iZombie Review: Abra Cadaver (Season 2 Episode 7)
This episode of iZombie, titled “Abra Cadaver,” gives us a glimpse into the world of magical conventions.
Rose McIver (Liv) wows us with her ease in slipping into character, the Major/Liv ship moves forward with Major understanding what he’s getting into, and Ravi reflects a part of ourselves with his love for Twitter and fangirling.
Rose McIver is a stunning actress who never fails at the roles thrown at her. In this episode, Liv is poetic and dark after eating the murdered magician’s brain. Everything that passes her lips is about the frailty of life and death. (Loads and loads of death.) She’s so committed and engrossed in the personality that she’s taken on that we believe it when she’s chanting under a veil with candles around her. We join in on the ride/adventure that is Liv Moore’s zombie existence without question. If anyone else were to play Liv Moore, they would probably look like a cheesy goofball chanting under that veil.
The Major/Liv ship is sailing true, ladies and gentlemen. Part of this episode’s huge development is that Major finally could see the true Liv Moore. He manages to accept that she may be different in wide and varying ways, but she’s still the woman he fell in love with. It’s an opening that we hope he uses to tell Liv the truth.
If he can accept that she changes daily, depending on the brain she eats, then maybe she’ll understand his part in the Max Rager mess. The sooner he tells her the stronger his new found relationship with Liv will be. If she finds out on her own it will destroy the progress they’ve made together.
Everything that comes out of Ravi’s mouth feels like it’s being pulled from the fans brains. His love of Twitter is identical to ours. Even his absolute knowledge of everything to do with magicians speaks to fans. The showrunners have shown us that even the smartest, cutest, and friendliest people can be geeks extraordinaire. It’s a welcoming feeling that shows that the showrunners understand fan culture and are embracing it. Think about how many sci fi dramas on TV have acknowledged that during an episode.
Other Observations:
- The folder labeled “occupant” is going to shake things up. Possible items inside could be pictures of Major killing people, Blaine turning zombies, or evidence of Max Ragers wrongdoings.
- Want more Blaine in your life? Check out this week’s episode of Once Upon a Time. David Anders guest starred as Doctor Whale. There was even a subtle nod to his new role on iZombie.
Let’s cross our fingers and hope that the next episode, titled “The Hurt Stalker,” keeps Ravi safe and pushes Major to spill the beans on his murder spree.
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iZombie airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on The CW.
Lyra Hale
Lyra is a TV and movie enthusiast. It all started on a dark night when she turned on Fox and fell in love with the X-Files. It was all history after that as she got lost in Doctor Who, The Marvel Verse and most recently everything DC. Her love for Doctor Who lead her to study abroad, where she fell into live-tweeting and the lovely explosion of fandom life that Tumblr is. Her main love for the summer (with a mega re-watch happening) is Arrow. When she isn’t sharing her love for TV and movies she’s writing fan-fiction, taking care of her family, and puttering around her kitchen.