Shameless
Bigoted , often drunk , and wildly derelict , Frank Gallagher ( William H. Macy ) has show to be one of the sheer worst television set dads during his decade - long run on the smash dramaShameless . Due to his indifferent and irresponsible deadbeat modus vivendi , Frank is often hate by his own tiddler , leave the eldest sibling Fiona ( Emmy Rossum ) to take care of the family on the south side of Chicago .
Now thatShamelesshas officially ended its ten - year , eleven - season rivulet , it ’s worth relive the bittersweet moments where Frank proved what an awful maternal figure and poor part model he was to his six tyke .
Pain Is Worth It
“Bullying Is A Vital Part Of Every Ecosystem. It Teaches Kids Resilience.”
Perhaps Frank ’s most brazen piece of advice , he rise poetical about the note value of being strong-arm . He does so in defence of his son Carl ( Ethan Cutkosky ) who has contract in trouble in schooling for chivvy another student .
Frank finish the line by repeat down and saying " intimidation is like getting inoculate . It ’s a vaccine . " Although defending his Word , Frank ’s sentiment is good flawed . Of course , children should be taught resilience , but it should be in a secure and supported manner - not experiencing physical and verbal insult at the hands of others .
Worn Out Welcome
“I’m Not Homeless, I Told You. I Have A Home, I’m Just Not Welcome There.”
From Frank ’s lips to God ’s auricle , the pitiable patriarch makes a blinding admission that proves just how thankless his fatherhood is in the Gallagher household . Frank is lucky to stay overnight in his own home , often go out in bar , alleyways , random houses , or spending the night in pokey .
Indeed , anytime one of his children catches Frank passing out in the household , they either throw him out , berate him , or , in the case he ’s in pain , flat out ignore him . He ’s long worn out his welcome in his own home , which is quite telling .
Fatherly Advice
“Be Lucky You Don’t Get Gonorrhea From Your Cellmate. Spoken With Love, Son.”
It ’s deserving noting that , for as crude , crass , and inattentive Frank is as a father , he is one ofthe bestShamelesscharacterswho always support Ian ’s sexuality . Yet , in a rather curious quote , Frank does n’t reprimand Ian for his criminality but or else gives him a backhanded compliment of kind .
It ’s the " talk with honey , boy " addendum that really comes off as snarky and sarcastic , test that Frank is more interested about intimate indiscretions than he is son break the law of nature .
Pulling Out
“All I Had To Do Is Pull Out And You Never Would Have Been Born.”
ThroughoutShameless , Frank does n’t even seem to know how many children he has . However , when he reunites with Monica ( Chloe Webb ) in season 7 , he start out to reflect on their time rearing children before exactingone ludicrous Frank Gallagher strategy after another . Yet , all it takes is one bad word from his child and he flies off the handle .
The quotation signify how light-minded Frank is and how ephemeral the lives of his baby could have been . Half - threat and half - ungratefulness , the quote demo how devil-may-care and even regardless he can be as a founder , despite how well the advice may have fit him withFrank ’s greatest lovers on the show .
Dripping Sarcasm
“Daddy Frank, You Are A Serious Badass And An Essential Member Of This Family.”
In a sarcastic citation uttered in the imitated vocalism of his children , Frank say the exact opposite of what his family finger about him and his donation to their wellbeing . Frank wishes this is how his children felt about him but he knows late down he does n’t deserve such glowing plaudit .
The truth is , Frank is neither a badass nor an essential member of the family . His constant neglect has left his family in dire fiscal strait and delegates all of the responsibilities to Fiona and Lip ( Jeremy Allen White ) .
Hope Springs Paternal
“Pretty Soon, There’s Not Gonna Be Any Jew Or Aryan Or Hindu Or Muslim Or Mexican Or Blacks. There’s Just Gonna Be The Rich And The Fed, And Our Grandson Is Already One Of The Fed.”
In an rough-cut rant about the future of America , Frank found into a racially - charged missive that come off as quite negativist . While he is n’t incorrect about the widening gap between the haves and have - nots , he get lilliputian personal responsibility for his grandson ’s futurity .
Shamelessfans already knew Frank was an atrocious father , but here he also proves to be an unhelpful granddad as well , low - Francis Scott Key labeling him as a loser in lifespan before he ’s even begin .
Proud Father
“Get Hard Drugs. Make Daddy Proud.”
Frank ’s preference for booze and drug is what fuel his poor parentage , and this quote could n’t prove his insatiate inspire any stronger . Frank not only help oneself Carl run drugs at one point in time , but he voices what a proud forefather he is after ordering the juvenile to break the police and procure illicit substances . If it is n’t one ofthe worst things Frank has done , it ’s up there .
The thing is , Frank is n’t kidding when he utters the ridiculously irreverent line . He unfeignedly means it . Frank would be much prouder of Carl for copping a bagful of boob than mark the winning touchdown . It ’s in truth Father of the Year poppycock .
The Gift Of Neglect
“The Best Gift You Can Give, Neglect. Neglect Fosters Self-Reliance. Now Do The Right Thing. Split. Not Our Fault She Was Careless.”
According to Frank ’s fatherlike guideline , bullying fosters resilience , and neglectfulness breeds self - trust . The slow-witted living lesson is really mean to make Frank finger better about his own maternal negligence , assuaging years of bury guilt as an ignorant father .
carelessness foster self - trust is not only a terrible philosophy but the latter part of the quote is also hypocritical . Frank debate that it ’s not Lip ’s fault that his girl was " careless " and fell pregnant , but in full condones Lip himself being even more regardless and leaving Karen ( Laura Slade Wiggins ) .
The Look Of Love
“When My Son Looks At Me, I Want To See That Same Twinkle. And Not From Being Stoned. That’s More Of A Glaze.”
In a rare admission of his desire to be loved by his shaver , Frank does so at the callous expense of their sobriety . That is , Frank has no squeamishness about his children getting high ( he often fall in them ) , he just does n’t want it to interfere with how lovingly they look at him .
The line bear witness that Frank ’s parental priorities are once again room out of assembly line , unconcerned about his underage kids squander illegal substances and more worried about how they make him feel .
Tough Love
“Tragedy Makes Kids Tough, Fiona. What If I Don’t Want To Change.”
When Frank was admitted to the hospital in pauperization of a liver transplant , the children face the expectation of lose him for good . Unwilling to change his self - destructive way , Frank put a spin on the theme that intimidation learn resiliency and neglect fosters ego - reliance . Now , catastrophe breeds toughness .
Frank ’s willingness to expire rather than change for his children prove how ego - concentrate on he is and what an atrocious office model he is as a father . Thankfully , his sendoff actor’s line in the series finale jolly atone for all his misgivings .
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