BWW Recap: You Don't Have to Live Like a Refugee on SHAMELESS

It's official, the Gallagher house is no more. I mean, it still exists, they just don't live there. Let's all give it up for gentrification.

As the new owners arrive to "take measurements" at the house, they offer Fiona another week to get everyone (and everything) out. Unfortunately, nobody told the bank, which in turn, has the sheriff's department emptying their house for them. Carl repeatedly offers money to Fiona to help the family buy a better place, but she refuses to accept his dirty money. Carl and Nick apply for an apartment at an upscale building, but are turned down. Nick's beloved bike is stolen outside the building. I have a feeling we wouldn't like Nick when he's angry. Anyone else see a little spark between he and Dom? That wouldn't make Carl too happy.

Debbie is all in on Frank's disgusting, "seduce the husband of dying woman" plan. Tyler still isn't sure about having Debbie around and Frank encourages her to kick the seduction into high gear. She finally does get Tyler to break down into tears of realization that his wife, Erika, is dying, but that's as far as it goes. Frank, meanwhile, decides to distract Erika by facing the reality of her impending demise. He takes her coffin shopping and drinking and realizes that Erika's past is way more sordid than Frank's ever was. She even confesses to falling in love with Melissa Ethridge. At the end of the night, she crawls into bed and spoons a horrified Debbie.

Ian spends time with the firemen and gets recruited into a gay firemen vs. gay police softball game. He is shocked to find Tony, Fiona's ex, has come out after dating Fiona. Ian provokes a brawl between the two teams and flirts more with Caleb. When he comes on a little too strong, Caleb tells him to take it slow and they need to date before they can hook up. All of them encourage Ian to take the firefighter exam.

Lip and Helene are falling more and more in love. Amanda, Lip's psycho ex, shows up at his dorm room. He foolishly leaves her there alone where she breaks into his phone and tweets out naked photos Lip took of Helene for revenge. Lip is heartbroken, but Helene's husband kicks him out and tells him he ruined her career.

As Kev and V hold bible study for V's mom, Carol, Kev volunteers to foster a refugee boy from Myanmar to serve as his penance for Yanis' death. When Carol shows up with 6 refugees, V is horrified, but Kev accepts them. However, V takes the job of caring for the five boys, and what turns out to be one girl, into their home. Carl and Nick crash with them too since everyone is a refugee now. Carl is immediately impressed at the street smarts of the refugees. Oh God, he's not gonna form his own little gang now, is he?

Fiona's only option is to stay with Sean who offers refuge for she and Liam, but definitely not for Carl as Sean's son, Will is visiting. Fiona finally agrees and she and Liam move in and have a pillow fight with Sean and Will. Everyone has a home now, except Chuckie, who no one told they got kicked out. I mean, Sean has every right to be afraid of Carl. Not that I believe Carl would genuinely hurt anyone, Sean's concern is valid.

Well, even though they sold the house, I wasn't sure that they would really go through with it. Now, the family is completely separated. Debbie with the couple, Ian crashing in Lip's dorm, Carl and Nick with V and Kev and Liam and Fiona with Sean. Without that centralized location, will the family be able to stick together if geography isn't forcing them to? And, lo and behold, Fiona is still pregnant. I still believe she will keep the kid even though she seems to really not want it. I don't, however, believe that it is Sean's. Still holding out for Jimmy/Steve/Jack.

I don't know where we go from here. The family is all in pieces and as we creep toward the mid-season point, I'm not sure where they're taking us. But maybe that is the point, the uncertainty of it all. Or watching V and Kev take in refugees as the Gallaghers become a form of refugees themselves. These next few episodes will be very telling as to where this season is going to head next. I'm still with you, SHAMELESS, don't let me down.

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