Shameless Recap: Los Diablos

The Hobo Loco Man contest certainly had its high points in “Los Diablos” (S9 E10). The consequences of her irresponsibility caught up with Fiona while Kev and V acquired another foster child, then lost them both just as abruptly.

All’s fair in love and hobo wars, Frank ~ Mikey O’Shea

Frank found out that becoming the Hobo Loco Man isn’t going to be the walk in the park he thought when he met Mikey O’Shea on the applicant line. The two bottom feeders bonded while trading stories about rolling in the gutter but when it came to the actual competition, Frank told Mikey O that he is a lone wolf. He wasn’t buying Mikey’s offer to split the money if either of them won. Mikey O got the better of Frank in the competition for best foraged bedding when he knocked Frank down and stole the insulation and tarp that Frank stole. Frank struck back by trapping Mikey O in a dumpster but he got out. Somehow we think that neither of them will win unless they are the only ones who don’t wind up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning.

I don’t want your lies, and you smell like booze. ~ Margo

Fiona left the cash register money on the counter at Patsy’s while she went in her office and filled up her vodka glass. When she returned, 3 rough-looking characters were approaching the counter. She quickly put the cash back in the register and offered to serve them. One took a sip from her glass and asked her if she had any more. Hector came out and asked her if everything was okay and the thugs left. Fiona was very shaken and locked the diner up, turning the sign to closed. The next day, when Eliza came to work, the morning staff was outside, unable to get in. Eliza unlocked the door and they found Fiona sleeping in a booth. Eliza woke her up and Fiona pulled out a big knife! Fiona apologized and told her what happened. She said she was going home to take a shower and would be back for the lunch shift, and “it won’t happen again.” At home, she threw out all her booze bottles, told Franny to be careful when she saw the toddler playing with a screwdriver and apologized to Debbie for snapping at her.

Back at Patsy’s, she assured Eliza that she was just drinking a Sprite and had a whole new attitude. Then Margo, the owner, walked in. She told Fiona that she has been getting complaints for a month from customers, vendors and staff about her drinking, sleeping and acting out on the job. Fiona pleaded for a second chance but Margo fired her and appointed Eliza acting manager. Fiona was furious and attacked the girls for ratting her out, made a vulgar remark about the cook tainting the food and left. She went home and fished all her booze out of the dumpster and settled in with her vodka and a video game.

Sweetie pies, why were you hitting Santiago this morning? ~ Veronica Fisher

Gemma and Amy, were not happy about having to share their home with Santiago so Kev and V woke up to Santiago repeatedly shouting “las diablas.” The twins duct taped him and were beating him while shouting “die, die.” This led into a big thing both at their home and at the Alibi over whether the twins were racist or just jealous. Nobody even wondered why they were saying “die” as opposed to “go home.” In any event, Kev and V thought that they were also going to be the foster parents of Santiago’s sister, Martina, but when she showed up it was only to have dinner and inform them that she and Santiago were going back to Guatemala. Their father had been deported and their uncle was coming to take them back, too. So does that mean that Kev and V didn’t need to go to Indiana to find the uncle? Whatever, the whole storyline ended up being as ridiculous as Kev’s redneck roots.

Well, we all feel trapped at some time ~ Ingrid Jones

Dr. Kwan enlisted Randy, Ingrid’s ex-husband, to help bring her in for the embryo reduction. Dr. Kwan’s license was at stake and she threatened to go “North Korean” on Ingrid and rip the embryos out with her bare hands. Ingrid wasn’t having it and locked herself in the basement where Debbie was stuck in the space where she was inspecting the pipes. That part at least was funny when Debbie called to Ingrid that she was trapped and Ingrid said “Do you want to talk about it?” Debbie replied: “No, you crazy bitch! … I need to get out of here and turn off the gas before the house blows up!” Lucky for Debbie that Kelly just came back from baseball camp and helped her out through the basement window. We’ll just leave the attraction that was hinted at between Debbie and Kelly till next week to see where that goes.

Lip and Tami spent their day off getting to know each other. They went to the nursing home where Tami volunteers once a month and gave shampoos to feisty old bats. They went shopping for greens. Back at the Gallaghers, they found Xan sitting on the step. Her mother, the one Lip gave $10 grand to, left Xan in a motel and disappeared. Tami helped Lip take care of her.

Carl had about the shortest storyline in the episode, He got a job spinning a sign for popcorn shrimp. He had to dress like a pirate and that made him a target for drive-by milkshakes, beers and shoes. On top of that, his old drug-dealing buddies thought he was back in business and shook him down to make sure he wasn’t.

Liam went into the lemonade business with the help of school chums, Todd and De-Shawn. They set up shop on Bundy, in front of the home formerly owned by Mr. Reeback. The current owner was not happy about it and called the police. The officer gave Liam $20 to close up shop and advised him to get a permit next time. When Fiona learned about this, she decided to teach the owner a lesson and organized a block party. The owner came out and accused them of disturbing the peace, warning that the police were on the way. Fiona gave her a big lecture on how the only reason she didn’t want the kids selling lemonade in front of her house was because they were black, how long they had lived the neighborhood, along with lots of yuppie interloper insults… yada yada yada. Fiona then jumped over the fence and punched her square in the face, just when the cops pulled up. She tried to take off but they caught up with her. They are surely leading us to believe that Fiona’s exit from the show will be drastic. Right now, it feels like they are going to end her storyline the same way they ended Ian’s — she’ll end up in jail.

Whatever. Cameron Monaghan, in case you haven’t heard, is coming back in Season 10. Seems his sentence wasn’t as long as we thought.

Supporting Cast of Los Diablos