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| − | Liam accidentally got into cocaine left out at the Gallagher home, overdosed, and nearly died. However, he made it to the hospital in time. Subsequently, Fiona was arrested, jailed, and tried for child abuse and possession of an illegal substance. Due to his exposure to a controlled substance during his adolescence, he could possibly have brain damage, leading to developmental disorders. |
+ | During ''[[There's the Rub]]'', Liam accidentally got into cocaine left out at the Gallagher home, overdosed, and nearly died. However, he made it to the hospital in time. Subsequently, Fiona was arrested, jailed, and tried for child abuse and possession of an illegal substance. Due to his exposure to a controlled substance during his adolescence, he could possibly have brain damage, leading to developmental disorders. |
| − | Because Fiona was arrested only Frank can get Liam out the hospital, the Gallaghers searched for him and soon found him with their half-sister [[Samantha Slott]] and nephew [[Chuckie Slott]]. Afterwards, Liam is released with his sister being shocked to see him. |
+ | In ''[[Iron City]]'', he is still in the hospital and slowly recovering. Because Fiona was arrested only Frank can get Liam out the hospital, the Gallaghers searched for him and soon found him with their half-sister [[Samantha Slott]] and nephew [[Chuckie Slott]]. Afterwards, Liam is released with his sister being shocked to see him. |
| − | Following his return home, he is tended to by his brothers Carl and Lip who subsequently takes over as guardian of the family until Fiona is back to her senses. |
+ | Following his return home in ''[[A Jailbird, Invalid, Martyr, Cutter, Retard, And Parasitic Twin]]'', he is tended to by his brothers Carl and Lip who subsequently takes over as guardian of the family until Fiona is back to her senses. Samantha tried to bond with him, as Lip tells her to earn a keep around the house. Fiona also holds her brother and tearfully apologizes to him. |
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| − | Samantha tried to bond with him, as Lip tells her to earn a keep around the house. Fiona also holds her brother and tearfully apologizes to him. |
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Revision as of 17:39, 23 March 2019
This page is about the US incarnation of Liam Gallagher. For the UK version, see Liam Gallagher.
Liam Gallagher is a recurring character and the youngest of the Gallagher siblings.
Personality
Liam rarely spoke in the beginning and was often seen doing normal kid stuff.
He gets along well with his older siblings, who often had to shield him from bad influences since he was the only normal member of the family. While he originally thought little of his father Frank, he is one of the few Gallagher children to actually partake in the latter's activities. As Liam gets older, he becomes more attached to Frank because he is more of a father-figure to Liam than he was to any of the other Gallagher kids. Though Liam is aware of his father's shortcomings, he does love him and was happy when Frank put in the effort to bond with him.
At first, he didn't do well in his initial time in private school, but after Frank helps him this changes. As a result, Liam has picked up some skill from his upper class peers and is now more outspoken and intelligent. Liam is the second smartest of the Gallagher kids as he excels in school.
History
Season 1
He is introduced as the youngest of the family and doing nothing but toddler things. Liam has had little dialogue throughout the series due to his young age, but he has been an important plot point for many episodes. Monica tried to reclaim him to live with her and her girlfriend Roberta in season 1, however, the Gallagher siblings rallied to keep Liam with them.
Although the opening of the pilot implied that Liam was fathered by Frank's AA Sponsor or a bouncer Monica slept with.
However, when Monica and her partner Roberta (Bob) try to claim him, they do a paternity test in Nana Gallagher Had an Affair and it reveals that Frank is Liam's biological father. This was a shock to everyone, despite both Frank and Monica being white. The unusual situation is 'explained' by Frank of the family rumors that Frank's mother Peggy had an affair with an African-American musician. He surmises that his genes must have skipped a generation in expressing themselves with Frank but went to Liam.
The older Gallagher children refused to let Monica and Bob take their brother, they also got them to leave for their selfish ways.
Season 2
Liam was taken as collateral when Frank bet 10,000 dollars he could not pay back but Frank and the other Gallaghers were able to reclaim him.
During his grandmother Peggy's stay, she takes note of him and laughs as it confirms the affair she had.
Season 3
Fiona gained legal guardianship over all the Gallagher siblings, including Liam.
Season 4
During There's the Rub, Liam accidentally got into cocaine left out at the Gallagher home, overdosed, and nearly died. However, he made it to the hospital in time. Subsequently, Fiona was arrested, jailed, and tried for child abuse and possession of an illegal substance. Due to his exposure to a controlled substance during his adolescence, he could possibly have brain damage, leading to developmental disorders.
In Iron City, he is still in the hospital and slowly recovering. Because Fiona was arrested only Frank can get Liam out the hospital, the Gallaghers searched for him and soon found him with their half-sister Samantha Slott and nephew Chuckie Slott. Afterwards, Liam is released with his sister being shocked to see him.
Following his return home in A Jailbird, Invalid, Martyr, Cutter, Retard, And Parasitic Twin, he is tended to by his brothers Carl and Lip who subsequently takes over as guardian of the family until Fiona is back to her senses. Samantha tried to bond with him, as Lip tells her to earn a keep around the house. Fiona also holds her brother and tearfully apologizes to him.
Season 5
Liam is often seen in the background not doing much, he is often tended to by his family.
He and his siblings were surprised to see Sammi shoot their father in the arm.
After Frank recovered, Liam would imitate the sound on the day after. Frank took his mockery in stride and laughed with his son.
Season 6
Carl once tried to use Liam to impress the father of his love interest but the latter shooed him off.
After the Gallaghers are kicked out of their home, Fiona took Liam to live with her and her fiancé Sean Pierce before Carl helped her reclaim the Gallagher Household.
While Carl was with Dominique Winslow, the girl told Liam to leave out of the room so that she and Carl can have relations.
Season 7
When Frank returns from the hospital after his coma in Hiraeth, Liam lets him back in the house.
During Swipe, Fuck, Leave, when the older Gallaghers kick Frank out and he disowns his children for trying to kill him; Frank decides to take Liam. Lip and Ian try to intervene but Frank states he will only allow Liam to remain his child, since he was the last one to stay on his side as the older Gallaghers warned Liam of Frank's bad habits. However, Frank mostly treats Liam better than he did with the other kids and even defends him from hostile construction workers.
He also lets him be apart of his new family in Home Sweet Homeless Shelter, as well lets him visit his new homeless shelter.
When having problems in starting public school in You'll Never Ever Get a Chicken in Your Whole Entire Life, Liam chases a dog and soon finds his father and asks him for advice. Liam ends up attending a private school because of Frank seeing him being bullied by his peers. As thanks, Liam calls Frank a good father and hugs him as he goes off with a proud Frank watching him.
Liam also picks up some of Frank's habits, something Fiona and the others note of.
Frank is allowed to take Liam to school by Ian, which becomes a stepping stone to the latter being accepted again.
In the finale, his mother dies and Liam is present when his maternal grandfather Bill Darrgen visits. He attends his mother's funeral and is mostly silent in the time.
Season 8
Due to Frank, Liam was able to get into private school from the previous season, but he's not getting the private school education. Liam is routinely taken out of class to be used as a token black kid while the private school gives tours to perspective parents, making the private school seem "diverse."
He is present when the family faces problems with Eric Stark, Monica's meth partner in God Bless Her Rotting Soul. He goes with Frank to Fiona's apartment and takes part in digging up his mother before they go to the storage unit and pay the man, he is safeguarded by Debbie and Ian when they are threatened. However, Frank defends everyone by intimidating the meth head and Liam leaves with his family.
During Fuck Paying It Forward, Liam lets Fiona's ex-fiancé Sean Pierce in the house and is criticized for it by Debbie. Liam later talks with his brothers about this before Frank comes in, Liam listens as Frank announces that he will spend more of his time with him after he has decided to change his ways because of Monica's death and raise Liam properly, since he is his last chance to be a real parent. This ends up being fun for both of them as the two bond at a car wash.
In the next episode, Liam is very excited after Frank gets a car at his advice and they go for a ride, eating snacks. Because of this display, the older Gallagher children are surprised to see how fatherly Frank can be to one of them. When Liam starts failing school, this warrants attention from Frank who tells the school to stop using Liam as the token child and actually educate him, which works and he does better.
As the only black child, Liam is initially popular until another black child is put in the school though he is still friends with other kids.
After Frank hits rock bottom and goes back to his previous activities, he uses Liam as free labor regularly, but also has Liam gather information on his friends' wealthy families so he can rob them.
Season 9
As Frank has reverted to his old self, he has Liam give him info on the rich kids in his class. Though Liam is still happy to spend time with Frank, he secretly returns the items back to the owner's children.
Very soon, Liam is called into the school's office where he is told because of his father's indiscretions with the mothers of the PTA, they have been forced to kick him out since his tuition staff has backed out. Liam then spends time with Fiona and uses his knowledge from private school to help her in negotiating with real estate investor Max Whitiford. Liam also tries to find a new school to attend but wants to enter another private school since he has gotten use to it.
At public school, he is initially picked on since he came from private school but he uses his intellect to help him as he bribes a boy with helping in his work if he protects him a mean girl named Sissy and other threats. Eventually, Liam is allowed to advanced to sixth grade, much to his delight.
Liam is soon approached by Sissy who apparently comes onto him in a closet. Liam is confused by what's occurred though enjoyed it, as seen when he told Lip. However that night, Sissy decides to move in with him after telling him, she's supposedly pregnant with his child. Fortunately, Carl and Debbie witnessed this bizarre sight and told Liam that he didn't impregnate Sissy, due to the timing. Intervening the sibling tell Lip and kick her out by drugging her and bringing her to a clinic.
Liam helps his father with trying to pick up a new love interest, he is told some things about his mother by a security at the clinic that Frank is interest interested in. Liam is later present when Ian goes to prison for two years, he sadly hugs his brother goodbye and hands him his paper work before watching him leave.
Liam is woken up at two in the morning, he and his siblings investigate the sound in the attic and see its an alarm with a picture of Ian. They realize that he left them a memento and smile at the gesture. He is soon worried for his sister Fiona after Debbie reveals Ford's marriage and Fiona's breakdown. Liam later takes part in helping Carl and his new girlfriend Kelly go over military studies, since Liam couldn't stay home alone and needed someone to help watch his niece Franny. Liam remarks on Carl's cluelessness on most of the subjects but states he is a natural when it comes to harsh background. Liam later watches as a drunk Fiona moves back in the house and goes with his siblings to watch Ford's humiliation, he enjoys Fiona getting revenge on him by shooting paint balls at him.
Gallery
Notes
- According to Frank, Liam took his first steps when he put him down and Liam nearly walked on a railroad track but the wind of the train knocked him down before he could make it.
- He is one of the few characters who likes Frank even after seeing his ways.
- He is younger than his nephew Chuckie Slott.
- Besides Lip, he is one of the most intelligent of the Gallagher children.
- Like his father and brother Lip, he can speak other languages.