saw on twitter someone comparing Maekarlings to Gallaghers from Shameless, so I'm asking an expert (you) for any input on it
okay that expert part really cracked me up 😭
I did watch the US version of Shameless, obv, but for the last seasons I kinda skipped most of them, looking for Gallavich moments only? .
so Aerion is Debby, actually, because he too would babytrap some poor guy (Dunk.) and then bitch about the consequences of being a teen parent, probably also trying to steal stuff or even abandoning the baby for some time, then he repeats the process, annoying the whole family with his entitled behaviour (how on earth does he get pregnant? idk, life finds a way)
I wanna say Egg is kinda like early seasons Carl? like, what haven't that guy done, really... but also, not exactly? he would get into some shit, trying to earn his way through life by his street smarts? I feel like he would also meet an oblivious Dunk in the neighbourhood one day and now they're a package deal
Aemon is Lip for me, but he would stick to his chance and finish college? like, he would try to help the family but in the end he'd be pushed by his parents (Maekar) to focus on getting the degree, so scratch all this stuff Lip was going through (romance, rehab, etc) because Aemon would be pressured into being the proper and calm one, the only kid who's actually getting somewhere in life?
and, realistically speaking, Daeron has the most Frank vibes 😭 maybe not as destructive as Frank was, but first he's a teenager who's going to school only to sell drugs or do drugs, then he's a grown man who cannot keep a job for more than few months and still spends most of his time drunk or high? he also could have a teen pregnancy but let's keep that out for now
I mean, both Daeron and Aerion could be mixed with Ian but frankly, I wanna give his storyline to Daella
so Daella as Ian, but she's not their cousin, no affairs here 😭 so there's her struggling with bipolar disorder like he did, discovering and getting comfortable with her sexuality... she still does sneak out to join the army, she goes to jail, and she does marry her long-term girlfriend kinda thing (YURI TIME)
and then there's Rhae left as Liam, the baby of the family, she's just there going through it, I wanna say the history would repeat itself and like Liam, she would also take Daeron's drugs on accident?
as for the parents and the background, teen pregnancy, both got kicked out, bought a house on a loan, and then life somehow went through?
I don't think Dyanna would abandon her kids like Monica did, so once again, she just died in an accident maybe? but until she was around, she obviously well loved her kids, even when she was too busy with work, trying to keep the house afloat alongside Maekar
as for Maekar, he also loves his kids but in a tougher way, he's working two jobs, paying off loans, seemingly running the household like navy but he's still failing at looking after his kids? he's constantly beefing with Daeron, hoping he'll get sober, then with Aerion bc teen pregnancy, his only hope for doing anything right is Aemon who's away at college
none of them is exactly like Fiona, I think, technically Daeron could play the part in some ways, but I don't really think he's like her