Taking on the counter culture

The eleventh and final season of SHAMELESS finds the Gallagher family and the South Side at a crossroads with changes caused by the COVID pandemic, gentrification and aging to reconcile. As Frank (William H. Macy) confronts his own mortality and family ties in his twilight years, Lip (Jeremy Allen White) struggles with the prospect of becoming the familys new patriarch. Newlyweds Ian and Mickey (Cameron Monaghan and Noel Fisher) are figuring out the rules and responsibilities of being in a committed relationship, while Deb (Emma Kenney) embraces her individuality and single motherhood. Lastly, Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) finds an unlikely new career in law enforcement and Kevin and V (Steve Howey and Shanola Hampton) realize that a hard life on the South Side is worth fighting for.