Shameless Season 4: Episode 8 Clip - I'm a Different Person

Ian returns home.
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Oscar®-nominated William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum star in this fiercely engaging and fearlessly twisted series. 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 passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.

[@ihatefrankiero]

Cameron is really good at his job honestly he was able to just flip a switch in Ian so that even the sound of his voice tells you there's something really off

[@momfamj]

Cameron is very talented he is most definitely one of my favorite actors he is such an Amazing actor and OMG! he is so fucking HOT! OMG! sorry I just had to fangirl for a moment Lol!

[@ihatefrankiero]

Same with Noel tho. Noel's my favorite actor by far.

[@momfamj]

caedyn milkovich Yeah they both are Amazing :)

[@notwerkinginthishouse8634]

@@momfamj let's not forget about his qualities (:

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

He’s just really good at playing bipolar.

[@AmyKissTheDark]

i love how they portrayed Ian's bipolar disorder, it wasn't like BAM LOOK HE BECAME BIPOLAR OUTTA NO WHERE but they took time in developping it, showing symptoms slow by slow, and the mood swings like the accident with Mickey, also the drugs, alcohol; the drama and family issues, he will surely be affected, after all he's a human being, a teenager on top of that, so i don't think this was "stereotypical" or "overboard", it is just perfect. also it will help people who aren't familiar with mental illnesses to see it, how someone so "stable" and tough can turn into this....MESS. Cameron is a great actor, love love how he changed Ian's attitude in a blink of an eye and it was so well done (then add Noel's acting to the mix and there you go), one of the many reasons why i perfer Shameless US, more realistic and better acting.

[@jennyoneill8879]

He was bipolar when Mickey found him at the club

[@Abstractor21]

@@jennyoneill8879 he was starting to be bipolar in S3 at the end

[@s4sh-g6g]

@@jennyoneill8879 he’s always bipolar, he just started showing symptoms more.

[@iamthemetalgod]

Fiona: Where the hell were you? Ian: Oh you know, Gotham wreaking havoc.

[@Quantum_Revert]

Phew, not the only one seeing it legit every scene xD

[@EpicN3rdProductions]

its so weird hearing it with Censors

[@OmgActionJackson]

remember in season 2 when debbie kept talking about monica's bipolar and how it's hereditary and someone in the family is going to have it? that was foreshadowing. ian = monica

[@stop5730]

+ remember when (probably the pilot episode) Fiona said how Frank acts worse with him because he looks the most like Monica?

[@giovannaqqueiroz]

Amazing how people say Mickey 'broke' Ian. I mean, Mickey wasn't ready to accept his sexuality and was literally scared to DEATH of his father. Shit happens.

[@SpikedHoney]

I don't think Mickey "broke" him, per se. But, I do think the situation pushed Ian over the edge.

[@giovannaqqueiroz]

SpikedHoney Sure, the whole Svetlana thing was kind of a trigger... But neither of them are the villain of the situation, they are just really reeeeally problematic in every aspect of their lives.

[@MaxViciousWorldOfArt]

Terry broke Ian

[@ChelseaBreathesAir]

He's definitely in a manic state. Textbook symptoms of Bipolar Disorder. I hope he and Mickey get back together... or maybe Mickey can at least help him get through this. When people are in a manic state they turn into a different person.

[@mattoffthewall]

Fucking Monica!

[@SpikedHoney]

I agree ChelseaBreathesAir. He is a completely different person. Diagnosed or not, I think he's also "self medicating" on drugs/alcohol. I think the situation with Mikey took him over the edge, and that's all it takes to bring it out. I really hope they can save him from himself.

[@ChelseaBreathesAir]

Matt Guglielmo yup... bipolar disorder is definitely hereditary. Fuck.

[@SpikedHoney]

Matt Guglielmo LOL... I know, that's right! I am holding out hope for myself...

[@colored433]

What's a manic state though? did he get it after the army?

[@Gbaby_1241]

Look at the way he drops his bag in the beginning he looks so lost and tired

[@gabi4248]

Ian's literally scaring the shit out of me.....

[@joseguevara3269]

I wish I had a sister like fiona tbh. She’s genuinely interested and caring for Ian.

[@eleusis3456]

as a person who has struggled with manic depressive (bipolar) for years, cameron's portrayal of ian's symptoms is amazing. so subtle and so real. he is a very talented actor

[@pyotr716]

I'm so glad he's back but I want him to get better.

[@247London1Chic]

Finally Ian is back! 😊

[@map315]

Loved this scene. This season 4 was the melt draining and dramatic season ever but I loved every second of it!

[@jessesheets2460]

I love how Fiona jumps back and forth between being happy to see him and being angry at him for vanishing with not a word. "You bastard. I missed you so much. You're a piece of s&%t!"

[@gracemoore9205]

So are we just going to not show the part where Ian woke up in Mickey's bed? And I can totally tell that there's something seriously wrong with Ian right now. The acting is amazing.

[@jasonescalante7719]

Shameless. Its got heart and real life drama I can relate to I'm a fan and I'm glued to the new season

[@uaintme6419]

Never stop this series

[@petermelchreit3544]

He sounds like Ryan on the Office when they found him in the club and he was all bent on blow.

[@notwerkinginthishouse8634]

They really have a great relationship, I am so warmed

[@oxnerd]

OMG this episode made me so happy, everytime Mickey and Ian are on screen I get so emotional, you can see mickey is getting just slightly more comfortable but you can TOTALLY tell some crazy shit is gonna happen to fuck it all up and im pretty sure it'll concern the russian bride and ian

[@rita1able]

Mickey you broke Ian you have to fix him.

[@debadritagupta6364]

i missed ian sooo much!! mickey is starting to become my fav character though this season....

[@oldaccount5658]

I have a feeling he gonna be bipolar or something like that

[@mackenziekeith4255]

old account he is

[@asemporcodio1722]

old account you were right

[@rereape]

Wtf U TIME TRAVELER

[@rereape]

Rea bruh we got a real ass time traveler right here 😭

[@rereape]

Rea frr imagine looking back and seeing that you predicted what happened 🤭

[@multiplesifl]

His mania is making me anxious. :b

[@Luxie19]

He's clearly manic!!

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

Emmy really put the accent on in the early seasons lol

[@lamb271094]

I really hope mickey help Ian :(

[@RyanMK666]

I think at that moment Fiona had a very strong suspicion he was bipolar

[@GlenJoDelaVega]

love the show but the censorship s*cks (in the preview I mean)

[@jenniferwilliams5478]

Lip was the only one that graduated

[@amandasintra2255]

I don't like Fiona. I'm sory. I'm a die hard fan of the show, I'm so happy they're gonna be back next year but I needed to get that out. I've tried but I just don''t like her. Ian, on the other hand, is my favorite Gallager. Everyone in this family, as in life, has their emotional shortcomings but Ian is just so overwhelmingly out there with his feelings. It surprised me because I thought this was going to be another typical case of a gay boy in the closet and yet he has always been the most honest about who he is and what he wants. I find him the core of this show and I really missed him this season. And seeing him now, we really begin to grasp just how much the whole thing with Mickey broke him. Also, mad props to both actors. I'm always on the verge of tears when I see Mickey and Ian together.

[@SpikedHoney]

Yep, Ian is my fave too. So glad he's back, yet heartbroken that he's really not. As for Fiona, I do like her, but I am very disappointed in her. However, she is allowed to make mistakes (which you can never control the outcome of). At the end of the day, SHE should have been in someone's college too. Her life was flipped upside down to raise children who are not her own. It's not fair for her, NOR Lip. The person I don't like and TRULY need to "die already" is that damn Frank. No children should have to fend for themselves this way - and this includes Fiona.

[@amandasintra2255]

SpikedHoney You are very right. I'm not taking anything away from what she does for her family. I don't really have a reason to dislike Fiona. I just do. (It sounds stupid, I know). Maybe it's the actress... I don't know. Anyway as for Ian. Boy he is so lost. He's broken. And it's going to be a long way back. If he ever comes back at all. The only remedy I can see working is Mickey. Lets hope he puts his fears aside and steps up. Or better yet lets hope the writers don't screw us all over. ;) I read on Wikipedia that they're going to spend some time together. Lets wait and see. BTW English is not my first language so apologies in advance for any possible mistakes.

[@SpikedHoney]

Amanda Sintra, first of all, let me be the one to say that there are ALOT of native English speakers who wished they could write as well as you. As for Fiona, I do like her. I hate the choices the character has made, but I have to remind myself that she's still a kid herself. I think of how I was in my early 20s, and I was pretty immature. I couldn't even have a pet, let alone fend for five children. As for the actress, I never met her to dislike her. As for Ian (assuming you meant him, not Lip), I think he's suffering from a mental illness. I think the situation with Mickey pushed him over the edge. I pray SOMEONE takes time to get him the help he needs. As for Mickey, he used to do Ian so wrong, that I didn't care for him. However, I must say I am starting to like him this season.

[@DarkProf1]

jigyoda Excuse me?

[@amandasintra2255]

I don't think it has anything to do with women hating women. I just don't like the character. It's just the way it is. I have every reason to like her. In the end, she is a good person who has given up so much for her family. She's been mother and father to those kids for as long as she can remember. I can see and appreciate all that but I'm not drawn or sympathetic towards the character at all. And then there's Mickey, someone I have every reason to hate, who is rude and violent, who runs from his problems, who doesn't take responsibility for anything in his life, who has hurt Ian in more ways than we can say and yet I love him. I love this character, I love his struggles, I love the growth we're seeing in him. I feel drawn to him. It's just the way it is. I can understand people not feeling that way and that's ok. We're all different. And when I mentioned the actress, I wasn't talking about Emmy Rossum as a person, (How could I like or dislike someone I don't know?) I was talking about the choice for the role. Maybe if it had been other actress I would feel differently about it, I don't know. I honestly don't. It's about empathy really, regardless of people being perceived as good or bad, which in itself is subjective.

[@tunelowplayslow]

.....this is quite confusing. . At the beginning of the episode Ian comes on and says the- here's what you missed on Shameless last week etc etc... I thought there was no Shameless last week...what gives? Why does he say this? Is there one no one knows about????

[@1rkhachatryan]

Oh Mickey is so gonna kick his ass lol(wouldn't blame him either, he needs it).

[@alexhodder4918]

this sceme gave me gotham flashbacks

[@r00zTa]

I love you Fiona!!

[@iurcuartur8827]

that laugh... the Joker?

[@bputulin1]

Cameron is such a good actor.👏👏👏

[@nawal10]

She looks like that girl from the game The Last of Us in this scene!

[@luisperea5304]

Weve now now discovered that ian is a bipolar and on drugs and we all saw how that turned out for monica i just hope to god the same thing doesn't happen to ian cuz mickey needs him even tho he still wont admit it

[@Quantum_Revert]

Having watched Gotham before this, all I can see is the Joker in this scene... And other scenes-

[@jokeman8467]

Same

[@itsmedreeeam]

He looks really fucked up. I hope Fiona and Mickey can get him some help before he does more shit.

[@jennyoneill8879]

Ian goes missing for months and nothing happens...

[@bleach3904]

Mickey needs to fix ian, hes seriously messed up all because of him

[@denmarrx8355]

i was wondering why he wa so manic why he came back lol

[@KellyClement]

It sounded like a laugh from a guy making fun of a girl who might be pregnant; casually ignoring it might be his fault.

[@mrworldwide4635]

It makes me kind of sad that that was Ian’s only time on the army. In the first few seasons that was his dream and he worked so hard so that he could graduate and then enlist. Ian signed up under a false name because he was heartbroken and needed to get out. Then obviously due to his bpd his dream to serve was destroyed

[@baguettebtch]

bpd is borderline personality disorder

[@malloryweeks3306]

Ian is bipolar not borderline personality disorder

[@effyurie2676]

OKAY BUT. Why'd he leave irl

[@Gloomy_spice]

Holy shit so he sounds why different. Is he bipolar this fucking sucks he's bipolar, manic . This is gonna be interesting

[@irvingramirez2335]

WTF is wrong with Ian? o.0

[@MrDBF1988]

I'm pissed at Fiona for being so reckless and even thinking of having coke in the house let alone doing it and Liam getting into it, but I feel for her, she is truly sorry and hates herself for it. I hope that lip and Fiona can get back to the norm. And then there is Ian, he needs to get his shit together, since he is a minor, he can go to the Army and say "I was in a bad place emotionally and mentally and I stole my brothers identity" the worse that would probably happen would be that he isn't allowed to ever join in the armed forces. Plus, he needs to get back in school off the drugs!!

[@asemporcodio1722]

Jerome are you here?

[@coltdoxt]

Fiona has been reminding me of so many of my dysfunctional family members.

[@J4sse]

Ahhh man, you can definitely tell he's being weird.

[@satsat9303]

He's Bipolar, and snorts way too much coke.

[@DarkProf1]

I thought maybe he was doing ecstasy or something.

[@luckyshaz413]

+DarkProf1 me too. @ the time i thought it was all those pills he was popping @ the club..

[@andraegarcia5104]

So you you thought you can catch me biting like a cat fish and say I didn’t like sunny with sandwiches and was ready to chang me my mind as soon as I saw this well too bad they used orange soda

[@andraegarcia5104]

Stop trying to peg me being punk rock

[@baguettebtch]

lmao what

[@bigbirds130]

tf is u talking about ?

[@rdpruett88]

The fuck?!

[@denmarrx8355]

i still dont know why ian was talking about how he quit smoking when fiona said she thought he was incaffeinated

[@faithhopkins1219]

i think its referring to withdrawal symptoms when you quit smoking or maybe it means he just feels better/healthier bc he quit

[@Quakeinc14]

Naw I don't like it. Happy to see him back but you can't just walk in the house all jolly like you haven't been missing in action since the 3rd season. Ian got his mothers issues for sure. When he was doped up he was known as Curtis what happened to that personality? I would keep a close eye on Ian because he's not stable. Especially around children.

[@lighter487]

His voice has change seriously what happened to him.

[@Gloomy_spice]

Okay so he's supposed to sound different right? Something happened he's literally not the same person.

[@harleenq8899]

WTF!!!

[@ShamelessOnShowtime]

What REALLY happened with Ian? Find out on the next #Shameless: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX3bqZSjhdZ-o80

[@courtneykennedy2789]

***** I was thinking the same thing. When are they going to finally tell us whats up with him?

[@StarLuvr004]

hopefully this next episode!!

[@MightyTim]

He fell in love with a straight guy in the army....guy rejected him and outed him and he fell into a depressing spiral. Just a wild guess.

[@jaimekemp4996]

***** it's called bipolar disorder

[@harleenq8899]

WTF!!!!!

[@pissy862]

Is frank going to die? Fiona taking franks fuck up place?

[@thememoryguardians]

Bill Macy confirmed he was in next season so unless he's a ghost he should be fine haha.

[@akchills]

I'm not into this portrayal of bipolar disorder if that is where Ian's storyline is heading honestly, I feel like the show is so good at portraying nuanced and realistic issues that for this to be so stereotypical is a little disappointing to me. I don't know I just find that bipolar people are only shown one specific way and it's always extreme and over-dramatized in a way that takes away from the actual way it can play out in people's life? Which is dramatic in its own right so it doesn't need to be turned into such a caricature of the disorder for it to be interesting or entertaining really! Maybe it'll turn out alright but for now I'm not enjoying it.

[@SpikedHoney]

akchills While I am assuming you or someone you know has bipolar, I have to say this is very true to life. I've had a close friend and a family member to go off the rails because of it. If they didn't show these moments, the truth of the matter is, it can EASILY go undetected. If you're asking for an "undetected" storyline, then I am not sure what type of plot you're seeking in this show. The friend was JUST fine, but as she got older (around Ian's age) she would say things that were a little "off." It was rare (and uncharacteristic of her since she was the "stable one"), but it did take me off guard. By the time she was about 25, she spoke in the voice of various personalities, became extremely hypersexual, sleep deprived and speaking nonsense. Then she was hospitalized. This sort of thing is very real, but the point is an undiagnosed person showing no symptoms, doesn't make an interesting storyline. In fact, I think people who haven't been exposed to mental illness will learn something from Ian's plight and could possibly detect it earlier.

[@akchills]

SpikedHoney I definitely think an undiagnosed person with no symptoms would make for a boring story line, that's not what I'm talking about or what I would prefer at all. I just think that situations like what they're showing (or your friend) are pretty extreme examples of how bipolar disorder can play out and that's not how it manifests in a lot of people's lives. So personally for me just showing one way of how bipolar disorder can appear is actually very limiting and can make real life experiences harder to detect in a way as well (if your bipolar doesn't look like the extreme way it's portrayed in the media than it's hard for people to recognize the symptoms in their everyday lives even though they could be blatantly there, I think that's one of the reasons so many people are surprised when they get this diagnosis because they're behavior doesn't fit the stereotyped portrayal). My point is that I wish media would have more varied portrayal of mental illness (and that's something this show has done well with in the past) so that certain stereotypes and stigmas could be loosened, that doesn't mean symptoms have to be not be shown but they can manifest in so many different ways why not showcase that instead of always going for this extreme and over the top route?

[@Clean0002]

Actually, they have done a very good job of portraying it and it is not a caricature at all. My brother is bi-polar so I know what it is like first hand and this show has done an accurate depiction. They have high highs and low lows and then the in between stage of being just fine. Monica was shown to exhibit all 3 of those. She was manic, then depressed, and she was also stable. The stages can also be triggered by something. Drugs are a huge trigger. Stressful life events are another. The stages can come on suddenly and go away just as quickly. You can also go from one extreme to the next. They haven't done a stereotypical portrayal. Many people who live with bi-polar go through rapid cycling. That is what Monica did and it looks like Ian as well. Others don't and only have bouts here and there but this type is very real and common among bi-polar individuals. I am glad they are showing it.

[@akchills]

I'm not saying this isn't accurate to anyone with the disorder, I am just tired of the same portrayal of bipolar disorder always being shown, one that is more extreme, instead of a variation because not everyone's high highs and low lows look the same. That description can develop differently for everyone (and even changes depending on which type of the disorder you have) I think the show is nuanced enough that they could have showcased the disorder differently (while still holding true to the systems as well) and I thought they did a great job with Monica's portrayal. I too have first experience, and I know that bipolar disorder doesn't always look this way and that doesn't mean that the bouts are infrequent or the symptoms aren't showcased. The disorder can still be damaging and scary and dramatic without also being stereotypical, only showing one example of what someone with bipolar disorder looks like is damaging in my opinion.

[@joshuaMKE]

ew. I really hope Ian's character doesn't stay this way. He was my favorite character before he ran away. Now? Dislike.

[@rumination608]

what a vulgar show! this is society nowadays. so much anger and hostility. no one to look up to.

[@BilliesPetRock]

No one?

[@moonlance3496]

vulgar ? you mean honest? not all of us like to live our life lost in delusions, i applaud this show for showing the youth what life really is like

[@baguettebtch]

😂😂😂

[@ufufu001]

This kid's acting has gotten beyond terrible in this season