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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.
She starred on the Showtime hit drama/comedy series Shameless (2011–2021) as Sheila Jackson, a role for which she received five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning for the first time in 2015. She is the sister of actress Ann Cusack and actor John Cusack.
Fiona makes it clear the family does not like Monica, and states that if Monica truly loves her children, she will leave Liam with his siblings. Angered over Eddie's actions, Sheila furiously follows Eddie out of the house, overcoming her agoraphobia in the process. Frank notes that she has left her house, and she enthusiastically celebrates.
Per Debbie's advice, Sheila tries to reconcile with Karen, apologizing for being absent during Karen's childhood due to her agoraphobia. Karen is tearful over the apology, but before she can respond, she receives a text from Lip to meet him at the park.
As Sheila overcomes more of her agoraphobia, a worried Frank finds a new financial plan in former bar patron Dottie, whose declining health makes her an ideal match for him. However, Dottie refuses to get intimate with Frank, stating that her heart could explode if her blood pressure goes up.
Sheila furiously kicks Eddie out of her house, overcoming her agoraphobia in the process. Eddie's betrayal and lack of affection spirals Karen into a mental breakdown; wanting to get revenge on her father, Karen rapes an incapacitated Frank, showcasing the incident on a video blog that she sends to Eddie and his co-workers.
Alston gave particular praise towards Frank, Sheila and Jody's subplot, commenting highly on Macy's performance and the exploration of Sheila and Jody's characters: "I found myself gradually sold as it morphed into a pretty compelling and interesting depiction of a character’s sexuality and what it says about that character, something ...
"Hope Springs Paternal" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the American television comedy drama Shameless, an adaptation of the British series of the same name. It is the 44th overall episode of the series and was written by producer Sheila Callaghan and directed by Mimi Leder. It originally aired on Showtime on March 9, 2014.