{"id":4249,"date":"2015-04-08T10:53:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T14:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=4249"},"modified":"2015-09-16T11:42:24","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T15:42:24","slug":"izombie-review-1-4-live-and-let-clive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2015\/04\/08\/izombie-review-1-4-live-and-let-clive\/","title":{"rendered":"iZombie Review: 1.4: Live and Let Clive"},"content":{"rendered":"

iZombie<\/em> continued last night with another solid episode. I can’t help but feeling they’re not totally living up to all the potential of the pilot, but it’s a very charming show and I’m inclined to give it time to deliver on stand out episodes.<\/p>\n

The device where Liv picks up personality traits from the brains she eats is clearly going to be a much bigger part of the show than I’d first anticipated and I suppose it’s best that I get used to it. This week had her becoming paranoid.<\/p>\n

The crux of this episode was Liv having visions that made it look like Clive is a crooked cop. Their partnership has always been one mostly of convenience, without the mutual affection we’ve seen between her and Ravi. Seeing that already uncertain connection tested was a good early conflict, before the relationships become cemented.<\/p>\n

Easily the best thing to come out of this episode was Liv’s ex-fiance Major bonding with Ravi. At first it was a little unclear how Major would fit into the show. It’s fundamentally a show about how much Liv has drifted away from her former life. In the case of her mother and her roommate, there are practical reasons why they’d still be a big part of her life even with emotional difference. Her ex-fiance is another story. So, it was nice seeing him bonding with another main cast member to bring him into the fold more. And Ravi is so infectious as a character that showing someone bond with him is a nice shortcut to likeability.<\/p>\n

This episode also introduced Liv’s brother Evan. I was excited to see more of her family, but I didn’t think he added a lot. His main attribute is his creepy crush on Peyton.<\/p>\n

“Live and Let Clive” also gave us more of Blaine’s plans. He’s a good villain for this crew. A smart criminal with big plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

iZombie continued last night with another solid episode. I can’t help but feeling they’re not totally living up to all the potential of the pilot, but it’s a very charming show and I’m inclined to give it time to deliver on stand out episodes. The device where Liv picks up personality traits from the brains<\/p>\n

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