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On the second season of Showtime's Shameless , viewers have watched summer give way as the show moved into a very dark period for the Gallagher family.

McGowan plays Jody, the recovering sex addict who has come between Karen and Lip's relationship.

On the Showtime drama series Shameless , actor Jeremy Allen White plays Phillip "Lip" Gallagher, the second and by far the smartest Gallagher child, who has a penchant for trouble and a relationship with wild child neighbor Karen that is always threatening to break his heart.

"It's incredibly frustrating for Lip because he's done so much for the family, and the first time that he asks for any help in return, the family comes up somewhat empty-handed," White told HuffPost TV in December .

At first glance, Lip Gallagher is just your average punk. He's a scamming, chain-smoking, horny teenager, who takes after his deadbeat, alcoholic dad Frank .