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The Best Episodes of Shameless Season 4

Every episode of Shameless Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Shameless Season 4!

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Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Shameless Season 4 Episode 1 - Simple Pleasures
    8.0/10(2587 votes)

    #1 - Simple Pleasures

    S4:E1

    Frank returns, disrupting life; Lip attends college; Ian is missing; Fiona tries to connect with Debbie and Carl.

    Director:John Wells
    Writer:John Wells

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  2. Shameless Season 4 Episode 2 - My Oldest Daughter
    8.3/10(2412 votes)

    #2 - My Oldest Daughter

    S4:E2

    Fiona begins to enjoy the perks of living life just above the poverty line. She uses her newly activated health benefits to take the kids for checkups. However, when a road rage incident damages the company car, Fiona tells a much bigger lie about how it happened. Meanwhile, Lip seems to have lost his mojo as he struggles in school and with the ladies.

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  3. Shameless Season 4 Episode 3 - Like Father, Like Daughter
    8.2/10(2416 votes)

    #3 - Like Father, Like Daughter

    S4:E3

    Frank stalks his previously unseen daughter, Sammi, and is surprised to find out she has a son, Chuck. Meanwhile, Fiona and Mike are getting serious. Also, Carl begins stealing dogs and holding them for ransom so that he can earn some drug money for Frank. Sheila has her first successful online date with Native American cowboy Roger Running Tree.

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  4. Shameless Season 4 Episode 4 - Strangers on a Train
    8.3/10(2395 votes)

    #4 - Strangers on a Train

    S4:E4

    Against her better judgment, Fiona continues her secret affair with Robbie. The situation nearly boils over when Mike shows up at Robbie’s apartment while Fiona is inside. Fiona is able to hide just in time before her infidelity can be exposed. Frank, in increasingly dire health straits due to liver disease, attempts to contrive an “accident” that will provide an ample insurance payout to cover the cost of a potential transplant.

    Director:Peter Segal

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  5. Shameless Season 4 Episode 5 - There's the Rub
    8.9/10(2810 votes)

    #5 - There's the Rub

    S4:E5

    Fiona's series of bad decisions involving Robbie finally boil over. Meanwhile, Frank and Sammi pursue a cure for Frank's liver trouble and try to catch up on missed father-daughter time; and Lip gets a surprise visit at college from Army investigators.

    Director:David Nutter

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  6. Shameless Season 4 Episode 6 - Iron City
    8.8/10(2551 votes)

    #6 - Iron City

    S4:E6

    Fiona ends up in jail; the family waits for news about Liam; Frank wakes up in the emergency room.

    Writer:John Wells

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  8. Shameless Season 4 Episode 7 - A Jailbird, Invalid, Martyr, Cutter, Retard, and Parasitic Twin
    8.8/10(2589 votes)

    #7 - A Jailbird, Invalid, Martyr, Cutter, Retard, and Parasitic Twin

    S4:E7

    Guardianship duties fall upon Lip - who gets some unexpected assistance.

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  9. Shameless Season 4 Episode 8 - Hope Springs Paternal
    8.6/10(2512 votes)

    #8 - Hope Springs Paternal

    S4:E8

    To prepare for a visit from her probation officer, Fiona must remove all paraphernalia from the house; Ian is kicked out of Mickey's house.

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  10. Shameless Season 4 Episode 9 - The Legend of Bonnie and Carl
    8.8/10(2637 votes)

    #9 - The Legend of Bonnie and Carl

    S4:E9

    Carl connects with a girl in detention; Lip and Amanda grow closer; Sheila returns with big plans; Fiona searches for a job; Mickey spends time with Ian.

    Director:Mark Mylod

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  11. Shameless Season 4 Episode 10 - Liver, I Hardly Know Her
    8.7/10(2454 votes)

    #10 - Liver, I Hardly Know Her

    S4:E10

    Fiona violates terms of her probation, sending the family into search party mode.

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  12. Shameless Season 4 Episode 11 - Emily
    9.2/10(3567 votes)

    #11 - Emily

    S4:E11

    Fiona is hauled off to a correctional facility. Amanda’s parents bribe Lip.

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  13. Shameless Season 4 Episode 12 - Lazarus
    9.3/10(4858 votes)

    #12 - Lazarus

    S4:E12

    Fiona gets out of jail. Frank is feeling like his old self.

    Director:Mark Mylod
    Writer:John Wells

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Simple Pleasures" is the best rated episode of "Shameless" season 4. It scored 8/10 based on 2587 votes. Directed by John Wells and written by John Wells, it aired on 1/12/2014. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "My Oldest Daughter".