Supporting Cast: Drugs Actually – Shameless

In “Drugs Actually,” (Shameless S5 E 11 3/29/15), Chloe Webb returned as Monica Gallagher to whisk Ian off from the military people to hang out with people who will accept him and his bipolar moods, just as they accept Monica.

Blake Boyd played Staff Sgt. Nathan Kipps, the officer who evidently felt Ian’s medical diagnosis revealed to him by Fiona and Lip was enough to release Ian, only Fiona and Lip did not know that Ian had been keeping in touch regularly with Monica. Neither did we.

Patrick Bristow played Bill, the host of the upscale cocktail party that Professor Helene took Lip to at 76th and Parnell. Lenny Jacobsen played “Aerospace” Norbert, the person she actually wanted Lip to meet there. Norbert made his first appearance peeing in Bill’s bushes.

A few quotes from this episode:

• Fiona’s amazing abilities: “I’m perfectly capable of maintaining a slutty streak.”
• Life means something to a purposeless alcoholic like Frank after: “…part of feeling alive is being alive!”
• Kev’s philosophy on cheating: “Dating is the first step to a relationship. Sex is the first step to– you know… sex.”

Also in “Drugs Actually”

Dermot Mulroney – Sean Pierce
Steve Kazee – Gus Pfender
Sasha Alexander – Helene Runyon
Michael Reilly Burke – Theo Wallace
Isidora Goreshter – Svetlana
Bojana Novakovic – Bianca
Christopher Goodman – Whiskey Shopkeeper
Annie Little – Elizabeth
Michael Patrick McGill – Tommy
Brent Chase – Soldier #1
Eric Franco – Soldier #2
Michael Izaguirre – Paco
Brooke Liz – Bianca’s Niece