Ruby Modine

Kevin, Veronica and Svetlana start a topless maid service. At the shelter, meanwhile, Frank makes new friends to replace his old family - leading them to a for-sale house converted into the Gallagher Home for the Homeless. Plus, Debbie's new lifestyle comes to an abrupt end; Carl gets a syphilis scare; Ian struggles with a breakup; Lip struggles with humility at his new internship; and with Fiona on the run to clean up after her siblings, business at Patsy's hits the skids.

In the season finale, the Gallaghers deal with the loss of one of their own, while grappling with their grief. Meanwhile, Kev and V get their revenge on Svetlana.

Fiona has a surprise visit from her past, and is forced to reevaluate her life. Frank gets involved with Liam’s school and becomes the most popular dad in the PTA, while Lip learns that getting laid sober is harder than he anticipated. Ian crosses a boundary with one of the kids from the youth center. Meanwhile, Kevin and Veronica go on a trip to meet Kevin’s birth family.

Frank’s trafficking business takes a turn for the worse, sending him on the run through the Great White North. Meanwhile, the video of Ian confronting a minister brings him some unexpected allies, and pushes him to take his message further. Lip must decide whether to tell Sierra about Charlie’s past. Fiona meets Ford’s eclectic group of friends and discovers she doesn’t fit in at all. And Carl’s new girlfriend is having separation anxiety at the thought of him going back to school.

In the season eight premiere, the Gallaghers find themselves with money to burn as Carl sells their (meth) inheritance from Monica. Meanwhile, Fiona swears off random hookups to focus on her new apartment building; Lip deals with the personal sacrifices that come with sobriety; and Frank emerges out of a meth-induced haze to make amends for decades of depravity.