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“Shameless” TV Recap S4/E3 “Like Father, Like Daughter”

 
Shameless Season 4 Episode 3 "Like Father, Like Daughter"
Shameless Season 4 Episode 3 "Like Father, Like Daughter"
Shameless Season 4 Episode 3 "Like Father, Like Daughter"



Posted January 27, 2014 by

Shit hit the fan last week and “Shameless” became even more shameless, with Frank not getting a liver from Fiona and revealing that his unknown daughter could be a potential organ donor. Veronica has not one, not two, but four babies on the way and Lip is not doing so well in college. Whatever happens this week is all in the hands of Frank. Honestly, he isn’t worthy of that liver, but his daughter doesn’t know who he is or what he is up too. Will Frank get her to hand over her liver?

Fiona is getting ready for work, and Mike wants her to leave some stuff at his place so she won’t have to bring stuff over every time she is there. He wants to stay over at the Gallagher house, but it is complicated enough. With a dinner date planned, the two head to work.

Sheila is at the house getting the kids ready for the day. Fiona, who has been spending more nights away from home, calls in to check in with the kids. Debbie is starving, scrounging for something to eat. With no bread, eggs or milk in the house, Sheila doesn’t make anything so Debs hits the freezer up for the ice cream.

Frank is hiding in an alley stalking his long lost daughter, Samantha, from afar. Frank is cringing in pain and he wants some primo weed; he sends Carl on a mission. Carl grabs Liam and heads to the store to grab a few things with the few bucks Frank gave him; toilet paper and a little food ready for a stash are ready to go. While Carl is gone at the store shoplifting groceries and stealing a dog for ransom, Frank is at the medicinal store picking up something for his pain. Nothing will help him and his cash won’t get him far, but he has enough for a joint and a couple of cookies.

Frank heads to a playground where he sees several kids playing basketball and his chubby grandson, Chucky, eating peanut M&M’s. Frank pulls one of the older kids aside and bribes him with a joint to slap his grandson around a little. Frank pretends to save his grandson to get in good with Samantha. She invites him out for some wings and cheese fries. They hit it off, although she still doesn’t know that Frank is her dad. She even invites him to the dodge ball game for her son the next night.

Fiona heads to the house to grab a change of clothes so she can look presentable at dinner with Mike’s family. She walks in on Sheila raiding her closet so she can take a stylish full body shot for Christian Mingle.

It turns out to be a rough night at Mike’s house. While Fiona has won over his mom by getting around the kitchen, Mike’s fresh-out-of-rehab brother, Robbie, causes some drama at dinner. A friendly dinner turns into chaos when the parents refuse to give Robbie the keys to their lake house. What?

Lip is having it rough on campus and wants to get a laptop so he can get school work accomplished and it looks good. Borrowing his roomies laptop, he calls home in hopes that he can take the laptop from home for school use. Unfortunately, Debbie uses it for school and Carl…porn.

Sheila has a date with someone on Christian Mingle, and has invited him over to the Gallagher house. She is cleaning, getting the dogs and Liam upstairs. Her date, a Native American man, shows up with flowers and Sheila offers to take his coat. He suggests getting a guitar and strumming along for her.

Back at the school event, Chucky is getting hounded by the dodge ball but is taking it like a champ. Chuck the tank doesn’t cry, at least on the outside and ends up puking at some point in the day. Frank walks them home and is invited in for a nightcap – cranberry juice, it’s good for the liver. Samantha asks about his blood type and both of them are O+, so she volunteers to give him a part of her liver, still unaware that he is her father. Frank is either truly shocked or setting himself up to look modest by refusing her offer, when Samantha tries to jump his bones.

Debbie is at her 20 year-old boyfriend’s house and, with a little push from the girls, she brings over a piece of lingerie to wear. He is cooking shrimp scampi, talks about going to culinary school and the movie of choice for the night. Debbie walks out of the bathroom, a little shy in a pink silk slip and her boyfriend is a little weary. He makes excuses about the family cat being ill, a lot going on at work, etc. and nothing happens.

Fiona, Mike and Robbie are enjoying a reconciliation dinner. Robbie, who is being sober, orders scotch for Mike and a bottle of cabernet for Fiona. Drinking vicariously through other people is one thing but being high on life is another. Once they get home, they get Mike to the bathroom in time while Fiona and his brother end up chatting in the kitchen over coffee and sex. A guiltridden Fiona heads to bed after Robbie leaves. The next morning, Mike wakes up and decides he will be calling in sick. Fiona takes the L home, getting a lot of attention for her ripped pantyhose and hickey.

Lip is walking with his roommate and thanking him for loaning him the laptop to write his paper. A weird flash moment happens, everyone around him freezes, and Lip walks off to class. The professor his handing back papers. Lip, thinking he did much better than his last one, gets a 77 percent. Even though it is better than his last paper, he is still upset.

Fiona is getting ready for work and gives Mike the call she promised him. After a couple of rings, she is talking with him and it isn’t even Mike to begin with, it’s his brother. She is freaking out, hoping he won’t say anything and while he promises he won’t be saying anything, he tells Fiona that it WILL be happening again.

Frank is home, sleeping, and Carl was unable to get anything for him. Carl also throws out the kidnapped dogs since they are making him spend money rather than make money.

“Shameless” airs Sunday nights on Showtime at 9 p.m. The show stars William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Jeremy Allen White, Cameron Monaghan, Emma Kenney, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey and Joan Cusack.

 

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