Frank sees the Gallaghers one last time (Shameless Series Finale S11E12)

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[@Justice-ef9sk]

Fiona was always Frank's heart. Frank saw Fiona in the little girl that was in the hospital room with him after his liver transplant... And he also saw her in the nurse that tended to him at the end of his life. Fiona. Always Fiona. R.I.P. Frank Gallagher, you nasty yet loveable man. 😪

[@virgie4715]

Right. Fiona always cleaned up Frank’s messes, took care of him when he couldn’t/wouldn’t take care of himself, raised his kids, kept his home intact, the list goes on. Let’s face it, Frank would’ve been dead decades ago probably had it not been for Fiona. I think he knew that too. I think he always made Fiona out to be the enemy because if she gave her too much credit he may have to reflect on *why* she had to do all she had to do. Edit: I really do think Frank loved Fiona, maybe even a little more than the others. I just think he had a really hard time accepting what he’d done to her and how she had to pause her life for so long because of him.

[@lindsaywentworth9144]

@@virgie4715 yeah and the fact Fiona was the oldest spoke a lot of volumes. It’s something about the oldest child that steals a parent’s heart, he knew Fiona was stronger than him and could step up to the plate but it didn’t mean somewhere he didn’t have some kind of guilt for it. He did and it showed when she spiraled but mostly it showed when she left. Frank was a shitty father, but he loved his kids the best he could. Sadly I think that’s why the kids did have a little more love for him than they did for Monica.

[@vincenthammons-kd9du]

yeah but she does not love him

[@msharp6887]

@@vincenthammons-kd9duyes she does. They all do. They just don’t like him

[@kingandgod]

The bitch decided to leave after Frank said he'll be in that bedridden state for 3-6 months. She's just a terrible daughter who did not love or care about her father.

[@theotherguy21]

I genuinely forgot how much the characters grew up throughout the series seeing young lip and Carl was a punch to the heart

[@rebekahanderson728]

RIGHT

[@lenayejames6196]

Makes appreciate life more

[@emmawilcox5427]

fr

[@shiestyrecords3225]

the moment Liam looked back and knew frank was there was the moment Liam finally let go and had fun

[@hailee_ehe]

This was the part I started uncontrollably started crying

[@insidian171]

This scene broke me. Watching the characters grow throughout the seasons. It’s almost like you become apart of the family. So losing frank is almost like losing a “dad” even tho he never really was one.

[@ahmeda335]

اتفق معك كان شخصيه عطيمه جدا

[@KimberlyR98]

Yes I'm not ready to reach this season. It brings tears seeing Frank gone. He's my favorite character

[@F1ores]

🤓☝️

[@jmc6327]

Calm down 😅

[@gmove420]

you do become a part

[@kibblevert]

The ending with Liam "seeing" Frank, amazing. He knew he was there still.

[@jamess.931]

The ending with Liam looking back always gives me chills, Frank truly lived the life he loved and loved his family in his own messed up way and they did the same

[@saidatala9541]

He didn't. Frank was a p.o.s.

[@jredacted8229]

Hmm You may be reading that the wrong way. It seems like he's looking back and realizing how much he ruined with his addiction. It's a heartbreaking, sorrow-filled end for Frank. Regret.

[@TheRealTyla]

This scene reminds me of my father too much. He was an alcoholic and drug addict (found out later after he died). I was 15 and I woke up to him on the floor shaking. He had a heart attack in his sleep, fell off the bed, and hit his head. He was on the ground for over 5 hours without oxygen. He was brain dead on February 6 of 2019 and it didn’t really hit me as hard then, but it’s hitting the hardest right now at 20, almost 21. I feel him watching me sometimes to this day. Just when you don’t think they see you, they do. I feel him and my mother’s presence everyday.

[@Kqzmii]

Love you, stay strong for me I assure you your parents would be proud of you bro❤️

[@JamesRichman138]

Thank you for sharing this. He will be with you always

[@hyudlet2289]

I experienced relatively the same when i was 15 turning 19 this year

[@lemondropkid6175]

💐

[@garnettsmith5410]

No one cares fuck you and your pity party

[@nima.mehraban]

The moment he closed his eyes and remembered Fiona😢, I couldn't control my tears. And also the scene where he smiled. Whether this life is good or bad, we must enjoy life and be a good person for our families, friends and people around us. All of us will be gone one day and the scenes of our lives will come before our eyes.

[@Brondon96]

Damn, Frank's character is so well portrayed and written. You know it's good because of how much you hate it even when he's in his death bed. A good character will give you strong real feelings even if it's fictional.

[@anannoyinghuman]

i’m crying from the music, being from season 4. when frank beat death and screams into the sky, saying “that’s all you got?!”. that scene itself was full of so many emotions, but adding it into this montage makes it feel so much more raw knowing he didn’t beat death at the end.

[@glitterboba2318]

Nobody beats death in the end my friend..

[@michaelspruill1673]

Well said 💯💔

[@Hello101.0]

Ik this was 1yr ago, but fr bro

[@Babywalker_39]

Fr bro 😢

[@viIIaneIIe]

one of the best shows of all time I will forever miss this show.

[@napalmstickylikeglue]

Liam looking back at Frank's stool 😭

[@MrRepoman197]

Yeah it's because Liam was the one who got along best with Frank out of all his other children.

[@3xTendetGaming]

i think Liam knowing hes there in this moment while Dying

[@haiimlexi69]

i just found out the nurse is frank’s daughter in real life.. 😭

[@kaileytuckerphotography1397]

WHaaaa

[@haiimlexi69]

@@kaileytuckerphotography1397 it makes it so much more sad 😭 the acting was real

[@seanhart9706]

Frank doesn't exist in real life!

[@reggea4ever]

A heaven for drunk people🥲

[@oxnerd]

The daughter that his wife illegally got into college 😂😂😂

[@anthonycampos8057]

For some reason i really liked that they included Steve in the flashbacks. I always thought that he and Fiona would somehow yet again hook up.

[@Justice-ef9sk]

Me too. 😉

[@cassielov3]

lowkey when i saw fiona i teared up a bit

[@muymirw9449]

@@cassielov3 same, damn I miss her so much, she's so under appreciated

[@kinglyfiumpy8068]

In the British series he did get back together with her

[@jar7840]

Maybe that was the plan but Fiona left the show

[@wombat696969]

Man oh man, Frank dying really broke me and made me sad. Watching this clip still hits me hard.

[@Allison_dd]

Frr, I cried watching the last few episodes bc I knew it was coming, I wasn't ready, and now I've been crying for 2-4 hours bc of Frank's death (BTW i don't even know why I'm crying, i just am, it broke me deeply idk why)

[@ArthurMorgan1899]

@@Allison_ddI finished it last night and burst out crying and when I woke up I started crying again

[@Allison_dd]

@@ArthurMorgan1899 dude I stayed up crying that day, the emotional attachment I have with him(all of them really) is so crazy to me

[@ArthurMorgan1899]

@@Allison_dd same

[@trp5389]

Nah fuck Frank, alcoholic parents ruin their child’s lives. No sympathy.

[@akatherocketman.8940]

Frank and Fiona were always at each other’s throats, Fiona for good reason. Frank always called Fiona an enemy, yet every time he seemed on the verge of death, he thought of her first. Might be wrong, but I feel like Frank regrets a lot, except the partying and other shit, but regarding his kids, he hated himself for it but could never admit it, which is ironic considering the name of the show. And it all started when he had Fiona. It sucks that she couldn’t at least be the one there with him in final moments, but in the end, all Frank had were the memories of his family. Brain was scattered, but he died happy.

[@MrNobody10000]

I feel like Liam finally found frank in that look behind. He knew his dad was gone. And he had closure.

[@chicagogarza]

Fiona was my absolute favorite. I was so sad that she left but out of respect for the show and how much I liked it I stuck till the finale. Seeing Fiona in the flashbacks got to me. I wish she was there.

[@stephaniebaker1542]

This reminds me of when my father died from lung cancer in the hospital. Just a broken shell of a man, who like Frank, ignored all health advice and tore himself up.

[@nothuman3083]

He was on the wagon for a half season

[@NAH47TEN10GBUGZ]

Stay strong man your father is resting in peace I hope you well

[@beefusmcwellington2933]

Even though people have watched this show since the beginning and had to wait years to finally see this, and I just started a couple months on Netflix, it still feels like I’ve been here since the beginning watching everybody grow up and change, living their best lives, and all the things they went through together. Just broke my heart seeing Frank having his last memories be his family from the first season since that’s when everything was still simple and less chaotic. And even though I’ve been binging the show and it took me 2 months to finish it, it still felt like I’ve been with them for the same amount of years.

[@nima.mehraban]

I watched these last scenes of Frank's life maybe a dozen times, I was so moved by it, miss you so much Frank 😢

[@jamiehearts853]

Made me cry when frank laughed at them dancing 😭

[@atlas9344]

Aw Liam looking back made me tear up

[@carmen3819]

I started this show at the end of 6th grade i graduate next year and i cried not because of the show needing but the fact that i grew with the show with every season i watched and grew i related to debbie the most she was always trying her best for the family but felt like it wasn’t seen She eventually stopped trying to prove herself to the “bread winner “ and yes she made mistakes but she put her and her child first as she should have done frank was my favorite however yes he wasn’t the best dad but he always tried to make it home to his kids no matter how fucked up he was he always tried R.I.P Frank Gallagher

[@ethanpatterson96thagoat15]

I was 16 or 17 (season 3)when i started watching and i still feel nostalgia and sadness watching this. I checked in on the show here and there after season 7 but i felt like it would run forever. I related to lip ans fiona most because i had simultaneously be the responsible mature one but was the younger one who also got into trouble.

[@hazelhazellll]

You shouldn’t have started watching this in sixth grade…

[@EliteMuffen1]

​@@hazelhazelllland your mother should have swallowed, but yet here you are 🤷

[@ethanpatterson96thagoat15]

Didnt even know the show ended. Feels like i was watching the 3rd season(the one that got me started) just yesterday but that was 10 years ago. Depressing seeing all of them from the first season in franks visions.

[@terrellmeetoos1690]

It’s sad that none of them would care that he died …. Only Liam

[@iRenz0]

Personally I think cause he didn’t and won’t have to endure Frank’s bullshit growing up the way the others have had to. And I think that’s best. **and to add on to that at least there’s one person left to remember the good in Frank the last of memories that’ll be kept and that’s Liam.

[@DEMONFOXALEX]

@@iRenz0 ya maybe but still he cared about him even though his siblings didn't have the guts to forgive. Which is bullshit

[@lindsaywentworth9144]

Nah, the kids would’ve cared, but just dealing with it in their own ways just like when Monica died. It wouldn’t be not so much a surprise, but it hits different when it has happened. This scene was well done. Frank made good points in the end especially about life being too short so just enjoy it. And although he doesn’t say it, you can tell he did have one regret, that he could have been a better father for them. You can tell William H. Macy was going to miss his time on this show.

[@AdventuresnTyland]

All of them went through that with him, just like all kids of addicts and alcoholics. Liam never got there completely. Remember when Debbie attacked him with the soap

[@user-ju9re9ob2v]

​@@DEMONFOXALEXI remember saying that about Monica and got dragged 😂😂😂😂

[@MrNobody10000]

2:29 kills me cause you never really saw him genuinely laugh like that without having a little scheme cooked up.

[@Charlezard.]

I cried a bit watching this season as Frank stumbles through dementia because my grandma got diagnosed like 2 years ago. My mom said she basically sobbed watching this scene because she had a similar experience when she did a final memory walkthrough after selling our family home we had when I was 5-19. All her boys grew up and moved out, and her deadbeat husband ruined the house over the years, so it sold for almost the same price they bought it for 14 years earlier, just before finally divorcing.

[@nobodycares150]

He truly loves his family, he just don't know how to show it.

[@makeouthill747]

This show means a lot to me. This scene specifically broke my heart. I recently lost my older sister to alcoholism. Her liver started giving out, which caused her other organs to shut down. She was a lot like Frank, but as well as Fiona. She was a mix of both. She loved our family. She loved her kids, she loved our siblings, and she loved our parents. I miss her dearly. She loved watching Shameless. I believe it gave her a sense of feeling of, "I'm not alone." Addiction is a serious and heavy thing. People say, "it's selfish and hurts the ones you love." Yes, but we're humans. There's more to it than people think, it's a mental illness.

[@anonimonimo9421]

Omg I’m so sorry for your loss 😢❤

[@butchalini725]

“Make sure you pay your tab before you walk out the door”…that line shouldn’t have hit me so hard.

[@roddyjarrar728]

The best music you could have added to this scene, you did.

[@AyalaMatherd]

William H. Macy really is a great actor.

[@rhkhx]

wasn’t this the song that played too when he took his first sip of alcohol? like after his liver transplant

[@gixerson8212]

I didn’t even hear this song on Netflix when I watched, pissed me right off to because it really makes this scene more sad.

[@mol_99]

Yeah it was

[@grassmonkeyO5]

Probs my favourite moment

[@chicagogarza]

"The Cold" by Exitmusic in case anybody looked for the song. :)

[@Hello101.0]

Yeah

[@survivor648]

As a sober terrible alcoholic I always felt sorry for Frank. At the end of my active using I lost all choice I was literally a shivering mess that needed alcohol to stop shaking. I had to start at 8 a.m. I worked from home. And at times I would wake up at 12 a.m. trembling with heart palpitations without any alcohol. I had to drink Listerine to keep from dying from detoxing.

Watching Frank be with his family and seeing him relive all the moments of prior seasons, as well as visiting those locations... I don't know, it broke me. I really wish it would have been Emmy having a cameo as the nurse even though I'm glad they kept Fiona the way they did

[@Commenter5651]

I was holding it together until the beer filled back up...and then I lost it. Man, this show was incredible.

[@KennyTarnished]

I like to believe that Liam saw his Ghost on the stool.

[@bryndahiller9981]

William Macy is one of the best actors of all time😢

[@user-co4rq5og1z]

So true he is an incredible actor!

[@jyotiadhikari62442]

Never have ever i thought I would cry for Frank……. Seriously for Frank??? 😭😭😭

[@lavalhiggins3377]

"But so beautiful." 🥺

[@stacks_on_asss]

Man no matter how many times I re watch this I break into tears I mean especially since I got a bit dedicated to the show I was pretty into it sometimes I'd zone out pretend in in the scene so this scene just makes me pretty fuckin sad and depressed man seriously and I get it if you think I'm dumb or weird for saying this but it's the truth

[@gabbysmith1098]

I feel you on this I was bawling my eyes out from the flashbacks to here til the end when he read the letter

[@ChachaSteak-]

It makes me sad cus he kinda like my dad, even tho we have bad days I still love him and I wouldn't be able to handle his loss

[@johnkatalinas2530]

As an alcoholic and having two kids this scene really hits me pretty hard

[@RAMIIIREZ99]

Makes two of us man...

[@perspective9442]

Time to recover.

[@TheDarkwizard7]

Stop drinking you terrible father.

[@RAMIIIREZ99]

@@TheDarkwizard7 stfu you dont know anybodys life bitch

[@ablheardemsay]

Try to be sober one day at a time.

[@Rationalreviewer]

I am glad that I lived during the times of this show.😢. Thank you all the actors.

[@javierdiaz7008]

Crazy to see that this was the last episode and that frank dies on Ian’s 1 year wedding anniversary and was to supposed be at the alibi because Liam wanted him to be there just like how Liam wanted frank to be at Ian’s wedding and what makes it even more sad is that frank did go to the wedding, but never made it to the anniversary party. Though I never agreed with anything drastic and reckless Frank did I’ll admit I did enjoy some of the wholesome moments he did have with his family despite him getting kicked out the house dozens of times and some or most times got the crap kicked out of him by his own kids in the end he knew that his kids were gonna face hardships at every corner, but as long as they had each other they could get through anything even if it meant butting heads and beating each other up they all still loved each other and got through the toughest of times together as a family.

[@ericrenaud1984]

I was so connected to this show thank you for this Gem Shamless

[@battlingbassist6955]

I hope that when i go, i go out the same way. Not the way he died, but getting to see the golden era of my life again

[@lar4305]

How is it that they could not call someone to let them know frank was in the hospital ? His number was even written on his arm.

[@justinwillingale2086]

It’s frank come on did you see his files, They had on him at the hospital.

[@Kyle-it2kq]

even if the hospital reached out, nobody would have cared. its sad to say, but they were all waiting for him to die. the only one who truly cared was liam.

[@Andy-nv6ys]

@@Kyle-it2kq Carl and Debbie also cared for him when they were kids in the first seasons (1-5) (just like Liam) only as they grew up Frank let them down again and again that they stopped trying to love him.

[@Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen]

@@Kyle-it2kq I think Fiona might’ve came. Remember in an the earlier seasons when Frank nearly died both times and Fiona was helping him in the hospital? She eventually stopped caring once he went back to his old self though. As much as she couldn’t stand her parents, she’d always be there for them. I think Fiona would’ve at least visited him. I definitely think Fiona was always Frank’s favorite child because she was the one he could depend on and the one he always called on whenever he was on the brink of death. He treated her terribly though.

[@ChachaSteak-]

@@Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen Fiona was his favorite in the first few seasons then Liam

[@TheHeadshotBaby]

Love that series so much... It reminded me at so many times on my own broken family, and after 11 seasons it was so hard to say goodbye... It was so surreal, that the last season hurt so much, cause the whole season i though it's almost time to say goodbye... And it felt like i loss a family, Franks death really broke me... Sry for bad english, greetings from german 😁

[@Justinbill8205]

Liam knew his dad was watching him

[@gordonkenyon94420]

Damn rewatching this scene again n still cry goodbye frank.

[@scottwolff6946]

It broke my fucking heart when Frank thought about Fiona.

[@mikeoneill91]

I haven’t kept up with Shameless since maybe about season 5 or 6(actually was surprised that it carried on into 11 seasons) but JUST when I was about to call BS on Frank’s last memories surrounding his kids (who took the backseat his entire life) they set him up at the Alibi. Surrounded by everybody yet still very alone, but for his drink. And THAT, my friends, is exactly how it was. Kudos to Shameless.

[@GirlsRuleTheWorld2023]

You can’t kill Frank. This needs to just end up a bad dream when they bring the show back.

[@Averdein]

when I saw the Fiona flashback I nearly cried I missed her sm

[@jessicapostma24]

Debbie was such a good kid, her character got completely destroyed

[@vesselportion575]

2:28 bro from that part and where Liam was looking back at the bar, tears 😭 start dropping from my eyes. Like after that I couldn’t continue. Even though some ppl didn’t like him and some ppl did like him but to me he was all special. Wasn’t a good father but it doesn’t make him a bad person.

[@rachelannapolaro8969]

Addiction is like a vulture looming over your shoulder....

[@luisrtorres513]

This scene hits you like a truck. It would’ve been amazing for Emmy to return as Fiona and I’m not happy with how the show ended but seeing Fiona’s face in those flashbacks is really what broke me down. She was the glue to that entire family and Frank remembering her first just goes to show that deep down in his heart somewhere he truly loves her and appreciates all she did

[@layjones7645]

He mention Fiona first out loud then wrote the letter to rest of the family 😢

[@Pain77ful]

Wish they added this song in the finale

[@Cdawg_cw]

you know, the way the characters grew and evolved is just great, when you watch shameless you feel the emotion, I've never cried at a shows ending before this, it was so spatial, the way they wrote the ending was perfect, congrats to the writers and frank you'll be missed

[@Juice_wrld_47_999]

Liam could feel Frank there😭😭😭

[@truthbespoken]

Frank seeing the kids in this video is the saddest part, because that is when we realize these kids are no longer kids, they are adults, and we have been seeing this show for very long and it is ending!

[@cassandralord5554]

Still crying I'm sad it had to end I loved this show

[@RikcAvlog]

Frank and liam made the finale so beautiful

[@l0rdapophis]

I know he loved all of them in his own...twisted little way, but this cemented that Fiona and Liam were his favorites 😭

[@NAH47TEN10GBUGZ]

This is so much better than the UK one i swear

[@zackadamec9332]

Gets me every time 😭

[@XX-ml1ke]

Stop 2:20 was so sad but sweet his weak little smile and laugh

[@hellothere7456]

Rest in peace Frank, the kindest asshole in any TV show

[@monoz02]

Fuck man did I cry when the show ended and just how frank died because he wasn’t a great father but the flashbacks brought me memories of when I first started watching it and seeing frank dying without any of his family with him just kind of made me emotional. Sure frank a fucked up their life’s but just seeing him does make me cry

[@sprousehouse100]

SO powerful. How a narcissist sees his life go on without him. Best ending to a show ever ❤

[@FallnAngel07]

Such a bitter sweet ending to see how the characters grew.

[@jamalselesi182]

That’s William H. Macy’s actual Daughter in Real life as the Doctor

[@semperumbra10]

Man, frank was the biggest POS in any series but I still cry so hard watching this. RIP Frank

[@pclark-lv5jt]

WHAT A BUEATIFUL SERIES!!! I DIGG! I DUG IT MAAAAANNNNNN!!!

[@macho10101]

Its very odd how he mentions fiona and she is being shown in the flashback but yet she is not mentioned at all in the letter. Very strange

[@Thel2552]

I believe we deserved a better ending than this.. Although this was great, i think we should have seen them together with Frank. We also deserved Fiona back..

[@Westhelockpicker]

I love how Frank's beer just keeps filling up! That's heaven for him right there

[@richardariate3036]

Bruh the flashbacks i can't stop crying😭

[@isaacrhlm8878]

He may have been irresponsible but somehow he still loved them

[@eddiern]

This series really breaks me. Im on season 8 and it reminds me change is inevitable...no matter how much you try to keep things, the same...people move on and what was once solace and comfort is just a glimpse of yesterday. This series is heartbreaking and bittersweet all at once. Through all the pain and sorrow they were eachothers solace that house was their solace. They were what defined the Southside for decades. And then all at once its gone. Frank called it when he saw those construction trucks moving into the neighborhood to change things. It starts w a Starbucks and then what was once the old neighborhood is just some hipster trash joint.

[@jakeilano6821]

This was so beautiful and so heartbreaking at the same time.

[@ElizabethFreeman-kc1fn]

WILLIAM H MACY WAS BRILLIANT AS FRANK...I FELT HIS SICKNESS WHEN CARL WAS TAKING CARE OF HIM...ESPECIALLY THE ALCOHOL EYE DROP SCENE..I CAME TO LOATHE HIM FOR ALL OF HIS PROBLEMS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTED HIS FAMILY....BRILLIANT WORK!!

[@christianSixZero]

This put me into such a sad state. Idk why.

[@lilturtle8164]

This scene has me bawling I just finished it I’m so sensitive I swear 😭

[@FaintSmile.]

Seeing Frank laugh like that at 2:30 makes me so sad, he lost so much time with his kids and finally he is not drunk and see them happy one last time. He was never a good father to them... but we cant say that he didnt loved them.

[@lucaslivell]

His speech was amazing, a lot was based on his speech from the intro of the very first episode

[@devilkid7187]

I apparently finished shameless but I didn’t see this scene. When my parents told me frank dies I didn’t believe it. It was too sad! I’ve never seen the whole end scene of his death until now. I’m literally in shambles rn this is so sad 😭 And then fact that the nurse was franks actor daughter oh my god 😭😭😭😭😭

[@FAZMAZI]

Debbie killed the show

[@louisedwyer1365]

The OG Debbie in shameless U.K. was way better and was actually Fiona 2.0 and smart like her. To add didn’t get pregnant. From 🇬🇧 I hate how they butchered her character in 🇺🇸 rendition

[@chrisstrzalka]

Man this scene 🥲 To Frank! 🍻

[@Sitharos]

When it comes down to it, Frank did love his family, in his own way.

[@robbiejimenez7578]

I've never seen this series. In the last 2 months I've seen several short takes of this show. It looks amazing. This world we live in can, and will be difficult. God bless the Human family. We should all count our blessings❤

[@user-kg4zm1ov6r]

Damn this hits hard

[@manuelaruffo]

Frank go to Pats because he looking for Fiona. He always see Fiona when he feel bad. That is.

[@nba2kfanman21]

Happy that this show has a satisfying ending-unlike the Sopranos or Seinfeld.

[@albertotorres5711]

Amazing show "I grew up with them" ❤😇

[@reggea4ever]

A heaven for drunk.people🥲

[@keefermartnez8969]

... franks death scene, ranks even with SOA Jax death scene ... Just PLAIN BOOTYFULL😢😮😢❤