+++Warning, This will contain spoilers from season three, but no major season four giveaways.+++
The 12-episode fourth season of Shameless aired during the winter and spring of 2014. Season four picks up some time after the events of season three, with Jimmy still missing, Frank in end-stage liver failure, Ian off with the military (although the characters on the show just know he is missing), Lip in college, and Fiona having a steady job and relationship with her boss (played by now series regular Jake McDormand, probably best known for the underrated series Limitless). I will not go into too much detail, but needless to say, the lives of nearly all the characters end up in chaos by the end of the season. The big storylines are Frank's need for a liver (and, of course, he immediately tries to figure out how to get someone to give him a liver, which results in another addition to the cast), and what can only be described as a major downfall for Fiona who does everything she can to sabotage a good thing. A couple of big reveals at the end of the season set up storylines going into season 5.
The Blu-Ray set is a two-disc set. It is much like the Blu-Ray releases for the other seasons, just with fewer extras. The episodes are spread over two discs. There are deleted scenes for select episodes on each disc and two fairly short behind-the-scenes featurettes (about 10 minutes each, give or take). There are definitely fewer extras than the prior season releases.
Overall, the show remains very good, with a lot of dark drama and comedy. The entire cast does a great job, with the standouts being William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Jeremy Allen White, and Ethan Cutkosky. Carl is hilarious this season in both his problems at school and his efforts to help Frank. Steve Howey and Shanola Hampton are also great in their desire to have a family. Joan Cusak's role was a bit more limited this year, and Cameron Monaghan was missing for part of the season as he was splitting time between Shameless and Gotham. The character of Debbie underwent a pretty significant transformation this year as she hit puberty and was going through the usual teenage awkwardness and angst along with the Gallagher dysfunction. There was still a lot of swearing, and sex, as well as drug use depicted on the show, which is definitely not going to appeal to everyone. With those provisos aside, I think if you liked the first few seasons, you will also probably like this one.
The 12-episode fourth season of Shameless aired during the winter and spring of 2014. Season four picks up some time after the events of season three, with Jimmy still missing, Frank in end-stage liver failure, Ian off with the military (although the characters on the show just know he is missing), Lip in college, and Fiona having a steady job and relationship with her boss (played by now series regular Jake McDormand, probably best known for the underrated series Limitless). I will not go into too much detail, but needless to say, the lives of nearly all the characters end up in chaos by the end of the season. The big storylines are Frank's need for a liver (and, of course, he immediately tries to figure out how to get someone to give him a liver, which results in another addition to the cast), and what can only be described as a major downfall for Fiona who does everything she can to sabotage a good thing. A couple of big reveals at the end of the season set up storylines going into season 5.
The Blu-Ray set is a two-disc set. It is much like the Blu-Ray releases for the other seasons, just with fewer extras. The episodes are spread over two discs. There are deleted scenes for select episodes on each disc and two fairly short behind-the-scenes featurettes (about 10 minutes each, give or take). There are definitely fewer extras than the prior season releases.
Overall, the show remains very good, with a lot of dark drama and comedy. The entire cast does a great job, with the standouts being William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Jeremy Allen White, and Ethan Cutkosky. Carl is hilarious this season in both his problems at school and his efforts to help Frank. Steve Howey and Shanola Hampton are also great in their desire to have a family. Joan Cusak's role was a bit more limited this year, and Cameron Monaghan was missing for part of the season as he was splitting time between Shameless and Gotham. The character of Debbie underwent a pretty significant transformation this year as she hit puberty and was going through the usual teenage awkwardness and angst along with the Gallagher dysfunction. There was still a lot of swearing, and sex, as well as drug use depicted on the show, which is definitely not going to appeal to everyone. With those provisos aside, I think if you liked the first few seasons, you will also probably like this one.
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