Debbie Might Be A Prostitute

I thought Deb would ask Ian for advice about her situation because he’s done some stripping work but she asks Lip when she sees him in the kitchen. She’s confused at why Claudia left her the money and Lip isn’t. He tells her Claudia obviously thought you were a prostitute. If she’s wrong, go speak to her about it. Deb then sees Megan who is thrilled that Deb has found a sugar-momma. Way less grossness to deal with compared to a sugar daddy. Deb still isn’t comfortable with the idea of it all and she finds Claudia to talk it out. In doing so they both learn more about each other and Deb makes it clear that she slept with her because she had legit feelings for Claudia and wants to continue an honest relationship. With Claudia’s past and how she’s been navigating her work/life balance she was oblivious to what Deb was feeling (to be fair, Deb was sitting in the known Ho Corner of the hotel bar). It’s possible Deb is entering her first positive relationship in…forever? It might be the first time.

Lip and Tami enter the next new phase of parenting decisions: who is going to be Fred’s legal guardian? If something happens to both of them, they have to plan for Fred’s future. The future has never been considered too much by these two so it’s an interesting family matters issue for them to navigate. Their families aren’t exactly ripe with quality candidates.

Liam hits new management heights as he fends off high-quality management competition for Todd. He knows he’s only been able to land Todd basic sponsorship deals so, in order to keep up, he sets up a major promotion push for Todd to get press. He takes a picture of Todd fixing his shoes and posts it to social media as a guy “finally standing up to injustice” in South Side. He gets the spotlight, but we’ll see what he can do with it.

Carl is gung-ho about making a difference now and he gets the idea to join the police but he’s too young to apply. At the precinct, he’s pointed to a goofy youth organization that the police don’t do anything with (it looks good on a college application). Carl is offended by the squishy and aimless kids he’s introduced to and decides to do everything in his power to whip these kids into shape. In typical Carl dysfunction, he ends up making a vigilante group. It’ll be great if they can keep this going for a few episodes to see how far Carl will get to go with it.

Ian and Mickey’s Paula problem has been taken care of. She was tossed out of her apartment through the window to her death. The window was shut which makes it a more obvious murder over a suicide so all of Paula’s parolees are suspects. That includes Ian and Mickey who both think the other killed Paula. They find out married couples can’t testify against each other so they decide to tie the knot at the courthouse to protect themselves. They are getting married under false pretenses, both thinking they are ultimately “protecting” the other so when the real murderer is found, their relationship takes a turn. They’re both exposed at not truely trusting each other and expecting the worst out of each other. Marriage is a big step no matter what so the question of if they really love each other comes to the front. When Ian asks for their papers back from the clerk, essentially saying to Mickey “I’m not being forced to marry you now”, Mickey freaks out.

Kev and V get a surprising windfall from the IRS and stupidly hand over all of it in a get rich quick pyramid scheme. These fancy snail mucus skincare pads sound like the real deal. They’re gold so they must work! Of course, they end up burning everyone’s face and when they try to get their money back, their signature on the contract says no. So they figure out that the main ingredient is caffeine and that’s the main ingredient in preparation H (thanks for the tip Kermit). They might be able to unload these stupid things to hemorrhoid sufferers. At the very least we get to see them make a really funny promo video. Maybe they should talk to Liam for help.

Things are going great for Frank with Faye until she baits him into a house and handcuffs him to a bed. Faye has a past with Frank that is not in his favor. 24 years ago he got her fiance arrested for selling drugs. Frank lied his way through the trial and got off free while her man has been in prison ever since. Faye is out for revenge. Cue dramatic music!