugh because hes still Frank. On the finale,the Gallagher family patriarch (William H. Macy) died of COVID-19. [This story contains spoilers from the series finale of Showtimes Shameless.]. Updated March 1, 2023. As news headlines about the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease continue to increase, so has concern over its potential to affect employee welfare, disrupt global supply chains and slow business operations. In the early ideas of the story, that was a perfect way to have Fiona return. John Wells would have been happy for Shameless to last another 20 years, but hes satisfied with its run. You rewrote the first half of the season after COVID hit. In what world?! Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) the king? We would have loved to continue making the show because I love making the show and youve heard me say that a bunch of times. The final episode of the series featured all that hard living catching up with Frank for the last time.. And even Frank feels that. Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. Mild disease. Critics did not latch onto the show at the beginning. So much for all of the internal work she did last week to understand why she just cant find a good relationship, huh? In an interview with TVLine, Wells added that there isnt any hope of aShamelessspinoff for Frank or the rest of the Gallaghers. But it could be that it's just his body in a coffin that we will be seeing, or we might be treated to some flashbacks in the final episode. However, old footage of her wasincluded inshort family flashbacksexperienced by Frank. Fiona, unfortunately, wasn't with the rest of the family at the end of the show, though most fans had hoped the character would be making a comeback. As many expected, Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy) died in the final episode, and he ascended to the sky to deliver a monologue over his surviving family. He eventually returned positive for COVID-19 and died in the ER after the nurses and doctors discovered the "DNR" instruction on his chest. [double heart emoji]". Would any of Fionas storylines have filled in what the character is doing now? 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? The house is in Fionas name, and she remains Liams legal guardian. Then we came up with the solution of how Frank would seek forgiveness, how Lip would urinate on Franks head and Frank would actually accept it, because he realized he deserved it. 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. Beyond everything else in the show that people love, what I was always most attracted to was no matter how difficult things were, this was a group of people who loved each other and came together even when they were angry with each other. And Bill playing the part was such a huge part of that. Mild disease. 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. Its not like we took out the healthiest individual youve ever seen. And NO. Debs (Emma Kenney) plans on moving to Texas with her daughter Franny (Paris Newton)and a new girlfriend. I love Kevin (Steve Howey) and Veronica (Shanola Hampton), and would love to see what happens to them. We had about 20 of them! Was he proud of his parenting in those moments? The idea was that every kid should be able to go to camp. We couldn't figure out how to do it in a way that would work with her schedule. On Sunday night, Showtime's long-running and acclaimed remake of Shameless finally came to an end, closing the book on the popular Gallagher family. In theShamelessseries finale, he woke up and wandered around southside Chicago. 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. Its hard to question anybodys choices based on travel and safety. Though the shows are superficially dissimilar, Wells sees all of them as examinations of function or dysfunction. You could argue that Frank was already meant to die when he had liver disease or countless other physical ailments. 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Aside fromhis final accession, the finale also lefteven moreup in the air: Lip (Jeremy Allen White) gets an offer tosell the family's home and hopes to start a new life with Tami (Kate Miner), their son Freddie and his brother Liam (Christian Isaiah). Was there ever a story that you wished you had contextualized more? There are certainly many people who believe that. 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. Showtimes long-running series,Shameless, concluded with the series finale on April 11, 2021 and the death of Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy). It seemed appropriate for Frank. Connect today SHARE Many businesses continue to adapt their operations and workforce to COVID-19, whether bringing their employees into the workplace safely or evolving work-from-home or hybrid work strategies. It also delivered one of the most controversial finales ever with a simple smash cut to black just as somethingmaybe nefarious, maybe notwas about to happen to the show's iconic antihero, Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini). It's unclear as to whether he dies from his alcoholic dementia, from COVID-19 complications, or as a result of his recent overdose. And dont think we forgot about Frank! Why havent the Gallaghers talked about their sister? And then went out with a bang. FX Drops Trailer for 'Pose' Final Season (TV News Roundup), 'Shameless' Retrospective Series 'Hall of Shame' Ordered at Showtime, 'Shameless' Boss on Why It Would Have Felt 'Criminal' Not to Address COVID-19 in Final Season. Frank has so many possible comorbidities, Wells said. "She lives in New York, and you know, we were trying to make it work, but there were quarantine setups that were in there if she came out to LA. We're not sure how we wish things would've ended with Frank, but we do know we're going to miss the Gallagher family, especially all the laughs and F-bombs they brought to our screens on Sunday nights. As the episode wrapped up, his family was celebrating at the Alibi while he was dying in the hospital. 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. How did you decide he would get Covid? That was biggest disappointment: not being able to make that work out, because we all wanted it to happen. In the post-credits, his body, saturated with ingested alcohol, is cremated, with explosive results. DuringShamelessSeason 11, viewers watched as Frank Gallagher began forgetting things. Frank has so many possible comorbidities Covid is just the thing that finally pushed him over the edge. Frank Gallagher has lived through more than 10 seasons of Shameless as a drug-addicted miscreant who had no desire to ever turn his life around. In his interview with The Hollywood Reporter in January 2020, he said, We love Frank, but we also dont want to leave this show with the impression that there are no consequences to the way in which he has chosen to live his life. In another interview in December 2020, he reiterated the same sentiment. As Frank is dying, he daydreams about being back at the Alibi with his family and he begins to levitate. I really didnt want to play the more sentimental version of them having to react to his death. But data from both China and Lombardy, Italy, show the fatality rate starts rising for people in their 60s. Bleak. "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.". Furthermore, it will include a COVID-19 story line, after John Wells reworked the season to fit one in. According to the official synopsis, "Ian and Mickey shop for furniture. Aside fromhis final accession, the finale also lefteven moreup in the air: Lip (Jeremy Allen White) gets an offer tosell the family's home and hopes to start a new life with Tami (Kate Miner), their son Freddie and his brother Liam (Christian Isaiah). But as he comes to terms with his alcoholic dementia diagnosis, the second to last episode shows Frank with drugs and what appears to be a note to his family. We put it up on the writers room board and then took it down a few times. The finale begins with Franks overdose, brought about during the last episode, and he is later taken into hospital where it was revealed that he had Covid-19. 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 . 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. In that regard, you might expect him to be able to stick it out and live to see the end of the series. His character has had so many ups and downs over the years, and in the episodes leading up to the finale, things were on the downswing. It's been a heavy season, so hopefully, any flashbacks will be to happier times. And did Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) ever finish parallel parking? We werent trying to do a Very Special Episode, Wells said. It sadly certainly seems that Frank is dead. Billions Season 6 | Official Teaser | SHOWTIME. Debbie never explicitly made a decision as to her future by the end of the episode, but it seemed clear that she was willing to follow this newfound love interest to whatever sad end it would bring her and her daughter. So when Heidi suggested blowing Chicago and hitting the open road, Debbie seemed amenable to the idea, despite previously warring with Lip (Jeremy Allen White) over his attempts to sell their family home. This has to set up Fiona coming back for the finale episode! However, nothing has been confirmed, and the only way to know if Frank dies is to watch the final episode of the series. Many wonderful novels end and youre still thinking about the characters and what they do. We all search for community, and the Gallagher world was a community of kids who cared about each other. That Shameless would end without providing resolution for what happens to the Gallagher children comes as little surprise, as Wells has said for years that he was drawn to a sense of life going on for the characters. But she had some health concerns about returning, quarantining and trying to be safe. Another factor that seems to be tied to Franks possible death is Fionas return. We had a lot of jokes for her but we never actually nailed it down. You rewrote the entire season after the shutdown. Theyre just hilarious. It could have been one of many things; it was the last thing that pushed him over the cliff, but he was barely hanging on. In Season 11 of Shameless, a new disease has taken hold of Frank. Body aches, sore throat and . #Shameless. John Wells discussed the impact of the pandemic and police protests on Sundays series finale. After 134. Right?! Five simple words are all we need to explain why this iconic CW drama's finale missed the mark: Dan Humphrey was Gossip Girl. The priest called an ambulance, and later Frank woke up in the hospital during the Shameless series finale. Debbie plunges into a dangerous world when she meets someone. In a phone interview from Victoria, British Columbia, where hes working on a new series for Netflix, Wells discussed the inspiration for Franks death, Fionas near-return and the legacy of Shameless. These are edited excerpts from the conversation. I like keeping it with the audiences imagination of who would react and how when they finally discover that hes gone. Was the goal to show that no matter what happens with the house, theyll always come together? Although theres no direct explanation for his death, viewers can surmise that he died from complications of COVID-19 and excessive drug and alcohol abuse. The travel was such a mess that we never got to the point of my actually writing it. In the sixth episode of this season, Frank is diagnosed with early stages of Alcoholic Dementia. Why wrap the show without answering any of those questions? What would you want to see in a Shameless spinoff? People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Frank!!!! We didnt want Frank to get off scot-free for all his lifestyle choices. Fans will never know for sure, as this couples storyline wrapped with the one-year anniversary of their wedding, which was celebrated with a mask-free surprise party at The Alibi. Bleak. The character, who rarely wore a mask, was initially hospitalizedafter displaying more severe symptoms of his alcohol-related dementia and after suffering a suspected suicide attempt by overdose. Below, we break down the latest. My family can relate to that experience of not being able to say goodbye and not being there when it happened. As many expected, Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy) died in the final episode, and he ascended to the sky to deliver a monologue over . Instead, his poor sister Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) met her demise and he escaped Miami to restart asa lumberjack in Oregon?! Wed have to see. 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. As of February 8, 2023, a total of 1,110,364 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the United States. Having all these stories out there reminds people that the things that they might be ashamed of and feel need to be hidden, nah weve got to talk about it. Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Season 11 of Shameless. (Laughing.) Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher) accept theirnew yuppie lifestyle. Does she wind up with anyone romantically? We caught it at the wrong moment. While Wells had to rewrite the entire first half of the final season after production was stalled because of the pandemic, the prolific writer-producer (ER, The West Wing) added in Franks COVID-19 demise in a bid to accurately reflect the struggles of an economically challenged community like the South Side of Chicago. Whatever you think is right! One thing does conclude nicely: Lip is acknowledged for stepping up anddoing what Frank never succeeded in doing for his family. Dont fucking waste it. Frank has seemed essentially indestructible on Shameless. I dont have any explanation for why The Wire was never the most decorated show in television history. Frank visited a church, at which he seemed to think he was an altar boy, and the priest called an ambulance for him. The fans are even amazed at the severe health problems Frank has lived through when most of us thought that he wouldnt make it. 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. And just like that, Frank Gallagherhas shamelessly risen above it all. The idea was with Franks dementia being discovered, theres a call and she comes back to help everyone figure it out and that she would come back and be involved at the end with what to do with the house and all that. They agreed, It would be unrealistic to not have anybody in this community actually suffer severe consequences of the pandemic. And Frank seemed like the logical choice. It's hard to believe that the Gallagher family has been a part of our lives for the past 10 years we've literally watched the actors and their respective characters grow up right before our eyes every Sunday night. All Rights Reserved. But it seems we might have finally found an answer to that question. It was a fine line, trying to ride an ongoing conversation in the country. However, there's no denying that his relationships with his children have grown over the last season, which is why this scene is decidedly painful. People would tell us how their big sister raised them, or how they reconnected with older siblings because of the show. ER is about how medicine works. At the time, fans were left unsure if Frank was just planning for the future or if he was about to make a major choice. Covid is just the thing that finally pushed him over the edge.. If we never tell another story with them, I think we did a lot that Im proud of and that were all proud of. Based on a British TV series, the Showtime version transferred the scruffy family to the South Side of Chicago and, among other things, thoroughly modernized the British concept of kitchen-sink drama. The Gallagher kitchen hosted such events as Monica slicing her wrists, Fiona having impromptu sex, Debbie giving birth, Frank removing Debbies necrotic toes and then-toddler Liam collapsing from a cocaine overdose. Despite much hope among fans, Emmy Rossum, who left the show in. In the final moments of the finale, Franks body explodes during his cremation because of the amount of alcohol in his body. 453. This interview includes spoilers for Sundays series finale of Shameless.. 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. Now that theyre free of him, maybe hope can finally prevail. 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. Below, Wells talks with THR about Franks fate, why he loves open-ended finales, what would have happened with Fiona and, yes, the mandatory spinoff question. The possibility of Franks death has also evoked a lot of responses from the fans. Lip was on the verge of actually figuring things out and succeeding. 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. Shameless showrunner John Wells told Entertainment Weekly that he would love for Fiona's actress, Emmy Rossum, to return for the final season. In the final moments of the episode, we see Frank at the Alibi and hear what he wrote in a note to. Although there's no direct explanation for his death,. Was Frank destined to die all along? After his death, The Gallaghers read a touching letter from Frank before they attend his funeral. "You know, she very much wanted to, and we wanted her to. Interactive tools, including maps, epidemic curves and other charts and graphics, with downloadable data, allow users to track and explore the latest trends . Don't f*cking waste it. Frank left Patty on the beach at low tide to help her get a better view, and told her he would return in an hour. They all would have! In my mind, she winds up back with Jimmy-Steve (Justin Chatwin). The West Wing is about how government works. Shamelessis over but available for streaming on Showtime if you want to see for yourself how Frank dies. Sadly, the rest of the Gallagher clan never learn he is dying thanks to his ridiculously large hospital file, although Lip crosses paths with the ambulance without knowing it. Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) embraces a new position in the police department that will allow him to stay true to himself. You may have COVID-19, but tested before the virus was detectable, or you may have another illness. One thing I wish we had another year to explore was the eviction moratorium expiring, when we discover just how many people have lost their jobs and live with food insecurity. The rest of the Gallagher kids, seemingly oblivious to the death of their dad, prepare to finally sell their longtime family home and start new, more independent lives. By the time the iconic HBO series reached its denouement in May 2019, a lot of fans were left wondering how this could've possibly been the best ending after eight epic seasons. 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. Showtime expressed concern about various things that then they ultimately supported, like Frank sending Carl to cancer camp. 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Yes, Frank Gallagher dies during the Shameless finale, season 11 episode 12, titled Father Frank, Full of Grace.. 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. In . In the first season, we are introduced to Frank, a single father who can barely look after himself, let alone his kids. 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. Original star Rossum departed Shameless in season nine, with barely a mention of her character since. Kids would come to our Chicago set, and tell us about how they were thrown out of their homes for being gay, lesbian or trans. The Iron Throne melted down?! Showtime has just announced that the final season will premiere on Sunday, Dec. 6. And that makes me feel good as a viewer and a reader. Virologists in the U.S. agree, for the most part, that COVID came from an animal, not a lab leak.They say the data is "very convincing," with "overwhelming evidence" that the disease jumped from an animal to a human, leading to the pandemic.Specifically, scientists concluded that COVID most likely traveled from a caged animal to people at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale . You and many other people! And fans were PISSED. Try and walk in other peoples shoes. It was a callback to the character's desire in the early seasons to become a writer by having Roseanne sitting at a typewriter, writing a different ending to her story, but it left viewers feeling like their time had been wasted in the worst way. I will miss you this Sunday! Since the initial diagnosis, his health has only declined. On the subject of Emmy Rossum reprising her role as Fiona, Wells said that both sides involved wanted to make the character's comeback work. 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. Having said this, it does seem like Franks future will be bleak. The pandemic also prevented Rossums return to reprise her role as former leading lady Fiona Gallagher when travel bans amid a COVID surge eliminated that possibility. In the post-credits, his body, saturated with ingested alcohol, is cremated, with explosive results. The series ends without answering if Lip (Jeremy Allen White) sold the family home or if bar owners Kevin (Steve Howey) and Veronica (Shanola Hampton) sold it and moved to Louisville. So, the island was purgatory, right? William H. Macy, who plays Frank, is credited for every episode of Season 11, including the finale. I sure as hell did.. What are our responsibilities to each other? We want to pretend that the country is egalitarian, that its a meritocracy, that everybody has the same opportunities, and its just not true. But, fan fiction following their adventures to adopt to take in one of the neglected Milkovich brood, which Ian posed as an option, will surely be in abundance. All of the Spoilers You Could Ever Want for 'Shameless' Season 10. Or your body . Thats what I felt. In the 10th episode of the season, Frank opts to get a "do not resuscitate" tattoo across his chest, seemingly trying to take the burden of making that decision off of his children. WARNING: Spoilers for the Shameless series finale are ahead! Of course there were plenty of big life decisions to be made in the meantime, so when Frank woke up and wandered off, no one other than Liam took note. People say you cant drink your troubles away, Frank said in the letter. We didnt try and solve anything. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 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. Then three days before shooting began on a season in which the mostly grown-up Gallaghers finally disperse, production was shut down for months. Print People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported - ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. 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. Not that theres ever a good transition after that, but focusing on the episode Frank rises above the South Side on his bar stool, beer in hand, looking back on his life. Articles to give each month house, theyll always come together, old of. 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