Ravi, Ravi, Ravi, what's with all the toxic masculinity shit this season?
One of the things I appreciated most about the first two seasons of iZombie was how awesome the male characters were, in particular, Ravi. An intelligent and witty man, a great friend, someone with a budding romance and never any of the anger, resentment, blame shifting and objectifying women that we have become far too used to in other shows. This season it seems as though he's a different person with a different upbringing and all because he hates the fact that Peyton and Blaine were lovers. Get a grip, Ravi. In this episode we end with a failed reconciliation between Ravi, agreeing to put his pride aside, and Peyton, willing him give him a second chance, because he's been screwing his ex boss, Katty, a woman he hates. Bad iZombie writers. Bring the real Ravi back please. I hate this drunken, self centred toss pot.
This week our murder victim is an ex banker, now new age zen master. The mystery is less compelling than Liv's shifts between profound wisdom and wibbly wobbly nonsense. Rose McIver definitely landed a versatile role in iZombie. There are great moments of humour between Clive and Liv. Is Clive the new Ravi? He is certainly golden in comparison.
“Detective Babineaux? I just got a report from a woman about a pimp yelling at a hooker in the car.” Clive - “Meaning us?” Liv - “Well, you have been snippy with me.”
In other news, Blaine is guilted into testing the memory loss cure, as Major becomes more sick (the first cure is killing him like it did the rats).
“I'm not afraid of dying, Liv. I'm afraid of remembering. Find a guinea pig who wants to remember his old life.”
But he takes the cure anyway because Major is the better man and everyone wants to protect Major, plus Ravi, while a jealous asshole at this point, isn't wrong when he says Blaine needs to atone for his past.
Blaine's father, Angus, reveals himself to Blaine and reclaims the fortune he left in his will. The same father and Don E are setting up a rival brain selling business centred around a night club called “The Scratching Post”. And Major is starting to get to grips with the intensive training and has made a new friend at Philmore Graves, Justin, ex DJ turned zombie mercenary.
A good episode, but not a great one. The long term story is far more compelling than the short mysteries they solve at this point. Will Major survive? Is Blaine faking? Can Ravi crawl back to the great man he once was? The CDC doctor, Katty, while not shagging Ravi, is getting uncomfortably close to the truth about zombies. Will she be the one to break the news to the world or will Vivien Stoll have her assassinated?