Shameless’ Season 8 finale was a missed opportunity that largely ignored the show’s history
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“As much as I might be able to forgive Shameless for some of its choices with regards to its past,” says Myles McNutt, “there is no forgiving how little I care about its future. ‘Sleepwalking’ concludes a season that managed to generate zero forward momentum, largely ignoring the show’s history but never managing to use that clean slate to say anything meaningful or create any stories to interest me in what next season brings. The stories that are resolved are resolved poorly, and the stories that are left unresolved have offered no reason to feel like their resolution will rescue them from poor story decisions. Even the season’s best storyline could not escape ‘Sleepwalking’ unscathed, leaving behind a show that failed to capitalize on its history, struggled to articulate its present, and seems entirely disinterested in investing me in its future. ALSO: Shameless producer: We opted for an “organic” ending to Season 8.
