Los Diablos!
Frank dives into becoming the Hobo Loco spokesman and quickly discovers that it’s not going to be easy as he thought. A lot more people show up to the audition and one man clearly has the same resume that he does. They compare life stories and have mutual respect for each other until the guy tries to ride Frank’s back to the finish line. With 6 possible babies on the way, Frank ain’t sharing anything and goes into
Speaking of those 6 babies, Ingrid continues to use the Gallagher home as shelter and she spends a lot of time with Deb. Deb is quick to point out that if she’s going to stay she’s got to pay her share of the bills (and she also reassures her that Frank is not going to be there for her or however many kids she has). Ingrid’s ex-husband shows up and tries to get to her to leave with him to get her back to sanity. It doesn’t go well, to the point where the fertility doctor chases Ingrid around the house. In the panic, Deb gets stuck under the house while doing some homeowner maintenance and when Kelly comes to her rescue, that newfound lesbian-curious light flicks back on. It’s gonna get weird. Kelly doesn’t notice anything (it was a subtle look from Deb) and Carl wasn’t around to see it because he was getting shaken down at his new job at the local crab shack. Carl’s also clueless about his (much older) boss’ advances on him, which were pretty hard to miss. It’s gonna get weird.
Much to my delight, Tami and Lip are getting closer. She makes the initial move to boot, which is very telling. Lip tags along to volunteer at a old folks home and when they come home after a day of bonding, Xan is waiting for Lip on the stoop. Her mother ditched her again. Lip is furious and Tami jumps in with both feet, taking the more motherly approach to the situation. It’s a tremendous show of character, something I never saw in her until now. God I hope this works between them. Lip could use some legit stability and maturation. That goes for Tami too, but we just met her so Lip has a more storied past to us.
Fiona has another rough go at work. This time she’s counting out the registers after the night shift and she leaves the money out to get another drink from the back. When she comes back, three shady guys are waiting for her and they leave when the cook comes out with a knife. Sketched out, she closes the place (the diner is 24 hours) and sleeps in one of the booths. When Eliza comes in for the morning shift, she finds everyone waiting outside and they find Fiona inside. It’s another mark on her record. It freaks Fiona out and she realizes how sloppy she’s getting. She throws out the remaining booze in the house, takes the time to get herself together and goes back to work only to get fired. Fiona’s business partner has had enough with Fiona’s behavior over the past few months and doesn’t believe Fiona’s pleas of getting her life back together. This sends Fiona back to the booze and she’s surly as ever. Deb is quick to point out that she needs to get a job.
Liam gets a job by creating his own. He and his bodyguard friend open a lemonade stand down the block in front of one of the neighborhood’s most recent residents (read: gentrification). She calls the cops on the police, they are shut down and when Fiona finds out it is time for Southside justice. She
Finally, Kev’s dreams of a big family are briefly met. They track down Santiago’s sister who is scheduled to come stay with them. Kev is stroked and he dresses up Santiago just like him in an effort to Americanize Santiago. The twins aren’t having it, they are not a fan of this random kid showing up and stealing their spotlight. So for them, it’s great when the news breaks that Santiago’s dad was deported so he and his sister have to follow him out of the country. With this chapter closed will Kev and V just move on and try for another adoption?