The BEST episodes of Shameless season 8
Every episode of Shameless season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Shameless season 8!
The lives and relationships of a group of siblings and their estranged father Frank Gallagher on a rough Manchester estate.
#1 - Frank in the Frame
Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/27/2011
The landmark 100th episode. Micky gives Mimi an ultimatum: either the new boiler goes or he does. And there's uproar in The Jockey when Frank pockets Cynthia's scratch card.
#2 - The Maguire Motto
Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/18/2011
Mimi might wear the trousers in the family, but it's time Billy pulled his weight, so Mimi sets a profitable challenge to test his manhood. And Micky takes over the community service play.
#3 - PC Gallagher
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/25/2011
The game is up for Billy and Mimi when Micky catches them in a compromising position. And while Mimi is over the moon, Billy is bricking it as the Maguire brothers are out for his blood...
#4 - Sickness and Health
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/15/2011
Micky pines for somebody to love, so when the opportunity arises for him to adopt a cat, it becomes the perfect outlet for his paternal urges. No cats were harmed during the making of this episode.
#5 - Career Criminal
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/11/2011
Marty needs a job fast and turns to crime to tide him over, but he's not a smooth criminal, and using items borrowed from the Maguires wasn't the smartest plan...
#6 - Missing
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/2011
Frank is still AWOL and Libby is distraught that Monica is demanding custody of Stella and Liam, while Karen is keen to move forward as a family in counselling.
#7 - Gangster Gallagher
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/18/2011
Carl sets up a valet business to earn cash for his birthday, and Jamie, who's impressed with Carl's work, offers him a job with the Maguires, which gives Carl the status to attract Sita's attention...
#8 - Back Home
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/13/2011
Karen and Connor return hoping to start afresh, until Karen bumps into Frank at the psychiatric hospital. Sita is distraught when she fails her exams. Her lecturer offers to help, but with conditions.
#9 - Kidnap and Ransom
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/25/2011
Kelly and Shane's new business lands them in trouble when a customer gets more than they bargained for when they try to fulfil their sexual fantasy.
#10 - Comebacks
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/20/2011
A new gang rolls onto the Chatsworth with an unlikely mission: to save the souls of the community. Jesus O'Toole leads the group and seems to know too much about certain residents.
#11 - Beginnings and Ends
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/8/2011
A charity night at The Jockey ends in disaster and leaves the Maguire family in shame. Meanwhile, Libby's new friendship with Martin helps her rediscover her passion for literature.
#12 - The Not-So Deceased
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/30/2011
Paddy returns to the Chatsworth in a coffin. Karen sets up a kids' entertainment business, and when a catfight with a sexy rival is popular with the dads, she finds a new way to make extra cash.
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#13 - The Night Before
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2011
Libby and Frank's wedding plans are thrown into chaos when Frank disappears from his stag do. Meanwhile, Mimi and her surprise baby daughter Cilla move back in with her boys, but who's the daddy?
#14 - My Name Is Avril
Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/6/2011
Avril's keeping secrets from her family: she's got no job and no money, but there's always a gift to hand. Something doesn't add up! It's only a matter of time before someone discovers the truth.
#15 - Frank Gallagher: Sent by God
Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/13/2011
While cleaning the windows, Jackson spots Letitia kissing Dee Davies in her bedroom and goes berserk. Karen's fed up with how she's treated in her own pub and plots to get her power back.
#16 - Moving Back
Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/4/2011
Aidan's bad behaviour has landed him in court, but it's Patty who'll decide the outcome. Cilla's abduction forces Mimi to face her past and her family. And Micky helps Marty do up the flat.
#17 - Where's Frank?
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/2011
Grim footage of Frank on his stag do shocks Libby, while Frank is still lost in his sci-fi odyssey. And when the school fails its Ofsted report, Shane decides to branch out into school security.
#18 - Takeover
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/22/2011
Kelly is outraged to discover that Lillian has formally adopted Bonnie and given her the business. With Bonnie as the new brothel boss, it isn't long before she shows her true colours.
#19 - Sibling Rivalry
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/1/2011
Mimi is surprised when her brother Bobbi turns up to announce he's soon to become her sister! Jackson dabbles in local politics, while Shane's new clamping business causes mayhem.
#20 - Together in Heaven
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/1/2011
Micky and Aidan come up with a very Shameless take on the Robin Hood story as they rob the rich to give to themselves. But it's not long before the police are involved.
#21 - Wedding of Disaster
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/14/2011
The clock is ticking as Frank and Libby have only 24 hours to get married to save the family home. He plans to break out of the psychiatric hospital, while Libby plans to break in...
#22 - Maguire Meltdown
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/8/2011
Mimi is suffering from insomnia and, soon, real life and dreams begin to merge when she becomes consumed with paranoia and ghosts. Meanwhile, Shane and Kelly are literally out in the cold.