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Shameless
Season 3
DVD Cover
Starring
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkShowtime
Original releaseJanuary 13 (2013-01-13) –
April 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)
Season chronology
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Season 2
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Season 4
List of episodes

The third season of Shameless, an American comedy-drama television series based on the British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, premiered on January 13, 2013, at Sunday 9:00 p.m. EST on the Showtime television network. Executive producers are John Wells, Paul Abbott and Andrew Stearn, with producer Michael Hissrich. The season concluded after 12 episodes on April 7, 2013. The show's season premiere brought in 2.00 million viewers, becoming the show's highest-rated episode ever to-date. The episode airing February 17, "The Sins of My Caretaker", received 1.31 million total viewers, its lowest-rated episode of the season. The season finale scored 1.82 million viewers.

Plot

Fiona struggles to adapt to life with Jimmy, as he officially moves in with the Gallaghers. Jimmy, however, has more pressing concerns, his life on the line as he is still forced to act as a faux husband to Estefania, to Fiona's oblivion.

Frank calls Child Protective Services on his own family after being kicked out of his own house once again. When a CPS worker comes for a visitation at a particularly hectic time, the underage kids are forced into separate foster homes, many being less-than-adequate. Though Veronica and Kevin attempt to foster the kids, Fiona ultimately gets Frank to clean up for their foster worker. When Fiona finds out Frank is the one who called CPS, Fiona fights for custody of the children against Frank, and is declared their legal guardian. This is bad news for Jimmy, who had plans to go to medical school in Michigan. Though Fiona (albeit shocked) is initially supportive, she is enraged to find out Jimmy had applied for a studio apartment only. When Jimmy and Fiona get into a nasty argument over their relationship, Fiona breaks up with him.

Mickey and Ian's relationship has a greater focus in the third season. With their relationship continuing to grow, all their progress comes to a halt when Mickey's homophobic father, Terry Milkovich, unexpectedly walks in on them having sex. Terry beats them both at gunpoint and forces Mickey to have sex with a prostitute, Svetlana; Mickey is thereby damaged and refuses to communicate with Ian. To Ian's disdain, Mickey marries Svetlana. Meanwhile, Mandy and Lip are together, though Lip begins feeling smothered by Mandy when she becomes more involved in his life. Worried that Lip is throwing away his future, Mandy secretly applies Lip for colleges, and a successful interview gives Lip a chance at MIT. Lip thanks Mandy for her help. Kevin and Veronica continue their quest to have a baby, but there is little chance of Veronica getting pregnant; Veronica asks her mother to be their surrogate.

Family troubles are not limited to the Gallaghers: Sheila is struggling to deal with parental life, and this is further compounded when Jody relapses in his sex addiction. Sheila desperately lets Frank offer his support with Hymie, leaving him with a temporary home. When Sheila decides to give Hymie back to his biological family, Karen returns home; Sheila discovers that Karen had called the Wong family to take Hymie with them, so she can return home. Karen has also returned for Lip, but Lip breaks off their relationship in favor of Mandy. When Karen threatens Mandy through a phone call, Mandy vengefully runs over Karen with her car, leaving Karen with possibly permanent deficiencies. Lip, upset over Karen's vegetative state, angrily breaks up with Mandy. To give Karen a better recovery, Jody and Sheila break up, and Jody leaves town with Karen and Hymie to Arizona.

The final episodes, while still comedic, begins to shift into a darker tone: Frank is diagnosed with liver failure and is advised to stop drinking. Fiona tries convincing Frank to stop drinking for either himself or his kids, but he refuses. Meanwhile, Estefania is deported due to Jimmy's neglectfulness; Estefania's father orders Jimmy to board a yacht to an unknown location, presumably to be murdered. Fiona begins a temp job at Worldwide Cup, and sends a final voicemail to Jimmy's phone signalling that she is over him. Depressed from Mickey's marriage, Ian enlists for the army without the knowledge of his family, only telling a shocked Mickey. He leaves secretly the next morning, forging identification using Lip's ID, ending in a season cliffhanger.

Cast and characters

See also: List of Shameless (American TV series) characters

Episodes

See also: List of Shameless (American TV series) episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
251"El Gran Cañon"Mark MylodJohn WellsJanuary 13, 2013 (2013-01-13)2J66012.00[1]
262"The American Dream"Anthony HemingwayNancy M. PimentalJanuary 20, 2013 (2013-01-20)2J66021.37[2]
273"May I Trim Your Hedges?"Steve ShillKrista VernoffJanuary 27, 2013 (2013-01-27)2J66031.99[3]
284"The Helpful Gallaghers"Randall EinhornMike O'MalleyFebruary 10, 2013 (2013-02-10)2J66041.53[4]
295"The Sins of My Caretaker"J. Michael MuroSheila CallaghanFebruary 17, 2013 (2013-02-17)2J66051.31[5]
306"Cascading Failures"Anthony HemingwayAlex BorsteinFebruary 24, 2013 (2013-02-24)2J66061.48[6]
317"A Long Way From Home"Mimi LederEtan FrankelMarch 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)2J66071.76[7]
328"Where There's a Will"Danny CannonDavey HolmesMarch 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)2J66081.66[8]
339"Frank the Plumber"Mark MylodKrista VernoffMarch 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)2J66091.67[9]
3410"Civil Wrongs"Gary B. GoldmanMike O'MalleyMarch 24, 2013 (2013-03-24)2J66101.61[10]
3511"Order Room Service"Sanaa HamriSheila CallaghanMarch 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)2J66111.65[11]
3612"Survival of the Fittest"Mark MylodEtan Frankel & Nancy M. PimentalApril 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)2J66121.82[12]

Development and production

On February 1, 2012, Showtime announced the series would be renewed for a third season.[13] The show's third season began shooting on June 27, 2012[14] and premiered on Sunday, January 13, 2013.[15]

Casting

Noel Fisher, Emma Greenwell and Zach McGowan have been promoted to series regulars for their roles as Mickey Milkovich, Mandy Milkovich and Jody Silverman. Laura Slade Wiggins was demoted to a recurring character for her role as Karen Jackson, after her character left in the second season's finale. Wiggins' character returns mid-way through the third season, in the episode "A Long Way From Home". Stephanie Fantauzzi, Vanessa Bell Calloway, and Tyler Jacob Moore return in the third season as Estefania, Carol Fisher, and Tony Markovich.

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the third season a 92%, based on 13 reviews. The critics consensus reads, "Shameless divvies up a spoil of riches among its impoverished ensemble, further fleshing out all members of the Gallagher clan in surprising ways."[16]

DVD release

The Complete Third Season
Set details[17] Special features[18][19]
  • 12 episodes
  • 650 minutes (Region 1); 624 minutes (Region 4)
  • 3-disc set
  • 1.77:1 aspect ratio
  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles:
    • English, and French (Region 1)
    • English, Spanish, Danish, French, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, English and German for the Hearing Impaired (Regions 2 and 4)
  • Where the Streets Have No Shame – (featurette) Go behind the scenes with the Shameless cast and crew as they prep a number of sets and streets for the third season shoot.
  • The Many Sides of Sheila – (featurette) Joan Cusack's character Sheila steps center stage as the actress, writer Mike O'Malley and other key members of the team discuss her development and evolution.
  • An Officer and a Gallagher – (featurette) The same treatment is given to Cameron Monaghan's Ian.
  • A Lip Off the Old Block – (featurette) Followed by Jeremy Allen White's Phillip.
  • Being Milkovich – (featurette) More character dissections with Noel Fisher and Emma Greenwell.
  • A Messy Triangle – (featurette) Lip, Karen and Mandy's... relationship.
  • Deleted Scenes – A small selection of deleted scenes of the series.
    • Episodes: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19
Release dates
 United States  Australia
December 17, 2013 (2013-12-17)[20] December 18, 2013 (2013-12-18)[21]

References

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  13. ^ Gorman, Bill (2012-02-01). "Showtime Renews 'Shameless,' 'House Of Lies,' & 'Californication'". TVByTheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
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