Finally catching up on iZombie

[conuly]

Is it just me, or are our male characters wearing much tighter shirts this season?

On the one hand, this show urgently needs to fix its skewed male:female ratio and remedy its Bechdel problem. On the other hand, this tight shirt issue needs, um, some close examination.

Edit: Blaine's not over Peyton, and neither is Ravi, but has anybody considered squaring that circle by having Blaine and Ravi hook up? That's the pairing nobody wants, but consider it. There's potential there. (Don't know who she ends up dating in this scenario, but.)

Edit: So Blaine had the cures the whole time. And he's just been sitting on them, waiting for them to come in handy. That was rather anticlimactic. I feel like Buttercup in Princess Bride after the drinking contest. I've been following along, but really, was there ever any real question?

FINALLY ON TODAY'S EPISODE.

1. Blaine on loose lips brain is hilarious. Even when he goes full-on woobie. (It's weird, but the woobie effect means I'm continually startled when he kills people and all. I keep forgetting he's an unrepentant murderer and that's literally how we first met him on this show.)

2. Ravi was sounding the warning about zombies for years. That's how he got fired from the CDC. He is one of the world's foremost experts on the disease, and best buds with one of the first cases. Lo, though he may build his house in the woods (or Seattle), shouldn't more people be beating down his email inbox asking if he has answers?

3. Clive will never not be the best straight man.

4. How the hell did Daddy Blaine get such a big cult so fast? And where's he getting his scooby snacks? (And hasn't somebody noticed, btw, a huge zombie cult driving around throwing mardi gras brains?)

5. So many questions about the economic state of Seattle. How's the import/export business looking? How are rations for humans?

6. Like, I'm thinking that maaaaaybe they should have the kids in mixed groups rather than rookie-only pairings?

7. Ravi's acting is also hilarious.

8. Ah, now they're discovering the zombie church!

9. Full confession time for Liv :(

9a. And Clive :(

9b. I am having a feeling :(

10. Parkinson's is a genetic disease. Your body figures that's just the way it's supposed to be. How the hell does zombieism cure it!?

11. MAJOR ON WRESTLER BRAIN.

12. MAJOR ON WRESTLER BRAIN.

13. See above.

14. Tim... Timmerson? Then again, Liv, you were engaged to a man named Major Lilywhite, so you should avoid critiquing names.

15. Aw, the rookies figured it out! Young love. So sweet.

In depressing real world news, turns out the last male white rhino has just died and my reading page is swamped. DO NOT WANT.

Comments

[monanotlisa]

I think they ARE wearing much tighter shirts this season.

Also, Rob Thomas, I love you, man*, but you need to veer away from your Male Apocalyptic Fantasy and give Liv back her prime spot, plus give Peyton something to do, and oh -- Dale is right there. DO SOMETHING WITH HER SUPER-AGENT SELF. Jeez.

* To this day, I'm pretty sure Veronica Mars the show was written just. For. Me. Like The Good Fight, really. JFM.

[conuly]

Also, Rob Thomas, I love you, man*, but you need to veer away from your Male Apocalyptic Fantasy and give Liv back her prime spot, plus give Peyton something to do, and oh -- Dale is right there. DO SOMETHING WITH HER SUPER-AGENT SELF. Jeez.

You can say that again.

[conuly]

Also also, I'd rather see Gildarita doing the derange prophet bit. I feel like she had way more panache than Angus. STOP FRIDGING YOUR WOMEN.

[hannah]

I think Blaine is the first major antagonist I've seen who does the "cool motive, still murder" bit to himself.

[conuly]

Yeah, except Blaine doesn't have cool motives most of the time.

[moem]

It was the last male northern white rhino. There is another subspecies, the southern white rhino, and there are still 20'000 of those around.

Still sad.

[conuly]

Oh, well, that's a relief and I'm not being sarcastic!