Simple Pleasures (Shameless)

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.

The Gallaghers are in minimal contact with Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and are unsure of his exact whereabouts; Debbie (Emma Kenney) pushes Fiona to file a missing persons report.

Lip (Jeremy Allen White) has moved out of the Gallagher house and now attends classes at the Chicago Polytechnic institute, while also working in the cafeteria.

A few police officers, including Tony (Tyler Jacob Moore), raid a drug house and discover Frank (William H. Macy), who is now injecting himself with needles.

Debbie is starting to blossom, physically and emotionally, and she regularly hangs out with her friends Holly (Danika Yarosh) and Ellie in order to show her social life is improving.

"[4] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix wrote "It's an excellent, appropriately effed-up beginning (like Frank's advice to Carl about not masturbating in the shower because "That's how incest babies get born") and suggests the creative team has found a way to evolve without having to radically change what the show is.

"[6] David Crow of Den of Geek gave the episode a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "It is good to see things shifting underneath their feet, but personally, it feels like a recoil that is still readjusting us back to status quo.

"[7] Leigh Raines of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5, and wrote, "Emmy Rossum is back as Fiona Gallagher on Shameless, except she's kicking off the season with the one thing she's never had before: a steady paycheck.