I loved this show!!! The last few years definitely fell off though. I felt that few storylines were actually wrapped up. I definitely missed Fiona. I realize they may have not been able to get the actress to return so this one is understood but they still have given an update on her. We never found out if Lip and Tami were expecting another baby. We never found out if they bought their own house or finally talked the Gallagher's into selling the family home. Did Lip find another job? Did Carl and his cop friend go through with buying The Alibi from Kevin and V? Was the lady that raped him pregnant with his baby? Debbie.... Why did they introduce that new character for the very last episodes? I did not feel that they had any chemistry and it felt forced and as if it was an after thought. It also would have been great if Debbie's business as a handywoman or her welding had been successful. Liam, oh, Liam. His only purpose at the end seemed to be to keep track of Frank. Where did his athlete friend go? What about a wrap up with his black family members? The only storyline that was close to being wrapped up in a satisfying way with the Gallagher children was Ian and Mickey. While we did not see what was in their future, they did have a nice one year anniversary party which was a surprise arranged for Ian by Mickey. To me, that was a nice way to wrap their story and left them on a positive note. And Frank.....FRANK.... FRANK?? Why was it implied at the end that Frank, an absolutely despicable father and human being,a liar and thief at the highest level, a man that almost NEVER put his children needs before his wants, float up into the sky as if he was going to heaven like an angel? That was repugnant. I was repulsed by that implication. This was not a satisfying ending on any level. Frank Gallagher did very few things over the series to redeem himself in this viewer's eyes. He also said his children were awful. Seriously?? He was never a proper caregiver for his children. I was greatly offended that he spewed such hateful, disrespectful and untruthful statements about his kids at the end without them being able to refute them. This was a disaster of a ending! If the parts with Frank's ascension to "heaven" and lie filled speech were omitted, I could tolerate the ending. With that included, it was absolutely ruined!
Review of Father Frank, Full of Grace
