The essential episodes of iZombie
Watch these 15 in order and you've got iZombie — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Olivia "Liv" Moore was a disciplined, over achieving medical resident who had her life path completely mapped out... until she is turned into a zombie. Now stuck somewhere between half alive and undead, Liv loses her drive and ambition. She breaks off her engagement with charming soul mate Major, fearful of infecting him with her condition. Liv transfers her medical residency to the city morgue in order to access the only form of sustenance left available to her - the only thing that allows her to maintain her humanity - brains. There are side effects to Liv's new diet: With each brain Liv consumes, she experiences "visions" - flashes of the corpse's memories - which often provide clues as to how they were killed. Her boss, the brilliant but eccentric Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti, encourages her to embrace this gift and to work with unproven homicide detective, Clive Babineaux,, to help solve these murders. In doing so, Liv finds a measure of peace, and a new sense of purpose in what her "life" has now become.
- 02
Eternal Sunshine of the Caffeinated Mind
While Liv and Clive investigate the murder of an overly-positive coffee shop owner, Boss discovers who has been moving in on his business. Meanwhile, the police arrest Drake and bring him in for interrogation.
- 03
Dale arrests Major for the Chaos Killer murders, but she doesn't have any forensic evidence to connect him to the crimes. Meanwhile, Major is running out of time before he goes Romero, and Liv is forced to tell someone the truth about zombies to get him out of jail before it's too late.
- 04
Liv, Major, and Clive infiltrate a Max Rager party to get to the secret basement and find the missing zombies... including Liv's boyfriend Drake. Meanwhile, Boss sends men after Blaine, who turns to Peyton and Ravi for help.
- 05
After eating the father's brain in a father-and-daughter murder, Liv gives Ravi some fatherly advice. Meanwhile, Clive remembers the past as he tries to find the person who killed Wally and his mother Anna.
- 06
Liv takes on the brain of a dominatrix, infused with the memory serum that Ravi has been working on. Meanwhile, Major's condition continues to worsen.
- 07
To help Clive solve the murder of an irresponsible narcissist, Liv consumes her brain and literally becomes a hot mess. Meanwhile, Peyton learns some shocking news. Lastly, Ravi experiences a major setback.
- 08
An online prankster is killed, and Liv eats his brain and becomes just as obnoxious. Meanwhile, Blaine schemes to reclaim his business from his father Angus, and Liv and Ravi prepare to infiltrate a zombie truther meeting.
- 09
The zombie apocalypse begins as the killer in the Tuttle-Reid murders is revealed. Meanwhile, Major rejoins the fold and Malcolm tells the truth to Dale.
- 10
Angus' church continues to grow in power and influence with the zombie community, while Clive and Liv investigate the murder of a man posing as a woman. Meanwhile, Major meets with the head of the braintube-skimming operation, and Chase loses it.
- 11
You've Got to Hide Your Liv Away
Major abducts Liv‒but in a nice way‒so Ravi helps Clive with a case. Meanwhile, Blaine tries to convince his father to take his preachings nationwide, and Ravi makes a breakthrough with his anti-zombie vaccine.
- 12
Fillmore-Graves prepares to execute Liv and Levon, while Ravi, Liv, and Peyton try to organize a rebellion. Meanwhile, Angus leads his followers against the U.S. Army encircling Seattle.
- 13
Liv eats the brain of a murdered PI and goes noir on Clive, Ravi, and Blaine. Peyton goes to karaoke night at Don E B Goodz, and the Chairwoman casts the deciding vote on whether to bomb Seattle.
- 14
Liv, Ravi, and Clive set out to recover the Utopium formula from the CDC. Major deals with a zombie uprising, and Blaine and Don E get a lead on the missing Freylich kids.
- 15
Liv, Ravi, and Clive head back to Seattle with the cure. Blaine and Don E get in deep, and Major leaves a message for Liv as the human-zombie conflict comes to a head.
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