Shameless (US): Season 2
  • Network: Showtime
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 9, 2011
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 8 , 11
User Score
8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 85 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 85
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 85
  3. Negative: 12 out of 85

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  1. CaioM
    Jan 9, 2012
    10
    Probably one of the best shows on TV. All the actors are great, even the kids, and we can all easily connect with their characters. It's almost impossible not to like this show. I also love the comedy resulted by all those hard situations they have to go through.
  2. aSsh0le
    Jan 9, 2012
    9
    I don't feel like writing much but I already watched the first episode of season 2 and I have to say it is just as brilliant as ever. I just hope Steve dies this season, the lack of him made the episode better for me.
  3. h8raid
    Jan 10, 2012
    10
    Awesome show. This has William H Macy playing the best role of his career, a drunken **** father. The kids all have their own depth that makes this show so watchable. Lip is a smart kid on a tragic path. Liam is gay, and headed straight for the military. Fiona is the crafty, motherly older sister that keeps them all together. This family reminds me so much of my own.
  4. redjet3
    Jan 11, 2012
    10
    This show is very well written and the actors fit their characters extremely well. this show is a real down and dirty type of show that has real life situations and puts it into a show. this is my favorite show that is a mixture of drama and comedy at some parts. although this family may by dysfunctional, there are times of real unity which makes the show even better. i can't wait for the rest of the season!… Expand
  5. JackKnowsBest
    Jan 13, 2012
    10
    I laughed, cried, cheered, gasped, damned, and loved the first season. This Full Package is entertaining as hell! (only for open-minded and mature Adults)

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Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    Feb 13, 2012
    63
    The show is technically flawless--so is Macy strutting like a mangy Mick Jagger--but the Gallaghers' raucous, defiant pride never really engages me. [20 Feb 2012, p.46]
  2. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Jan 9, 2012
    91
    Because the bond between them is so strong, all the show's disparate pieces - the filthy comedy and the desperation, the joy and the depression - hold together just as well.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Luke De Smet
    Jan 9, 2012
    63
    The second season of Showtime's aptly titled Shameless often feels less like a new season and more like a sequel, in which the major players remain the same, but the volume is amplified and the ante doubled.
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