Shameless (Showtime)

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

That ball started rolling before the brother showed up. She'd been neglecting the kids to stay with her boyfriend. So she's had no idea of anything that's been going on outside of her own bubble.

Yes, but like I said, none of her behavior up to that point had had any direct effect on anyone other than her (and her boyfriend).

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Yes, but like I said, none of her behavior up to that point had had any direct effect on anyone other than her (and her boyfriend).

Consider what Debbie had been going through (dating an older guy, hooking up in the bathroom), what Lip had been struggling with at school (remember her hanging up when he really needed to talk), as well as everything with Carl and Frank. She doesn't know anything about any of this, has had no impact, positive or otherwise, on any of them. I'd call that an effect in and of itself.

I think Lip and Debbie earlier in the episode (and Sheila all season) were foreshadowing of what happened at the end. Fiona had already been gone in spirit, now she's going to be gone for real.