iZombie Season Four Review

Major Spoilers are included in this season review. Read with Caution!

I finished the latest season (13 episodes) of iZombie with my younger brother this past week.

It was arguably the best season yet. I'm not sure how I feel about a fifth yet final season as this season ended well enough that I would've been satisfied with it. But I'm always up for Liv Moore (Rose Mclver) and her crazy brain-fested personalities. 

But this season proved it no longer needed to rely on "brains-of-the-week" like the previous three seasons. I mean, we still got Liv on fascinating brains while solving crimes, but it wasn't the main focus of the show anymore. With the truth about zombies exposed to the world and the declaration of New Seattle, the stakes are higher than ever. 

I enjoyed the game-changing role Liv played as Renegade, a human smuggler who scratches humans who want to start over as zombies in New Seattle. This puts her in the crosshairs of Filmore-Graves, the main antagonistic group of the season. Putting Liv in this position helped flesh out her character and resolved her feelings about zombiehood. 

Blaine took a backseat in this season as did his love story with Peyton, but he was rather tied to the overhyped Angus (his father) arc known as Brother Love. I had high hopes for that arc to pay off but it fell flat in the end.

Major and his new recruits also had the same promise but one ended up getting killed off and the other wasn't developed enough in the overall season. I invested too much into those two. But Major becoming the new commander by season end does feel right. 

The whole Zombies being public was also fun to play off in this season as everyone began to see through Liv's usual tricks of eating brains and even encouraged her to do so, as the rest of the police department also implemented this handy trick. Other people taking on personalities and eating brains is a super plus in my book.

Clive and his love story with Dale felt off to me. When they conducted the whole "open-relationship" and then they threw in Michelle, the show kept on confusing me. I wondered if their relationship was even worth investing in. I enjoyed Clive and Michelle, but I appreciated the resolution for Clive and Dale.

Just wish Michelle didn't get tossed aside for that resolution to occur.

Liv's romance with Levon, fellow Renegade follower, was the weakest one developed. I didn't get a sense of development for them and believed they were tossed together so Liv could lose yet another boyfriend for the season. Also it was another excuse to hate Major when Levon was ultimately killed off.

Ravi and Peyton also felt rushed on how they reunited as a romantic couple. They resolved their differences and got together rather quickly... I think it took one episode and only one. I wish Blaine was given a fighting chance to win her heart back, but with his status as a zombie, I can understand how the relationship would've ultimately not work out. 

Overall, I did enjoy the season though. I'm looking forward for the final season. Sound off in the comments and share how we're feeling about iZombie.