Shameless
Shamelessis one of those rarified show that depicts the brutal reality of poverty . Unlike several others , which display poor people with perfectly coiffed pilus and manicure nails live in dust - free houses , Shamelessisn’t ashamed to show it as it is . Each of itscharactershas a complex life , both inside and out , with hopes , dreams , and aspiration that often clash with each other ’s .
In this mess , they still come together as family and take aid of each other no matter what , irrespective of how much other members of the kinsfolk make them fuss . The Divine of the show , John Wells , said : " The reality is that these people are n’t ' the other ' — they ’re the great unwashed who dwell four blocks down from you and two block over . " take the deepness of each case , we have equal them to the appropriateGame of Throneshouse found on their nature .
Fiona Gallagher - House Stark
Fiona is the mother biddy of the family , consider Frank ’s prospicient absences and imbibition problems . She is tough , enterprising , and is never unwilling to take risk of exposure for her sibling . In distinctive Stark style , she hold down the fort , protect her have a go at it 1 with the ferocity of a Direwolf . Fionaresembles Jon Snow in her ability to care for fallible wight , such as when she took concern of Frank after he injured himself severely . Her reliableness in any given scenario is expect , seeing as how she drop down out of school for her syndicate .
Ian Gallagher - House Targaryen
Ian is hardworking and persevering , take to enlist in the army when he drops out of schooling to avoid burdening Fiona . He exhibit the classical Targaryen trait of unbalance , as shown when he endeavor to steal an U. S. Army eggbeater , impersonates his chum , and commit various small crime .
Ian is diagnostic of Bipolar Disorder , but like Danaerys , he decline to acknowledge his trouble ; instead choosing to blame his mother for inherit his condition . He has been evince to be hot - blooded as well , punch Mickey when he assay to mouth him out of boozing while taking Lithium .
Frank Gallagher - House Bolton
Frank is the chief of the folk , fathering innumerable child but taking care of none of them . He belong , without interrogation , to House Bolton , another family known for eliminate and/or deep wounding their baby . Frank is physically opprobrious , as shown when he hurt Liam in the hotel room while trying to sell Carl ’s sister ( even though the actual human action is off - screen ) . His anger issues are perennial , for instance when he hear to trust arson against the dispossessed protection for booting him .
Carl Gallagher - House Frey
Carl has been a problem nipper since the commencement : getting kicked out of school , deal drug , wager with gun and bombs . As such , he is a classical Frey . Luckily for him , he has his big sister to keep him from die off the cryptical close and turning into Walder Frey , a piece who murder an entire nuptials party because of an ancient grievance . Carl also evidence signal of gullibility , for example when he goes bald-headed after his Father-God persuade him that he has genus Cancer ( much like Walder falling for Arya ’s ambuscade ) .
Mikhailo ‘Mickey’ Milkovich - House Lannister
Mickey embodies the spirit of House Lannister . He may not be plenteous enough to own even one-half of Canaryville , rent alone half of Westeros , but when it comes to aggressive demeanor and violent tendency , he is baron .
Mickey ’s way of thinking is often unreliable , as we see when he tries to conserve a ( shaky ) mental image of straightness by hooking up with random woman . He can also be selfish , preferring to safeguard his own idea of masculinity by rejecting Ian ’s romantic feeler in the earlier sequence of the series .
Debbie Gallagher - House Tyrell
Debbie is a zesty but compassionate person , sharing an acute bond with her Quaker and category . She display several characteristics of House Tyrell , especially in term of maturity and inner strength ; which is show when she patiently explains to Carl the nature of sex between two cleaning lady ( even though she was a child herself at the time.)Debbieloves her sister , Fiona , deeply , and is willing to do anything for her , including portion out house duties and caring for their youngest sib , Liam .
Phillip ‘Lip’ Gallagher - House Greyjoy
Lip is incredibly saucy , much like Yara Greyjoy ; he is able to maintain great grades in school day even with the hardships he has to face up at home . However , like Theon , he has a habit of undermining his own achievements , for example , when he gets caught drive a sports car that had been report steal — for which he goes to slammer . Lip has a game sense of self - esteem , brought about by his father , who has never shown him the love he so desperately needs .
Liam Gallagher - House Tully
Liam was always a reticent kid , favor to pass clock time by himself ( at least at the beginning ) . As a appendage of House Tully , Liam shows himself to be gentle and gift , as we see in his relationship with his father . His closeness with his dad is depicted in the scene when Frank puts him in private school , something he never did with the other kids . Liam can also be slightly manipulative , such as the scenery where he deal to fool Frank into attending the wedding of his Logos , Ian , and Mickey .
Veronica Fisher - House Martell
Veronica is the toughest fictional character in the show , displaying her strength by rule her ( exceedingly uncoerced ) married man , Kevin Ball . Like all woman of House Martell , she is a strength to be count on with .
When Kevin lets slip that Svetlana was lawlessly staying in the US , Veronica is the only one who has the guts to take the dip and marry her , so she can bear on living in the country . Veronica is also a risk - taker , hire in a throuple human relationship with her married man and Svetlana ( a combination none of them seem to mind ) .
Kevin Ball - House Arryn
Kevin is a kind soul ; we see him being a loving founding father to Dominick , his son , as well as his duplicate girls , Amy and Jemma . He is typical of House Arryn , notably its paterfamilias , Jon Arryn who fostered both Ned Stark and Robert Baratheon when they were teenagers . Kevin is one of the few nobler characters in the show , as shown when he experienced an intense grief when Ethel , his foster daughter , run forth from home . He is also one of the few hoi polloi who helps and believes in Frank , like when he expresses felicity that Frank is finally begin to restore his way .
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