iZombie: Season 1, Episode 3 "The Exterminator"
“The
Exterminator” continues iZombie’s strong first season in an emotionally-layered
episode that gives us more insight on who these characters are and how they are
connected to one another. With Liv eating the brain of a cold-blooded contract killer,
her personality becomes emotionally numb which is helpful to have when she
learns that Major is seeing someone else. Major continues to play the “typical
hunk” dude, but his charisma is earning him points and I feel like he may be a
major player in episodes to come. We get to learn more about Blaine and see
what his evil plans are. We see more insight in Liv’s relationship with her
roommate, ADA Peyton Charles (played by the wonderful Aly Michalka). The case
of the week is interesting, but the characterization is more interesting.
In
this week’s episode, Liv eats the brain of an emotionless sociopath which dulls
her senses of humanistic feelings. He was also a hit man who murdered some
tech-savvy entrepreneur- a case that Liv’s roommate is prosecuting. Meanwhile,
there was a zombie sighting that was reported. Liv and Ravi decide to check it
out, and Liv discovers its her friend from the party where she became a zombie.
She is now a fully-fledged zombie, but Ravi plays with fire trying to bring her
back to a more human state. Major finally moves on from Liv. Speaking of Major,
he works at a halfway house where one of his charges, Jerome turns out missing.
Jerome actually may be part of the bigger picture for Blaine’s harvesting
plans.
This
is a great episode that has some excellent emotional beats. The characterization
is ripe. The case of the week is decent enough only if it allowed Clive to have
some good lines. Remember that “Whitey Whitesville” line? The humor may not be
as prevalent thanks to Liv’s “dead” personality, so we should be thankful for
Ravi. Ravi, be careful when you see a well with a zombie in it next time?
My
Grade: A
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