Shameless (season 2)
Episodes

Shameless (season 2)

Section Title: Episodes
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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)

13	1	"Summertime"	Mark Mylod	John Wells	January 8, 2012	2J5951	1.58

Summertime in Chicago, and the Gallaghers are back and up to the same tricks. Frank (William H.

14	2	"Summer Loving"	John Wells	Mike O'Malley	January 15, 2012	2J5952	1.25

As Sheila overcomes more of her agoraphobia, a worried Frank finds a new financial plan in a fellow former bar patron by the name of Dottie (Molly Price), whose declining health makes her an ideal match for him.

15	3	"I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day"	Craig Zisk	Nancy M. Pimental	January 22, 2012	2J5953	1.28

Still trying to get her mind off Steve, Fiona decides to reconnect with Craig (Taylor Kinney), an old high school crush.

16	4	"A Beautiful Mess"	Mark Mylod	Alex Borstein	January 29, 2012	2J5954	1.37

After sleeping with Craig, Fiona is unprepared for the arrival of his irate wife. And on the family front, Fiona is concerned that she is dumping too much responsibility on the Gallagher children when stress causes Debbie to break out in a rash.

17	5	"Father's Day"	Anthony Hemingway	Etan Frankel	February 5, 2012	2J5955	1.01

When Eddie Jackson's body turns up, Frank thinks he should be in line to claim his pension and insurance benefits. Meanwhile, Fiona attends a high-class wedding with her sugar daddy Richard (Johnny Sneed); Lip discovers startling news about Karen and Jody; Frank's room is rented to a hooker; Veronica suspects Kev of cheating but he was actually just secretly taking reading classes because he couldn't read.

18	6	"Can I Have a Mother"	John Dahl	William H. Macy & Steven Schachter	February 12, 2012	2J5956	1.44

Frank's mother (Louise Fletcher) is released from prison and forces Frank along to extort money from an old acquaintance. Fiona and Steve go on a double date with their respective partners and have a romantic encounter in the bathroom, causing Fiona's date to leave immediately.

19	7	"A Bottle of Jean Nate"	David Nutter	Nancy M. Pimental	February 19, 2012	2J5957	1.41

Jasmine decides to throw an end of summer party on a boat and invites Fiona, without telling her that Steve and Estefania (Stephanie Fantauzzi) will be on board.

20	8	"Parenthood"	Daisy Von Scherler Mayer	Mike O'Malley	March 4, 2012	2J5958	1.60

While Jody and Sheila comfort a dying Grammy, but Sheila actually ends up smothering Grammy to death at her request since she no longer wants to suffer.

21	9	"Hurricane Monica"	Alex Graves	Alex Borstein	March 11, 2012	2J5959	1.31

Monica (Chloe Webb) blows back into town and immediately hooks up with Frank for more shenanigans, but the kids are left wondering if she's finally here to stay, and Frank is eager to pick up the ashes of his late mother and reclaim the cash he believes she's hidden.

22	10	"A Great Cause"	Mimi Leder	Etan Frankel	March 18, 2012	2J5960	1.16

Fiona begins to plan for her future by taking classes for her GED and to take initiatives to move up in the club she worked at during the summer.

23	11	"Just Like the Pilgrims Intended"	Mark Mylod	Story by: LaToya Morgan & Nancy M. Pimental Teleplay by: Nancy M. Pimental	March 25, 2012	2J5961	1.51

The Gallaghers celebrate Thanksgiving by inviting a large group over, planning on eating the bald eagle Carl shot with a gun he found.

24	12	"Fiona Interrupted"	John Wells	John Wells	April 1, 2012	2J5962	1.45

The Gallaghers reel from the recent events of Monica's attempted suicide and the birth of Karen's developmentally delayed child. Jimmy gets back into Fiona's good graces and decides to let her meet his family.

Sentence(s)

The Shameless season premiere brought in 1.58 million viewers.

final_sentence: The Shameless season premiere brought in 1.58 million viewers.