7 shameless reasons you should be watching Shameless

By Raziel Reid • January 23, 2013 10:21 am EDT

The third season of Showtime’s hit show Shameless premiered January 13, and airs Sunday 9PM ET/PT. If you haven’t been watching you should check it out. As if the superb writing and acting, including Joan Cusack (Sheila Jackson) in all her comedic glory, isn’t enough of a draw, hot ginge Cameron Monaghan (Ian Callagher) plays the gay soldier son of William H. Macy (Frank Callagher). Need I say more? Of course not. These seven stills from the last episode say it all for me:

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