Shameless fans shared a lot of thoughts about its series finale, including wishing Emmy Rossum's character Fiona had made an appearance for the sake of closure. Alas, it wasn't in the cards.

During a interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Monday, April 12, showrunner John Wells explained that Emmy, who exited the Showtime series during the season 9 finale that aired in March 2019, had hoped to return for the April 11 finale. But the logistics just didn't work out amid the pandemic, given that the 34-year-old star lives in New York City, while Shameless filmed in Los Angeles.