ShamelessnessinSeason3:AReview
ThethirdseasonofShamelessairedin2013,andonceagainshowcasedtheGallagherfamily'schaoticandoftenoutrageouslives.Throughouttheseason,thecharactersfacednewchallengesandcontinuedtopushmoralboundaries,makingforanotherthrillingrideforfansoftheshow.
NewProblems,SameDisfunction
TheseasonbeginswithFiona,theeldestGallaghersibling,stillstrugglingtokeepherfamilyafloat.HeryoungerbrotherLipisawayatcollege,leavinghertotakecareoftheiryoungersiblings.Meanwhile,Frank,thepatriarchofthefamily,isdealingwithhisownhealthissues.Astheseasonprogresses,newproblemsariseforthefamily,suchasthereturnofFiona'sex-boyfriendJimmyandtherevelationthatoneofthechildrenmightnotbeFrank'sbiologicalchild.
DivingDeeperintoTabooTopics
Shamelesshasnevershiedawayfromcontroversialtopics,andthethirdseasonisnoexception.Theshowdealswithissuessuchasdrugaddiction,alcoholism,andpovertywithrawhonestythatcanbebothuncomfortableandcaptivatingtowatch.Theseasonalsoexploresmoretabootopics,suchasincestandprostitution.Whilethesethemescanbedifficulttowatch,theshowhandlesthemwithcareandnuance,showingtheconsequencesofthecharacters'actionswithoutglorifyingordemonizingthem.
StrongPerformancesandaBrightFuture
OneofthestrengthsofShamelessisitstalentedcast,andthethirdseasonisnoexception.EmmyRossumshinesasFiona,portrayingthecharacter'scomplexityandvulnerabilitywithease.WilliamH.MacycontinuestoimpressasFrank,acharacterwhoisbothdespicableandsympathetic.Theyoungeractors,suchasJeremyAllenWhiteandEmmaKenney,alsodeliverstrongperformances,bringingdepthandnuancetotheircharacters.
Inconclusion,thethirdseasonofShamelessisanotherstrongentryintheshow'srun.Itdelvesdeeperintothecharacters'livesandstruggles,whilestillmaintainingtheshow'strademarkhumorandshamelessness.Withitsoutstandingperformancesandwillingnesstotackledifficulttopics,Shamelesscontinuestobeoneofthemostcompellingshowsontelevision.
