Mickey Milkovich Defense Squad

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If I had a nickel for every time I felt protective over a snarky, emotionally guarded Eastern European teenage boy with a dead mom, an asshole dad that later dies resulting in very bittersweet and complicated feelings, and an affinity for deflowering a shy nerdy boy, parading around with a girl named Svetlana in front of him/sending mixed signals, and then slowly (painfully slowly) falling in love with him after years of a messy on again-off again relationship that included a ton of sex, sneaking around, a dad walking in on them, his boyfriend acquiring a beard after trying to date and then becoming best friends with a woman, and a slow transition from calling each other by their last names to their first names…

I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened twice.

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Anemone - Chapter 1 - grumblesandmumbles - Shameless (US) [Archive of Our Own]

“Maybe that’s enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom…is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go.” - Anthony Bourdain

Mickey Milkovich travels the world, sharing pictures, stories and insights of the places he goes and the people he meets. He meets Ian Gallagher, an up-and-coming social media influencer, and gives him a new perspective on travel, the global community… and eventually, love.

So we’ve finally made it to the end of March (thank everything!!) and the end of the Shameless Showdown March Madness bracket to determine the true VIP of the show. 

Thanks to everyone who voted and shared this silly little game!!

We started out with 64 characters and have run through six rounds and 768 individual votes cast throughout until we finally got to the ultimate (and expected) final matchup of Ian vs. Mickey.

The winner, with a whopping definitive 88.9% of the votes in Round 6 (where 225 votes were cast, the highest voted round yet)…

grumblesandmumbles:

I’ll give you three guesses as to who the final two are, and the first two don’t count.

GO VOTE!!

grumblesandmumbles:

I’ll give you three guesses as to who the final two are, and the first two don’t count.

GO VOTE!!

I’ll give you three guesses as to who the final two are, and the first two don’t count.

GO VOTE!!

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With March almost upon us, I thought it would be funny to do a March Madness style tournament to see who is the true VIP of Shameless! I’ve broken each group into categories, and if you want to play along, you can go submit your votes starting now! 

The first groupings are: GALLAGHERS, MILKOVICHES, FIONA’S LOVE INTERESTS, MISC. IMPORTANT SIDE CHARACTERS, MISC. FAMILY MEMBERS, MISC. LOVE INTERESTS, MISC. LADIES, OTHER RANDOM CHARACTERS

I entered the different groups into a randomizer website and that chose who will be going head to head to kick things off! If there is enough response and people actually submit their answers, I will update the bracket weekly with the winners of the head to head matchups until we narrow it down to one final showdown!

Submit your votes here and share!

The first round is done and the votes are in, with a few surprises and interesting notes…

• To no one’s surprise, Ian beat Frank and Mickey beat Terry, both with 100% of the votes.
• Close races included: Liam vs. Carl and Svetlana vs. Sandy.
• Ned and Kash both lost their rounds, but got more than I expected.
• Tami edged out Bonnie, but it was closer than I would have thought.
• In what I considered to be an upset, one-season Sandy beat The Russian.
• Helene vs. Holly actually wound up in a TIE, so the next seed will be a three way vote.
• Kenyatta actually had almost 20% of the votes in his match up and I have questions.

Here are the full list of winners for Round 1!

The link to the next round is here!

Round 2 is in the books and we are now down to 16 participants! One step closer to finding out who the true VIP of Shameless is! Here are a few notes about the Round 2 matchups…

• There were 130 total votes in this round!
• This time, neither Ian nor Mickey got 100%, but Mickey’s percentage in his matchup was higher than Ian’s, though both were over 93%.
• There were a lot more closer matchups in the first round. The results this round were a bit more definitive. The only real close contest this round was the three-way vote, but we did declare a winner!

Here are the full list of winners for Round 2!

The stakes are getting higher, and by next round we will definitely have to say goodbye to some fan favorites. Who those characters will be is up to you, so vote here!

Round 3 is in the books and we are now down to the FINAL 8! One step closer to finding out who the true VIP of Shameless is! Here are a few notes about the Round 3 matchups…

• There were 116 total votes in this round!
• Neither Ian nor Mickey got 100% of the votes in this round either, but at one point Lip had almost 20% of the votes (though as of the end of the round he was just shy of 13%). 
  
• This round saw a spousal matchup in Kev vs. Vee, and while he was winning the votes at first, she did pass him and hold onto her lead to guarantee her spot in the top 8
• The closest matchup this round was Matty vs. Sierra, with her winning with just 51.7% of the votes. This has set us up for another interesting matchup for Round 4, this time of Lip’s love interests - Sierra vs. Tami
• The biggest win this round was for Mickey, with 97.4% of the votes.
  

Here are the full list of winners for Round 3!

And here is the link for Round 4!

Round 4 is in the books and we are now down to the FINAL FOUR! One step closer to finding out who the true VIP of Shameless is! Here are a few notes about the Round 4 matchups…

• There were 152 total votes in this round, the most to date!!
• While Vee and Jimmy Steve both had a good run, neither of them stood a chance against Ian or Mickey, and both got their asses handed to them.
  
• None of these matches were particularly close, every win was definitive.
• The biggest win this round was for Mickey, with 98.7% of the votes in his match.
  

Here are the full list of winners for Round 4! 

And here is the link for Round 5! Only one more left after this!!

Okay guys, let’s face it. We know that Franny and Tami stand no chance of winning their respective matchups, so I’ve decided to just end that round and bring everyone the final matchup. 

What we’ve been waiting for from the beginning…

The ultimate matchup…

Originally posted by ianmickeygallavich

Originally posted by ianmickeygallavich

Who’s your pick? Start voting and I’ll announce the winner at the end of the month!!

grumblesandmumbles:

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With March almost upon us, I thought it would be funny to do a March Madness style tournament to see who is the true VIP of Shameless! I’ve broken each group into categories, and if you want to play along, you can go submit your votes starting now! 

The first groupings are: GALLAGHERS, MILKOVICHES, FIONA’S LOVE INTERESTS, MISC. IMPORTANT SIDE CHARACTERS, MISC. FAMILY MEMBERS, MISC. LOVE INTERESTS, MISC. LADIES, OTHER RANDOM CHARACTERS

I entered the different groups into a randomizer website and that chose who will be going head to head to kick things off! If there is enough response and people actually submit their answers, I will update the bracket weekly with the winners of the head to head matchups until we narrow it down to one final showdown!

Submit your votes here and share!

The first round is done and the votes are in, with a few surprises and interesting notes…

• To no one’s surprise, Ian beat Frank and Mickey beat Terry, both with 100% of the votes.
• Close races included: Liam vs. Carl and Svetlana vs. Sandy.
• Ned and Kash both lost their rounds, but got more than I expected.
• Tami edged out Bonnie, but it was closer than I would have thought.
• In what I considered to be an upset, one-season Sandy beat The Russian.
• Helene vs. Holly actually wound up in a TIE, so the next seed will be a three way vote.
• Kenyatta actually had almost 20% of the votes in his match up and I have questions.

Here are the full list of winners for Round 1!

The link to the next round is here!

Round 2 is in the books and we are now down to 16 participants! One step closer to finding out who the true VIP of Shameless is! Here are a few notes about the Round 2 matchups…

• There were 130 total votes in this round!
• This time, neither Ian nor Mickey got 100%, but Mickey’s percentage in his matchup was higher than Ian’s, though both were over 93%.
• There were a lot more closer matchups in the first round. The results this round were a bit more definitive. The only real close contest this round was the three-way vote, but we did declare a winner!

Here are the full list of winners for Round 2!

The stakes are getting higher, and by next round we will definitely have to say goodbye to some fan favorites. Who those characters will be is up to you, so vote here!

Round 3 is in the books and we are now down to the FINAL 8! One step closer to finding out who the true VIP of Shameless is! Here are a few notes about the Round 3 matchups…

• There were 116 total votes in this round!
• Neither Ian nor Mickey got 100% of the votes in this round either, but at one point Lip had almost 20% of the votes (though as of the end of the round he was just shy of 13%). 
  
• This round saw a spousal matchup in Kev vs. Vee, and while he was winning the votes at first, she did pass him and hold onto her lead to guarantee her spot in the top 8
• The closest matchup this round was Matty vs. Sierra, with her winning with just 51.7% of the votes. This has set us up for another interesting matchup for Round 4, this time of Lip’s love interests - Sierra vs. Tami
• The biggest win this round was for Mickey, with 97.4% of the votes.
  

Here are the full list of winners for Round 3!

And here is the link for Round 4!

Round 4 is in the books and we are now down to the FINAL FOUR! One step closer to finding out who the true VIP of Shameless is! Here are a few notes about the Round 4 matchups…

• There were 152 total votes in this round, the most to date!!
• While Vee and Jimmy Steve both had a good run, neither of them stood a chance against Ian or Mickey, and both got their asses handed to them.
  
• None of these matches were particularly close, every win was definitive.
• The biggest win this round was for Mickey, with 98.7% of the votes in his match.
  

Here are the full list of winners for Round 4! 

And here is the link for Round 5! Only one more left after this!!

grumblesandmumbles:

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grumblesandmumbles:

With March almost upon us, I thought it would be funny to do a March Madness style tournament to see who is the true VIP of Shameless! I’ve broken each group into categories, and if you want to play along, you can go submit your votes starting now! 

The first groupings are: GALLAGHERS, MILKOVICHES, FIONA’S LOVE INTERESTS, MISC. IMPORTANT SIDE CHARACTERS, MISC. FAMILY MEMBERS, MISC. LOVE INTERESTS, MISC. LADIES, OTHER RANDOM CHARACTERS

I entered the different groups into a randomizer website and that chose who will be going head to head to kick things off! If there is enough response and people actually submit their answers, I will update the bracket weekly with the winners of the head to head matchups until we narrow it down to one final showdown!

Submit your votes here and share!

The first round is done and the votes are in, with a few surprises and interesting notes…

• To no one’s surprise, Ian beat Frank and Mickey beat Terry, both with 100% of the votes.
• Close races included: Liam vs. Carl and Svetlana vs. Sandy.
• Ned and Kash both lost their rounds, but got more than I expected.
• Tami edged out Bonnie, but it was closer than I would have thought.
• In what I considered to be an upset, one-season Sandy beat The Russian.
• Helene vs. Holly actually wound up in a TIE, so the next seed will be a three way vote.
• Kenyatta actually had almost 20% of the votes in his match up and I have questions.

Here are the full list of winners for Round 1!

The link to the next round is here!

Round 2 is in the books and we are now down to 16 participants! One step closer to finding out who the true VIP of Shameless is! Here are a few notes about the Round 2 matchups…

• There were 130 total votes in this round!
• This time, neither Ian nor Mickey got 100%, but Mickey’s percentage in his matchup was higher than Ian’s, though both were over 93%.
• There were a lot more closer matchups in the first round. The results this round were a bit more definitive. The only real close contest this round was the three-way vote, but we did declare a winner!

Here are the full list of winners for Round 2!

The stakes are getting higher, and by next round we will definitely have to say goodbye to some fan favorites. Who those characters will be is up to you, so vote here!

Round 3 is in the books and we are now down to the FINAL 8! One step closer to finding out who the true VIP of Shameless is! Here are a few notes about the Round 3 matchups…

• There were 116 total votes in this round!
• Neither Ian nor Mickey got 100% of the votes in this round either, but at one point Lip had almost 20% of the votes (though as of the end of the round he was just shy of 13%). 
  
• This round saw a spousal matchup in Kev vs. Vee, and while he was winning the votes at first, she did pass him and hold onto her lead to guarantee her spot in the top 8
• The closest matchup this round was Matty vs. Sierra, with her winning with just 51.7% of the votes. This has set us up for another interesting matchup for Round 4, this time of Lip’s love interests - Sierra vs. Tami
• The biggest win this round was for Mickey, with 97.4% of the votes.
  

Here are the full list of winners for Round 3!

And here is the link for Round 4!

grumblesandmumbles:

grumblesandmumbles:

grumblesandmumbles:

With March almost upon us, I thought it would be funny to do a March Madness style tournament to see who is the true VIP of Shameless! I’ve broken each group into categories, and if you want to play along, you can go submit your votes starting now! 

The first groupings are: GALLAGHERS, MILKOVICHES, FIONA’S LOVE INTERESTS, MISC. IMPORTANT SIDE CHARACTERS, MISC. FAMILY MEMBERS, MISC. LOVE INTERESTS, MISC. LADIES, OTHER RANDOM CHARACTERS

I entered the different groups into a randomizer website and that chose who will be going head to head to kick things off! If there is enough response and people actually submit their answers, I will update the bracket weekly with the winners of the head to head matchups until we narrow it down to one final showdown!

Submit your votes here and share!

The first round is done and the votes are in, with a few surprises and interesting notes…

• To no one’s surprise, Ian beat Frank and Mickey beat Terry, both with 100% of the votes.
• Close races included: Liam vs. Carl and Svetlana vs. Sandy.
• Ned and Kash both lost their rounds, but got more than I expected.
• Tami edged out Bonnie, but it was closer than I would have thought.
• In what I considered to be an upset, one-season Sandy beat The Russian.
• Helene vs. Holly actually wound up in a TIE, so the next seed will be a three way vote.
• Kenyatta actually had almost 20% of the votes in his match up and I have questions.

Here are the full list of winners for Round 1!

The link to the next round is here!

Round 2 is in the books and we are now down to 16 participants! One step closer to finding out who the true VIP of Shameless is! Here are a few notes about the Round 2 matchups…

• There were 130 total votes in this round!
• This time, neither Ian nor Mickey got 100%, but Mickey’s percentage in his matchup was higher than Ian’s, though both were over 93%.
• There were a lot more closer matchups in the first round. The results this round were a bit more definitive. The only real close contest this round was the three-way vote, but we did declare a winner!

Here are the full list of winners for Round 2!

The stakes are getting higher, and by next round we will definitely have to say goodbye to some fan favorites. Who those characters will be is up to you, so vote here!

Round 3 is in the books and we are now down to the FINAL 8! One step closer to finding out who the true VIP of Shameless is! Here are a few notes about the Round 3 matchups…

• There were 116 total votes in this round!
• Neither Ian nor Mickey got 100% of the votes in this round either, but at one point Lip had almost 20% of the votes (though as of the end of the round he was just shy of 13%). 
  
• This round saw a spousal matchup in Kev vs. Vee, and while he was winning the votes at first, she did pass him and hold onto her lead to guarantee her spot in the top 8
• The closest matchup this round was Matty vs. Sierra, with her winning with just 51.7% of the votes. This has set us up for another interesting matchup for Round 4, this time of Lip’s love interests - Sierra vs. Tami
• The biggest win this round was for Mickey, with 97.4% of the votes.
  

Here are the full list of winners for Round 3!

And here is the link for Round 4!