The worst episodes of iZombie
Ranked by viewer rating, lows first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
Liv and Clive work together to solve the murder of a morning radio talk show host who specialized in relationship straight talk. Liv becomes filled to the brim with insight after consuming the brains, making Clive extremely uncomfortable when Liv starts getting personal. Meanwhile, Peyton steps in to help Major, and Blaine issues a warning. Lastly, Ravi's unexpected romantic connection has the potential to make things awkward for Liv.
- 02
Group of teens get a scare when a disheveled young pregnant woman approaches them muttering for help. Unfortunately, the woman doesn't survive but her baby does. Liv and Clive begin questioning suspects in her murder, and after consuming the victim's brain, a fierce maternal instinct kicks in for Liv. Meanwhile, Major makes a shocking discovery.
- 03
Liv and Clive investigate the mysterious death of a former sniper, Everett, who has been working as an instructor at a paintball facility. They begin questioning family members including Everett's ex-wife and her new husband Sean and realize things are not what they seem. Meanwhile, Major continues to get closer and closer to the truth, and Blaine does the unthinkable.
- 04
As Liv and Detective Babineaux investigate a hit and run case, they discover the victim was a sociopathic hit man responsible for the murder of a tech entrepreneur, a case that Peyton is prosecuting. Liv and Ravi dig deeper into a supposed zombie sighting that was posted on line which leads Liv to make a surprising discovery about someone from her past. Major moves on with his life and Peyton is shocked by Liv's reaction.
- 05
Liv reluctantly eats the brains of her recently murdered sorority sister Holly to help gain insight into her murder. This case takes Liv and Clive into Holly's world of extreme sporting where they meet professional snowboarder Carson McComb, a murder suspect who appears to be hiding a secret. Meanwhile, Liv has a strange connection with one of the other murder suspects and Major voices his concern to Clive over a young boy's disappearance.
- 06
Liv and Clive investigate the murder of a journalist working on a story linking psychotic episodes in a small number of consumers to the energy drink Max Rager. Liv goes straight to the top at Max Rager HQ and questions the man in charge, Vaughn Du Clark. Meanwhile, Ravi tries to help Major who continues to believe he's going crazy.
- 07
When Clive identifies a John Doe in the morgue as one of his former criminal contacts from his days on the vice squad, Liv is surprised that Clive is so quick to refuse her help in solving the murder. Liv and Ravi investigate on their own which puts them in a precarious situation. Liv's problems continue to mount when Major begins searching for a roommate and she believes he's considering a cute co-ed.
- 08
Liv, Clive and Ravi work together to investigate the murder of a computer-hacker. Liv inherits intense agoraphobia after consuming his brains along with mad skills at computer gaming. This delights Ravi, who urges her to play and offers to help her from inside the game, as they continue to search for the killer. Meanwhile, Blaine becomes acquainted with someone close to Liv.
- 09
While Liv eats the brain of a frat boy to help Clive solve his murder, Major agrees to go with Ravi to a club and observe him on Utopium. Meanwhile, Blaine turns to his father Angus for money so he can pay off the DA to go after a rival drug dealer.
- 10
When someone close to Major dies of an apparent suicide, Liv consumes the brains resulting in a mix of reality and paranoia. Clive questions Major and learns of a secret computer file that may contain important details in the investigation - and finding the killer.
- 11
Brother, Can You Spare a Brain?
Liv, Ravi and Clive work together to solve the mysterious death of a well-known painter. Liv finds herself consumed with passion after eating his brain, and can't resist trying to seduce Major. Meanwhile, Blaine makes a surprise visit to the morgue.
- 12
Liv deals with the aftermath of Major's death, Blaine's cure, and Evan's injuries in the explosion. Meanwhile, she consumes the brain of an old man and takes on his worst traits while trying to figure out who murdered him.
- 13
Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat
High School Redux - A group of drunken teenagers take a late night joyride with disastrous consequences. As they cover up the accident, the man mysteriously comes back to life and attacks one of the girls. After Liv consumes the girl's brain, she is taken back to high school as she and Clive investigate the case. A surprise death of one of the victim's friends raises some serious questions about the case. Major believes Blaine's deli is not all it seems to be.
- 14
Real Dead Housewife of Seattle
Liv eats the brain of a rich dead housewife to try and solve her murder, and learns that she's connected to Vaughn. Meanwhile, Major meets Gilda, and Peyton returns to Seattle.
- 15
Even Cowgirls Get the Black and Blues
Liv works a case of a dead country-and-western-singer and the eaten brain begins to awaken feelings in her about how Major has been treating her. Meanwhile, Peyton crashes at Major and Ravi's place, Clive makes the acquaintance of a female FBI agent, and Major hits rock bottom.
- 16
Liv's newest brain is an inveterate gambler and his death may be connected to his habit. Meanwhile, Blaine pays a visit to his grandfather after Angus takes over Blaine's funeral home, and Ravi tries to find a condom strong enough so that Liv and Major can have sex.
- 17
A magician at a magician's convention turns up dead, and Liv eats his brain. She soon discovers that he was obsessed with death, and his fascination bleeds into her love life. Meanwhile, Blaine asks Liv for help breaking into Dale's apartment to learn what she knows about the Meat Cute murders, and Ravi breaks up with his girlfriend.
- 18
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.
- 19
After discovering new evidence in the Max Rager case, Liv and Clive pay a visit to Vaughn Du Clark at Max Rager HQ. Ravi continues his search for a cure. Meanwhile, Blaine makes Liv an offer she can't refuse. Lastly, Major finds himself in an unbelievable situation.
- 20
A moonlighting kid's basketball coach is shot while working as a security guard. Liv eats his brain and takes on his personality as a take-no-prisoners coach, just in time to deal with Major's depression. Meanwhile, Blaine gives Ravi some of the tainted Utopium so he can develop a cure, and Gilda begins to question Major's commitment to Max Rager's anti-zombie efforts.
- 21
A zombie murder of a human woman raises tensions between the two sides in Seattle. Clive and Liv investigate the murder, while Ravi works with the CDC to find a cure and Blaine worries that he'll lose access to brains to feed the starving zombie population.
- 22
A woman that Clive used to date turns up dead... shot with his police firearm. While Liv and Ravi try to find the real killer, Liv eats the planner's brain and picks up her obsessive stalking habits, which threaten her relaitionship with Major.
- 23
Liv gets in touch with her inner actor when she finds herself investigating the murder of a genre star in a zombie TV show to track down the killer. Meanwhile, Vaughn decides to test Major's loyalty to Max Rager, and Ravi continues his search for the tainted Utopium.
- 24
Olivia eats the brain of a murdered dowager and becomes just as obnoxious as she and Clive try to figure out who murdered the woman. Meanwhile, Clive tries to figure a way around his intimacy issues with Dale, and Major has to choose between his friends and his duty when he discovers they're smuggling humans out of Seattle.
- 25
Olivia and Clive enlist Ravi to help them trap the coyote serial killer. Meanwhile, Blaine eats the brain of an honest man to learn Renegade's whereabouts, and Major enters dangerous territory meets a familiar face.
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