Warning: the following post contains spoilers for the season nine finale of Shameless.

It was a bittersweet goodbye for Fiona Gallagher during Sunday night's season nine finale of Shameless [1]. Since Emmy Rossum announced that she'd be leaving the show after this season [2], fans have hypothesized about her exit [3]. Would she reunite with Jimmy/Steve? Would she keep going down a dark path and end up in jail or rehab? But as fans prepared for the worst [4], Fiona's exit went down in the warmest, most un-Gallagher way possible, and it has everyone crying happy tears.

After hitting rock bottom during last week's episode [5] and later receiving a check for $100K from her former business partner Max, Fiona is very aware of the second (or sixth) chance she is given. Her attorney said it best: "You seem like a smart girl, Fiona. [It's] time to leave this South Side hood-rat crap behind you and get on with being an adult." So, that's exactly what she did.

Fiona says her goodbye to Ian [6] in prison, leaves a very generous gift for Debbie, and she even shares an unexpected, tear-jerking moment with Frank before taking her suitcase and heading out the door. It's an incredibly emotional farewell, but a happy one, and we can't wait to see how the Gallagher family evolves [7] without her leadership in season 10. Ahead, see how fans are reacting to Fiona's sentimental departure after 111 episodes [8] on the show.