AlibiCast #119: F*cking Franks

I know we keep saying we're going to quit Shameless but it might stick this time. At the top of this episode, we chat about how the show isn't bringing us enough joy to keep doing regular coverage of it. We're not promising we'll never record again, but we are suspending regular recording for now. All past episodes will continue to be available. But this ep does contain one last episode analysis for you, on 10.5 "Sparky", which I think is important in understanding why we're so frustrated with the show. Thanks for all the fish!

Its the fourth episode of season 10 and we really didn't like much about this episode. Liam's ruining nice people for no reason, Debbie continues to be Frank Junior and Lip is treading water for an entire episode and Holly, Melissa, Serrae and V are here to chat about it.

Season 10 of Shameless is starting to pick up speed with episode 3, and we're already tired of Debbie. Holly, Melissa and Serrae are discussing Carl's gross boss, Liam's new relatives and, of course, Ian and Mickey's efforts to define their relationship as Ian's parole becomes a possibility.

Its the second episode of season 10 and we still hate Frank and Mikey! Luckily for us, there's some great Lip and Gallavich content to go with it. Holly, Serrae and Melissa discuss the problems with Frank, being disgusted by mayo now and much more!

Its the season 10 premiere! Holly, Serrae, and Melissa are chatting about "We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers." Lip's having a baby, Carl is getting out of military school, Debbie is controlling the money, Liam is learning about Frederick Douglass, and we mostly have questions about chafing.

Its almost time for Season 10! Holly, Serrae and Melissa got together to discuss where we left off in season 9 and what things we hope to see in season 10. There's some chatter about things we've seen in promo photos or trailers, but no spoilers!

The Shameless hiatus still has a couple months to go, but we're back with an episode to talk about the season 10 trailer that was released and some of the season 10 casting, along with our thoughts on the second season of a show we've talked about before, Netflix's Elite. Lots of spoilers for Elite here, so don't listen until after you've seen season two. 

Shameless chat is up front, Elite discussion starts at about the 15 minute mark.

Its another bonus episode to get us through hiatus, as we got together with special guest, Carrie Raisler, to discuss the Netflix YA drama, The Society. This 10 episode show centers on a group of teenagers who are mysteriously transported to a version of their hometown where they are the only residents and they cannot escape. Instead, they must figure out how to survive and organize. Our initial discussion is spoiler free and we transition to spoiler filled discussion around the 27th minute mark.

As Shameless hiatus chugs along, we wanted to get together and talk about a show we're loving right now that might fill that Shameless hole in your heart until season 10: Good Girls. Just like Shameless, this NBC show mixes comedy and drama and might have you rooting for criminals. It follows the path of three moms in Detroit who break bad in order to take care of their families.

Its a special hiatus ep to cover breaking Shameless news! Holly, Melissa and Serrae got together to talk about Noel Fisher coming back to the show for season 10 and what that might look like and how we feel about it. We also talk a bit about the fake hack that Showtime used to announce it and also about Cameron Monaghan getting cast in a Star Wars video game.