The Best Episodes of Shameless Season 4

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(2587 votes)

   #1 - Simple Pleasures

   S4:E11/12/2014

   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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   Director:John Wells

   Writer:John Wells
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   8.3/10(2412 votes)

   #2 - My Oldest Daughter

   S4:E21/19/2014

   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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   Director:Mimi Leder

   Writer:Nancy M. Pimental
3. 

   8.2/10(2416 votes)

   #3 - Like Father, Like Daughter

   S4:E31/26/2014

   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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   Director:Sanaa Hamri

   Writer:Sheila Callaghan
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   8.3/10(2395 votes)

   #4 - Strangers on a Train

   S4:E42/2/2014

   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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   Director:Peter Segal

   Writer:Etan Frankel
5. 

   8.9/10(2810 votes)

   #5 - There's the Rub

   S4:E52/9/2014

   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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   Director:David Nutter

   Writer:Davey Holmes
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   8.8/10(2551 votes)

   #6 - Iron City

   S4:E62/16/2014

   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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   Director:James Ponsoldt

   Writer:John Wells
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   8.8/10(2589 votes)

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

   S4:E72/23/2014

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

   Director:Gary B. Goldman

   Writer:Nancy M. Pimental

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   Director:Gary B. Goldman

   Writer:Nancy M. Pimental
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   8.6/10(2512 votes)

   #8 - Hope Springs Paternal

   S4:E83/9/2014

   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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   Director:Mimi Leder

   Writer:Sheila Callaghan
9. 

   8.8/10(2637 votes)

   #9 - The Legend of Bonnie and Carl

   S4:E93/16/2014

   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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   Director:Mark Mylod

   Writer:Etan Frankel
10. 

    8.7/10(2454 votes)

    #10 - Liver, I Hardly Know Her

    S4:E103/23/2014

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

    Director:Christopher Chulack

    Writer:Davey Holmes

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    Director:Christopher Chulack

    Writer:Davey Holmes
11. 

    9.2/10(3567 votes)

    #11 - Emily

    S4:E113/30/2014

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

    Director:Anthony Hemingway

    Writer:Nancy M. Pimental

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    Director:Anthony Hemingway

    Writer:Nancy M. Pimental
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    9.3/10(4858 votes)

    #12 - Lazarus

    S4:E124/6/2014

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

    Director:Mark Mylod

    Writer:John Wells

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    Director:Mark Mylod

    Writer:John Wells