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Tim Basham of Paste gave the episode a 8.9 out of 10 rating and wrote, "In what is easily the most emotional episode of the series, everything breaks loose when Karen has her baby, Monica attempts suicide, Steve goes back to being Jimmy and Carl shoots a bald eagle with an Uzi. The dichotomy between the show's heartlessness and compassion rises ...
The Gallaghers are affected by the recent events of Monica's attempted suicide and the birth of Karen's developmentally delayed child. In the aftermath of her suicide attempt, Monica ( Chloe Webb ) is now in a psychiatric institution; Frank ( William H. Macy ) visits her, promising to help her escape.
Sheila eventually overcomes her agoraphobia and continues to spend a great deal of her time with Frank. Toward the end of Season 2, Sheila meets Frank's mother Peggy, and the two initially despise each other. Peggy is then diagnosed with terminal cancer, and moves into Sheila's home after starting a fire in the Gallagher's basement from a meth lab.
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The season picks up two to three months after the events of the previous season. Fiona, officially off house arrest, is still a waitress at the Golden House diner, which has been renamed to Patsy's Pies and is now under the new ownership of Sean Pierce (Dermot Mulroney); Sheila leaves town after her house burns down; Frank, Sammi and Chuckie move into the Gallagher household; Mandy moves to ...
The second season begins in the summer, a few months after the events of season one. New developments shift in the lives of the Gallaghers' family and friends: Fiona is now waitressing alongside Veronica at a bar; Ian expresses interest in attending West Point; Mickey is sent back to jail after punching a cop; Karen has joined Sex Addicts Anonymous and has a new eccentric partner, Jody; Tony ...
"Cascading Failures" received positive reviews from critics. Joshua Alston of The A.V. Club gave the episode a "B–" grade and wrote, "Shameless is a show that refuses to grow up. And that's not always a bad thing, as puerile humor and anti-social behavior are often used to great effect in the show.
A hurt Frank returns with Sheila (Joan Cusack), where he thanks her for not giving up on him. Meanwhile, Eddie discovers that his co-workers have all watched the video of Karen. Depressed and humiliated, Eddie heads to his ice fishing hut, where he commits suicide by tying himself to a cinder block and jumping into the water.