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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Shameless Season 4 Episode 11 - Emily
    9.3/10(3864 votes)

    S4:E11

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

    Director:Anthony Hemingway
    Writer:Nancy M. Pimental

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  2. Shameless Season 4 Episode 12 - Lazarus
    9.3/10(5175 votes)

    S4:E12

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

    Director:Mark Mylod
    Writer:John Wells

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  3. Shameless Season 4 Episode 5 - There's the Rub
    8.9/10(3087 votes)

    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
    Writer:Davey Holmes

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  4. Shameless Season 4 Episode 6 - Iron City
    8.8/10(2830 votes)

    S4:E6

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

    Director:James Ponsoldt
    Writer:John Wells

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  5. Shameless Season 4 Episode 7 - A Jailbird, Invalid, Martyr, Cutter, Retard, and Parasitic Twin
    8.8/10(2861 votes)

    S4:E7

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

    Director:Gary B. Goldman
    Writer:Nancy M. Pimental

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  6. Shameless Season 4 Episode 9 - The Legend of Bonnie and Carl
    8.8/10(2909 votes)

    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
    Writer:Etan Frankel

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  7. Shameless Season 4 Episode 8 - Hope Springs Paternal
    8.6/10(2778 votes)

    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.

    Director:Mimi Leder
    Writer:Sheila Callaghan

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  8. Shameless Season 4 Episode 10 - Liver, I Hardly Know Her
    8.6/10(2724 votes)

    S4:E10

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

    Director:Christopher Chulack
    Writer:Davey Holmes

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  9. Shameless Season 4 Episode 2 - My Oldest Daughter
    8.3/10(2677 votes)

    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.

    Director:Mimi Leder
    Writer:Nancy M. Pimental

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  10. Shameless Season 4 Episode 4 - Strangers on a Train
    8.3/10(2664 votes)

    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
    Writer:Etan Frankel

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  11. Shameless Season 4 Episode 3 - Like Father, Like Daughter
    8.2/10(2688 votes)

    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.

    Director:Sanaa Hamri
    Writer:Sheila Callaghan

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  12. Shameless Season 4 Episode 1 - Simple Pleasures
    8.0/10(2867 votes)

    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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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Emily" is the best rated episode of "Shameless" season 4. It scored 9.3/10 based on 3864 votes. Directed by Anthony Hemingway and written by Nancy M. Pimental, it aired on 3/30/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Lazarus".