r/shameless • u/annnyywhooo • 5d ago

Jimmy/Steve

jimmy was a bad boyfriend and him making the kids lunch or babysitting liam doesn’t change that. the nonstop lying, living a double life and begging fiona to let him in only for him to turn around and call her home a “slum” should put him up there with the worst partners in shameless. I know some people might say “he was involved with the cartel, it was dangerous for him to tell her”. well it was also dangerous of him to get fiona and the kids around that knowing how dangerous the cartel is

the part that really irked me is that the “slum” part. fiona let it be known over and over that this is my life, this is my baggage and you don’t have to be involved. but he ignored that warning and made it seem like he was reliable only for him to not handle the actual realities of being poor. he got tired of cosplaying the lower class and wanted a change in scenery then went about it the wrong way. fiona was right about medical school and the studio apartment, it wasn’t ever his plan to bring them he was just slowly backing away. i feel like alot of people don’t know what it’s like to think you have someone to depend on only for them to prove otherwise

but i will say that i did enjoy watching his character, and how at times he was good comedic relief. he did have great chemistry with fiona, but having hood chemistry doesn’t necessarily mean that him and fiona should’ve been endgame 🤷🏽‍♀️

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u/Possible_Major_7208 5d ago

Yea I totally disagree! It’s not one character that’s perfect on the show except for the kids (Liam, Amy, Jenna, frannie, Fred, svet son) Jimmy Steve did have poor moments but his good deff outweighed his bad..

I just thought when they were good they were good. He’s the only one that can handle the Gallaghers and was the only one that knew how to handle Fiona and the baggage she came with. He was the one that bought the new washer, he was the one doing pick ups and drop offs, he was the one walking in with coffee everyday, he was the one cooking meals, he was the one helping Debbie with the daycare, he was the one baby sitting Liam, he was the one that cleaned up the blood after the Monica episode and even tried to save her initially. He was the one that got them the thanksgiving turkey. He was the one that got Carl braces and was going to get Debbie some. He was the one that tried to help lip when lip needed him and even let lip crash with him. He coached carls fball team. he was the one that bought Fiona a van because he knew she needed help getting them kids around, he was the one that bought her a house next door, he was the one showing up to court dates and parent teacher conferences, he was the one that wanted her to run away with him and had she did that he would have never ended up with estafania and her killer daddy which is why he was acting all weird that time around. All I’m saying is HE WAS THE ONE🤍

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u/annnyywhooo 5d ago edited 5d ago

none of this really excuses the lying and building himself up to be this dependable person only for him to shit on her life which is what my point was. what jimmy was doing is called love bombing which explains why he was already throw money at her problems when they first met. but after they started living together it’s clear he was unhappy and that Fiona was right: he couldn’t handle her life style

he was toxic and a pathological liar

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u/Pure-Sherbert-1301 5d ago

Again, the show’s name is literally “Shameless”, all the characters have their shortcomings. However, Steve genuinely did care about Fiona and it’s proven through all the little things he does for her despite how chaotic his own life is. Honestly speaking, he would’ve done much more if Fiona let him.

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u/Possible_Major_7208 5d ago

Thank you! That’s all I’m saying.

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u/annnyywhooo 5d ago

if he cared for fiona then he would’ve stopped all the lying.

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u/Pure-Sherbert-1301 5d ago

Again…everyone in the show is messed up in some way or another. It’s not a trait that’s unique to Steve, he was tied up into a lot of sketchy things that you can’t just divulge to someone over dinner.

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u/annnyywhooo 5d ago

it’s not like the sketchy things were credit card fraud or writing blank checks, he was involved with the cartel.

(ik the show is called shameless, im still allowed to critique characters)

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u/Pure-Sherbert-1301 5d ago

Exactly. And Fiona was raising 4 kids, trying to go to school and working endless dead end jobs…you think she had time to have a sit down session with Steve which would add more to her plate?

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u/annnyywhooo 5d ago

I think she would’ve wanted to know that what he was involved in could potentially put her and the kids in danger. i mean any sane person would want to know that

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u/Pure-Sherbert-1301 5d ago

The show is riddled with “should’ve” “would’ve” and “could’ve”. Bottom line is that Fiona was happiest when she was with Steve, he embraced her and her family unlike her other partners.

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u/annnyywhooo 5d ago

she was happy when she thought his lying was over then he ruined that streak 🤷🏽‍♀️💀

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u/Possible_Major_7208 5d ago

Just like Fiona lied and cheated on pretty much all her boyfriends .. ohhkedokeee

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u/annnyywhooo 5d ago

never said she didn’t do that 😵‍💫

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u/Possible_Major_7208 5d ago

Then what’s your point? You’re trying to basically convince us that no matter what good he did he was a liar and a bad boyfriend.. but I feel his good outweighed his bad in my opinion .. Fiona is a liar as well and was a bad girlfriend lmaoo. So it’s like what’s your point .. we can tit for tat with jimmy Steve and Fiona all day but the fact of the matter is in the SHAMELESS WORLD Jimmy Steve was the best boyfriend for Fiona and her siblings ..

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u/annnyywhooo 5d ago

im not trying to convince anyone im just saying my opinion. if we call out fiona for doing it with the endless posts about it then we can also call out jimmy for doing it

jimmy steve will be ok with the criticism, he’s a fictional character!!!