Lip faces intense pressure from multiple directions. Despite scoring perfect SAT scores and being headhunted by the Pentagon, he finds himself running an underground fighting ring and selling drugs out of an ice cream truck with Kev. His relationship with Karen grows increasingly complicated as Karen joins Sex Addicts Anonymous and enters a sex-free relationship with Jody, a fellow group member.
: V and Kev (Steve Howey and Shanola Hampton) attempt to start a family. When they discover Veronica has fertility issues, they embark on a wildly unconventional surrogate plan involving Veronica's mother, which—in true Shameless fashion—becomes more complicated than they ever imagined.
★★★★☆ (Essential viewing for fans; a bleak yet beautiful sophomore effort)
Some notable episodes and moments from Shameless Season 2 include:
Shameless (US) established its tone in season one, but it was Season 2 that truly solidified the show as a chaotic, heartbreaking, and hilariously dysfunctional masterpiece. Premiering in 2012, this season dove deeper into the South Side of Chicago, expanding the world of Frank (William H. Macy) and Fiona Gallagher (Emmy Rossum) while pushing the boundaries of their survival instincts.
William H. Macy’s Frank Gallagher is often a force of nature—a drunk tornado who destroys everything in his path. However, Season 2 humanizes him in an uncomfortable way by introducing Monica, the Gallagher matriarch who abandoned her children.
