iZombie: Season 1, Episode 2 "Brother, Can You Spare a Brain?"

iZombie: Season 1, Episode 2 "Brother, Can You Spare a Brain?"

March 24, 2015

In “Brother, Can You Spare a Brain?,” we finally get to meet Liv’s antagonist and the dude who turned her into a zombie, Blaine DeBeers. On the outside, Blaine seems like a pleasant enough person. Do not be fooled. Blaine is gonna be hard work for episodes and seasons to come. David Anders truly knocked it out of the park. Playing a bad person can be so much fun! I loved the introduction where he comes to the morgue and silently lies on the table hoping to catch Liv off guard. This episode expands on the pilot and explains everything in more detail. Watching Liv as a zombie in a human world is so much fun.

 

In this episode, Liv finally meets Blaine but there is more than what meets the eye. He may be involved with the drug Utopium which may be why Liv is now a zombie rather than a human. He also seduced a woman across town, turned her into a zombie, and now is blackmailing her for brains. Ravi might want to second-guess using him as a study project. For the case of the week, Liv and Clive try to solve the murder of a well-respected painter, Javier. He was having an affair and his wife Lola could be the jealous type.

 

Overall, this is another solid episode. I am really liking the show’s style and its quirks. The cases are straightforward and entertaining even if they are not other-worldly cases. Plus, they give Liv a chance to show off her personalities around people outside of Clive. Ravi is delightful at her new artistic talents and Major is confused when she has a newfound love for jazz in which Major claimed she hated. I got news for you, Major. She ain’t human no more. This episode properly introduced Liv’s foe and I am ready to see what is next. The acting is fantastic all around! I am still skeptical of Major, but Buckley can deliver the quibs so there is that.

 

My Grade: A-


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