"Two at a Biker Bar, One in the Lake" is the seventh episode of the eleventh 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.
Lip (Jeremy Allen White) and Tami (Kate Miner) once again talk with the family to discuss selling the house, but no one supports his idea.
Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) begins ignoring Tish (Chelsea Alden and goes off the script when giving a pep talk to children to open up about his problems.
Despite being told by Lip and Brad (Scott Michael Campbell) to keep the bikes at his space, Kevin (Steve Howey) decides to take one for a ride.
Frank (William H. Macy) wanders through the city, as his dementia starts overcoming him; he enters different houses, forgets the Alibi's location and takes a bus past his destination.
Club gave the episode a "B–" grade and wrote, "“Two At A Biker Bar, One In The Lake” eventually does push the global story further toward its conclusion, as a frustrated Lip decides to skip the democratic process and start demolition just as the cops show up with questions about the burglary.
But because both Lip and Debbie's stories are full of dumb hijinks and contrived storytelling, it's hard to feel like the episode generates much momentum in the process.
"[6] Paul Dailly of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 2.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote ""Two at a Biker Bar, One in the Lake" was another ho-hum installment.
"[7] Meaghan Darwish of TV Insider wrote "Eventually Frank makes it back home, tipped off by Lip's rushing by with a sledgehammer, but will his family's turmoil simmer down enough for them to notice his concerning state?