The Review at the End of the Universe
“A Most Holy Man” Supernatural becomes a detective noir style mob thriller as Sam and Dean hunt for the ingredients of their spell to take them to the other world. Over the years this show has delivered many different types of episodes. Many of these changes in format have been a lot of fun but…
“Salivation Army” iZombie closes off the second season with the show’s first full on zombie outbreak to a degree that would make George Romero proud. The threat of this happening has always been hanging over the show but there have always been mechanisms in place to contain the zombie population. As crooked as Blaine is,…
“Dead Beat” iZombie prepares to close off season 2 with the situation becoming more dire for Major and reveals that will change the show forever. This season of iZombie ended with a double bill so as per my policy with Agent Carter I’m going to review this episode before I watch the next one. I…
“Reflections of the Way Liv Used to Be” iZombie completes its build to the season finale as Major’s secret comes out at the worst possible time and Liv throws herself into her work. This episode picks up shortly after the events of last week with Major waking up from Ravi tranquilising him and the two…
“Pour Some Sugar, Zombie” iZombie continues its race towards the season finale when Liv’s stripper brain gives Peyton significant information to help bring down Mr. Boss. Peyton as a character is handled strangely by the show. She can be a significant presence for weeks and simply disappear for a while with no explanation and no…
“He Blinded Me With Science” iZombie returns with a really busy episode that touches base with all of the different plots that are being developed both in the foreground and the background. The focal point -if there is one- is Blaine and his newly restored undead status. I loved the way this was handled as…
“Eternal Sunshine of the Caffeinated Mind” iZombie deals with the discovery of the tainted Utopium that can help Ravi find the cure and stop Major from reverting back to zombie form. This applies to Blaine as well but that’s a separate issue that I’ll come back to a bit later on. This episode lulls the…
“The Whopper” iZombie adds more connections to the overall season plot as Liv consumes the brain of a compulsive liar. I’m really liking this new trend of having the case of the week tie into the bigger plots going on in the background. It helps give the world a sense of scope and organically moves…
“Physician, Heal Thy Selfie” iZombie plays with the established structure to develop some of the background plots that have been bubbling along all season. We all know how this works by now don’t we? The body of someone who is murdered has been found, Liv consumes their brain and has a series of visions that…
“Fifty Shades of Grey Matter” iZombie returns from a two week break and has Liv consume the brain of a librarian who also happens to be an erotic novelist. One thing that iZombie consistently excels at is tone. In a given episode a number of different tones can be at play and all fit together…
