"Icarus Fell and Rusty Ate Him" is the sixth episode of the eighth season of the American television comedy drama Shameless, an adaptation of the British series of the same name.
The series is set on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, and depicts the poor, dysfunctional family of Frank Gallagher, a neglectful single father of six: Fiona, Phillip, Ian, Debbie, Carl, and Liam.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.52 million household viewers and gained a 0.50 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Frank (William H. Macy) is named "Employee of the Month" at the store, and receives his first-ever credit card, which he uses to buy a new car.
Brad (Scott Michael Campbell) goes missing, so Lip (Jeremy Allen White) enlists Youens (Alan Rosenberg) in tracking him.
Debbie (Emma Kenney) and Duran (David Brackett) arrive at a motel in Missouri as part of their road trip.
[1] In its original American broadcast, "Icarus Fell and Rusty Ate Him" was seen by an estimated 1.52 million household viewers with a 0.50 in the 18–49 demographics.
Club gave the episode a "C+" grade and wrote, "William H. Macy has never not been good in this role, but this is easily the most I've been invested in a Frank storyline.
"[5] David Crow of Den of Geek gave the episode a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote "It is a nice thought that helps elevates this whimsical and fairly slight hour into something worth considering while also exploring your sexual fluidity in the bathroom with a football player built “like a Greek God!” Because who hasn't been there yet, am I right?