As "Shameless" moves toward its conclusion, many of the Gallaghers and their friends are making big changes to the way they live their lives. Kevin (Steve Howey) and Viola (Shanola Hampton) head to Louisville after selling the Alibi to Carl's (Ethan Cutkoksy) cop partner Arthur (Joshua Malina), Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher) appear ready to move to Chicago's West Side, and Lip (Jeremy Allen White) and Tami (Kate Miner) are scrambling to sell the Gallagher family home and find a new one for their growing family.
In a comment on u/eternally_exhausted's post, u/ 1BearsBeetsBttlstarrG wrote, "Yeah, I think it was just to show that, although some of the characters are moving on, some even getting out of Southside or Chicago altogether, Debbie will not be one of those people, and she will keep making nonsense decisions." u/BabyBlues789 agreed, writing " Yes. I think it was just the final nail in Debbies s—– life coffin."
Others compared Debbie to her mother, Monica (Chloe Webb), who was chronically absent from her children's lives, leaving Debbie with an inadequate emotional toolbox. u/Beattiebeats actually expressed sympathy for Debbie, saying they thought "Debbie's life is going to be extremely hard for her ... While I get frustrated with Debbie I don't hate her – I never forgot that little girl who wanted to do right but never could figure it out."
