Ive been pretty fortunate to do a number of longer-running series and, as a fan, I always appreciate things not being wrapped up. Thats happening to lots of families. In your mind, do you know how it ends for these characters? So, the island was purgatory, right? Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day, Inside the business of TV with breaking news, expert analysis and showrunner interviews. I will miss you this Sunday! Let us know in the comments! Shameless: Breaking Down Frank Gallagher's Fate During the Series Finale. As the episode wrapped up, his family was celebrating at the Alibi while he was dying in the hospital. You and many other people! No, Fiona does not appear in the final season of Shameless. 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. Fans Can Visit the 'Shameless' House in Chicago But, the Gallagher Family Won't be There! Thats an experience many people have had with relatives who have died of COVID. Saved by the bell: Contestant ordered to keep mask on, in historic 'Masked Singer first, Chris Pine admits 'it does look' like Harry Styles spit on him but this is what actually happened, Rebel Wilson 'collapsed' after Ramona Agruma proposal: 'I was so overwhelmed', Amy Grant recalls being 'so scared' to return to touring following serious bike accident, Travis Scott being sought by NYPD after alleged nightclub assault. 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. In typical Gallagher fashion, things came to an end in a darkly comedic way, as the series said goodbye to one of its main characters while setting the rest of the family on new paths for their future. Frank spends his final moments alone, remembering his family in flashbacks from the show's earliest episodes. People say you cant drink your troubles away, Frank said in the letter. However, Wells had revealed that the Gallagher family will stand by each other no matter what. True to the series and its dark humor, a midcredits scene sees the crematorium oven exploding due to Frank's alcohol-ridden body. 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. It was, uh, a choice. So, he got a tattoo across his chest that read, Do not resuscitate. Later, he wrote a suicide note to his family and attempted to overdose on heroin. Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) embraces a new position in the police department that will allow him to stay true to himself. 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. Liam also tries to make him happy by doing Frank things with him, like scamming strangers for money. Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) embraces a new position in the police department that will allow him to stay true to himself. Frank's spirit then visited the Alibi as the family (plus Kev and V). The fans are even amazed at the severe health problems Frank has lived through when most of us thought that he wouldnt make it. Frank began to understand what was going on with his body. Then three days before shooting began on a season in which the mostly grown-up Gallaghers finally disperse, production was shut down for months. Sign up for Varietys Newsletter. (Laughing.) Ruby's death would be covered up by the Maguire family. We had about 20 of them! The West Wing is about how government works. Critics did not latch onto the show at the beginning. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms. You could argue that Frank was already meant to die when he had liver disease or countless other physical ailments. Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher) accept theirnew yuppie lifestyle. And just like that, Frank Gallagherhas shamelessly risen above it all. Frank continues wandering around the city in a daze, revisiting old haunts like Patsy's Pies and a church where he believes he's an altar boy. Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. A very minor but sad result of everything thats happened in the pandemic. In the final moments of the episode, fans see Frank shoot up multiple times. Daenerys (Emilia Clark) suddenly a fascist villain? Why havent the Gallaghers talked about their sister? Debs (Emma Kenney) plans on moving to Texas with her daughter Franny (Paris Newton)and a new girlfriend. Billions Season 6 | Official Teaser | SHOWTIME. In the first season, we are introduced to Frank, a single father who can barely look after himself, let alone his kids. In Sundays series finale, Frank died of Covid. 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. And fans were PISSED. 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. Taking incidents like this into consideration, it seems that the man insists on living on his terms and possibly have control over his death too. It was pretty much the same with the exception: We were trying to get Emmy and Emmy wanted to come back. Their lives continue. 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 ending and more than a few lingering questions about the surviving characters. Comedy can be brutal, Wells said. Anyone can read what you share. Except time's precious. See TV's most controversial series finales: The series ended its 11-season run on April 11, 2021. It was, uh, a choice. Was Frank destined to die all along? 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. I lost a close family member who had been ill in December of COVID, despite following the COVID protocols. In my mind, she winds up back with Jimmy-Steve (Justin Chatwin). 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. Right?! I think thats more fun, personally. Franks final words were observations about and advice to his children, including that Lip all-too-often gets in his own way. Its not like we took out the healthiest individual youve ever seen. 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. 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 never say never. The audience, though, was treated to his words, as Macy read them in voiceover. David Chase's game-changing HBO mob drama ushered in modern day's golden age of television. 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. Bleak. 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. It can reach past our reluctance of being preached to., Shameless, he added, is a show about a family trying to survive and laughing their way through it.. 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. However, he kept forgetting that he had dementia. Frank's spirit then visited the Alibi as the family (plus Kev and V). And then went out with a bang. David Chase's game-changing HBO mob drama ushered in modern day's golden age of television. 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. Did Showtime ever veto any other ideas or voice other concerns? By Charlie Ridgely It seemed unrealistic to do something about the south side of Chicago and people living barely above the poverty line and not have anybody succumb to this horrible pandemic.. Why wrap the show without answering any of those questions? And dont think we forgot about Frank! We had a lot of jokes for her but we never actually nailed it down. In theShamelessseries finale, he woke up and wandered around southside Chicago. Frank is losing control of his bodily functions and can no longer drink alcohol. 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. Guess thats it. DuringShamelessSeason 11, viewers watched as Frank Gallagher began forgetting things. On Sunday, April 11, the hit Showtime dramedy series Shamelesscame to an end after 11 seasons. When the show was revived in 2018 after 21 years, it forgot all about its controversial ending. 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. All Rights Reserved. One thing does conclude nicely: Lip is acknowledged for stepping up anddoing what Frank never succeeded in doing for his family. As Frank is dying, he daydreams about being back at the Alibi with his family and he begins to levitate. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. (Laughing.) There are three broad possibilities if you think you've dodged the virus: You're wrong - you have actually been infected, but never realised. To have Frank die of something else in the midst of this pandemic, it would be a little too easy. Speaking of The Alibi, the bar took up a surprising amount of finale time with its own storyline in Sundays episode, as Veronica (Shanola Hampton) and Kevin (Steve Howey) fielded an offer to sell and the locals wondered if it would be the last great establishment to fall victim to the gentrification going on around them. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. However, nothing has been confirmed, and the only way to know if Frank dies is to watch the final episode of the series. The final episode of the series featured all that hard living catching up with Frank for the last time.. Or perhaps not. Its hard to question anybodys choices based on travel and safety. The answer was only $75,000 (a far cry from the $200,000 he could have received from the developer), but Ian offered to give Lip his share if the deal closed. WARNING: Spoilers for the Shameless series finale are ahead! But you can fill in the blanks however you want to fill in the blanks as a viewer. 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. Five simple words are all we need to explain why this iconic CW drama's finale missed the mark: Dan Humphrey was Gossip Girl. 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. However, the penultimate episode of season 11 has caught the fans off-guard as it implies the patriarchs death. Shameless fans were wondering about Jimmy / Steve since he left the show for good back in Season 5 and had been hoping he would return to whisk Fiona away. After nine seasons of listening to Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) deliver one of the most long-winded stories in the world on the CBS sitcom, detailing how he met the mother of his children, fans were understandably horrified by the tossed-off way it was revealed that she'd been dead all along and Ted was, in fact, seeking his kid's permission to pursue their aunt Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders). We will never know. Gallagher's experts are here to support you in the development and implementation of risk management policies and procedures during a pandemic. No, and I watched them bulldoze the sets into a dumpster, so I dont think anybodys anticipating it, Wells told the outlet. Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher) accept theirnew yuppie lifestyle. Carls story line, becoming a cop. We never fleshed it all out. None seem particularly concerned as they head off about their respective days. "Bill Macy and I talked about it a lot of times over the years, which was it would be wrong to let Frank completely off the hook for living the life that he's lived and doing the damage to his body, that he had done to his body over all these years," Wells explained. And did Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) ever finish parallel parking? I love Kevin (Steve Howey) and Veronica (Shanola Hampton), and would love to see what happens to them. The showrunner and executive producer John Wells weighed in on the plans for Franks ending. So sorry for your loss. I lost a close family member who had been ill in December of COVID, despite. All of the Spoilers You Could Ever Want for 'Shameless' Season 10. What did you think of the Shameless finale? In the finale episode he fumbled through delivering food while chewing on his own problems, namely that he may be a father again. 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. After suffering from memory lapses, he was diagnosed with early-stage alcoholic dementia. Was there ever a story that you wished you had contextualized more? 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Kev (Steve Howey) and V (Shanola Hampton) plan a move to Kentucky. 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. Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) the king? 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. Then I lost a close family member from Covid at Christmastime. Even when he was dogging his own kids in his own suicide note, hes still making us laugh because hes still Frank. The biological patriarch got the biggest sendoff of them all as the show followed him through a daze that could have been due to brain damage from the recent OD, his recently-diagnosed dementia or his surprise new diagnosis of COVID-19 or some combination of all of the above. Instead, his poor sister Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) met her demise and he escaped Miami to restart asa lumberjack in Oregon?! You never know. And then went out with a bang. Frank has so many possible comorbidities Covid is just the thing that finally pushed him over the edge. We were always planning for him to pass away from something at the end. Showtime has just announced that the final season will premiere on Sunday, Dec. 6. 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 . Right?! However, old footage of her wasincluded inshort family flashbacksexperienced by Frank. 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. In the final moments of the finale, Franks body explodes during his cremation because of the amount of alcohol in his body. Its the same reason that at the end of ER we walked away from the hospital in the middle of a shift, and at the end of The West Wing Santos (Jimmy Smits) had just gone into the White House and Bartlet (Martin Sheen) was headed home. As it turned out, she whisked herself away and finally got to live her life on her own terms. But were surely not planning anything. Copyright 2023 Distractify. In the post-credits, his body, saturated with ingested alcohol, is cremated, with explosive results. [double heart emoji]". 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. Mild disease. The priest called an ambulance, and later Frank woke up in the hospital during the Shameless series finale. Since the initial diagnosis, his health has only declined. Its fun in American Graffiti where you tell everyone what happens. Wells would have been happy to continue relating the Gallaghers misadventures while addressing weighty topical issues like inequality, gentrification, addiction, mental illness and sexuality for another 20 years. But Showtime gave the show a final season just before the coronavirus pandemic. Showtimes long-running series,Shameless, concluded with the series finale on April 11, 2021 and the death of Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy). In Season 11 of Shameless, a new disease has taken hold of Frank. After having been through all that she has, only their fathers last moments or his funeral could bring her back into the picture. Debs (Emma Kenney) plans on moving to Texas with her daughter Franny (Paris Newton)and a new girlfriend. One thing does conclude nicely: Lip is acknowledged for stepping up anddoing what Frank never succeeded in doing for his family. Unfortunately, with COVID protocols in place, there just wasn't a good way to make it work. While the previous weeks episode dedicated ample time to their new living situation, this week introduced their future (off-screen) plans by posing the question of kids. 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. 2023 E! 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. We werent trying to do a Very Special Episode, Wells said. The cast of the Mean Girls musical movie keeps getting bigger, with Busy Philipps signing on for the Paramount Plus project. There's certainly some schadenfreude in this, Frank always thinking he can skate by. There is nothing planned. [Laughs.] We all search for community, and the Gallagher world was a community of kids who cared about each other. 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. However, after Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) spent the episode doling out parking tickets to rich folks who were abusing disabled persons parking spots, he and his new police bud Arthur (Joshua Malina) mused about what a great cop bar the place could be. He eventually returned positive for COVID-19 and died in the ER after the nurses and doctors discovered the "DNR" instruction on his chest. Frank can still make you smile even as hes dying. He writes things on his fathers arms to help him remember that he has dementia and who to call if he gets lost. 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Despite what would usually be a turning point for most people, Frank returns to his old ways very soon. The penultimate episode gave us some pretty strong clues as to how the Showtime series would wrap up, but one major cliffhanger had us wondering: does Frank die? 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 . We caught it at the wrong moment. Copyright 2023 ComicBook.com. Figures for Covid patients in hospitals and I.C.U.s are the most recent number of patients with Covid-19 who are hospitalized or in an intensive care unit on that day. We had written in various mentions of Fiona over the last two years, but Showtime asked us not to remind people of her absence. Despite much hope among fans, Emmy Rossum, who left the show in season nine in 2019, did not return forthe finale to reprise her role of Fiona Gallagher. With all the comorbidity that Frank had, Bill and I both talked about it and said, 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. Thats hard for us to accept. Watching Showtime's serial killer thriller, one got the impression that the titular murderer (played by Michael C. Hall) might eventually have to, you know, pay for his many, many sins by the time all was said and done. "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.". 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