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IZombie
Season 4
ShowrunnerRob Thomas
Starring
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkThe CW
Original releaseFebruary 26 –
May 28, 2018
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The fourth season of the American science fiction television series iZombie aired on The CW from February 26, 2018 through May 28, 2018. The series stars Rose McIver as medical examiner Olivia Moore, who was turned into a zombie and must eat brains to sustain herself and solve crimes.

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461"Are You Ready for Some Zombies?"Dan EtheridgeRob ThomasFebruary 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)T27.136010.99[1]
Seattle, which has been renamed as New Seattle, is protected by a wall, built around the city by the U.S. Government. Liv and Clive investigate the murder of a Seattle Seahawks superfan, who was not a fan of zombies due to the fact their existence cost him his dream job. Turns out his wife killed him after their son Zorn, became a zombie after having sex with his girlfriend (who was one of the victims of the infected vaccines) and disowned him. Chase Graves assigns Major to mentor homeless teen zombies after looking into his past; when one, Jordan, steals brain tubes for her starving siblings, Major decides to recruit her as Fillmore-Graves soldiers get double rations. He also recruits Fisher, who is nicknamed "Captain Seattle" for his superhero-like personality. Angus is rescued out of the well Blaine was keeping him in; he finds a human priest preaching hope to zombies. Hungry, Angus kills him and shares his brain with the zombies. Ravi's zombie cure is revealed to have technically worked, however he relapses into a zombie form for 72 hours once a month as a side effect.
472"Blue Bloody"Michael FieldsDean LoreyMarch 5, 2018 (2018-03-05)T27.136020.77[2]
A rich socialite, who always spoke her mind no matter whom it offended, is murdered by one of her assistants; Liv adopts her personality while looking into the case with Clive. Liv has a vision that reveals the servants killed their boss for money to pay a smuggling to get the chef's son past the wall; while the culprits are arrested, Liv helps with the smuggling, meeting Renegade, a sweet old woman going by Mama Leone. While at work on the front-line, Fisher and Jordan, accompanied by Major, witness a group of young adults ganging up on a zombie-friendly restaurant and step in; Jordan rages out chasing one down, unintentionally scratching him. Meanwhile, Angus has taken the robes of the priest he killed and renamed himself "Brother Love" and leads his newfound follows in an attack on their black market brain tune sellers; they steal the tubes and money of the buyers, killing those who disgust Angus.
483"Brainless in Seattle, Part 1"Michael WaleHeather V. RegnierMarch 12, 2018 (2018-03-12)T27.136030.76[3]
A woman looking to get snuck into New Seattle was found dead, with most of her brain matter missing. The small bits left behind is all Liv has to eat. The woman easily fell in love, which prompts Liv to very easily swoon for any new guy. In the end, they realize that she was murdered by the coyote who was sneaking her in. Meanwhile, Blaine is asked by Graves to find the coyote Renegade; in exchange, Chase will stop asking him for dirt on the underworld and let him run his businesses in peace. He finds a zombie who had been turned by Renegade, and reveals that he has the cure for zombieism and proceeds to eat his brain.
494"Brainless in Seattle, Part 2"Michael FieldsHeather V. RegnierMarch 19, 2018 (2018-03-19)T27.136040.73[4]
Liv and Clive continue to look for the coyote killing his rich and desperate clients. Ravi volunteers to pose as bait to lure the coyote out. Meanwhile, Blaine and Don E. are under the effects of the brain of the former zombie Renegade helped into New Seattle; they cannot stop telling the truth about anything in their lives. After a vision, Blaine finds Mama Leone, kills her bodyguards and brings her to Graves. Liv in the meantime, overcomes the helpless romantic brain and discovers a positive; love comes and goes, but her friends are her soulmates.
505"Goon Struck"Joaquin SedilloBob DeardenMarch 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)T27.136050.71[5]
Liv consumes the brain of one of Renegade's bodyguards who were murdered by Blaine in the previous episode. Major and Don E. work together to kidnap the daughter of a man who wants to nuke Seattle in order to stop the zombie population. A hiccup occurs when they need to scratch her to save her life from a drug overdose. Meanwhile, Chase Graves puts Renegade in zombie jail (freezing zombies) despite persistent efforts from other people calling for Renegade to be executed. Reluctantly, he ends up having to execute Renegade, publicly. As Liv, Ravi, and Peyton, horrified, watch the execution, Liv speaks to one of her associates, Levon, and demands him to gather Renegade's remaining associates–in order to restart her business.
516"My Really Fair Lady"Tessa BlakeGraham NorrisApril 9, 2018 (2018-04-09)T27.136060.80[6]
While on the brain of a dramatic actress who was in a bus crash, Liv devises a plan to pick up where Mama Leone left off. Levon reveals only three people are still loyal go the cause; the rest of the organization is too scared to return. It is revealed that two coyotes were out on a job during the execution, having accidentally sent five humans in a shipping container; the shipping yard is guarded by Fillmore-Graves. Using the meticulous planning of the brain she is on, Liv comes up with a way go rescue everyone. Liv distracts a security guard while Levon and the others rescue the humans. After they are scratched, Liv sees a family reunite. Levon films everything for future generations to see the good they have done. Meanwhile, Peyton helps a mother find her dog, after her husband, a heroin addict, dies in the bus crash. Ravi eats his brain to help Peyton, as he still has feelings for her. Ultimately, she reunites the mother with the dog, and she thanks Ravi by kissing him, passionately. Blaine finds out his father is out of the well and is the leader of the zombie cult, who stages a protest at Blaine's restaurant to get his followers free food.
527"Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Brain"Tuan Quoc LeSara SaediApril 16, 2018 (2018-04-16)T27.136070.81[7]
Liv eats the brain of a professional wing man, who is murdered via poisoned condoms. While on the brain, she comes onto Levon and tries to seduce him into sleeping with her. Simultaneously, she and Levon visit Angus and ask for his help in distributing brains to the zombies that they have smuggled across the New Seattle border. Ravi tries to help Clive get a girl to have sex with, since he and Bozzio cannot without turning Clive into a zombie. Clive has a one-night stand with an escort, and after seeing Dale, finds out he was the first out of the two to have sex with another person. Don E. chops off Dino's head to be taken to Blaine for further questioning. Chase Graves assigns Major as his "Vice President of Getting Stuff Done", and the two storm a newspaper office printing "fake news", where Rachel identifies Major as the Chaos Killer. Peyton catches Liv printing I.D. cards for the zombies she has smuggled across the border.
538"Chivalry Is Dead"Jason BloomDiane Ruggiero-WrightApril 23, 2018 (2018-04-23)T27.136080.68[8]
Clive takes Ravi and Liv to the scene of the crime, where the victim is described as a medieval history professor who enjoys LARP-ing in his spare time. One of Liv's clients, Isobel, goes missing; however she is brought to Liv, who learns that a Fillmore-Graves soldier they bribe got greedy and wanted more money, hence they needed to find an alternate route. Despite multiple scratches, Isobel does not turn to a zombie. Angus and Blaine's arrangement continues, but Blaine asks him for a favor after Mr. Boss comes to visit him. Mr. Boss needs his account Casper freed, so they collect a duffle bag of cash Casper hid. They persuade Angus to lead his followers on an attack on a prison transport bus heading outside the wall for brains; Casper offers to reveal the location of the loot, but Mr. Boss has Blaine eat his brain. They find the location, but the loot is gone; turns out Casper revealed the location to Peyton in exchange for a ride to a minimum security prison. Peyton gives the cash to the coyote. Russ and Major terrorize zombies as part of Major's undercover mission to learn who Russ' boss is on the black market.
549"Mac-Liv-Moore"Linda-Lisa HayterTalia Gonzalez & Bisanne MasoudApril 30, 2018 (2018-04-30)T27.136090.68[9]
Ravi finds out about Isobel and helps Liv and Peyton. Major saves Chase Graves' life after his paranoid fears ring true. Blaine gives Don E. a "special brain", which turns out to be the brain of a genius and together the two devise a real estate plan, leading them to kill Baracus.
5510"Yipee Ki Brain, Motherscratcher!"Enrico ColantoniChelsea CatalanottoMay 7, 2018 (2018-05-07)T27.136100.78[10]
Liv gets suspended for beating someone up while on the brain of the corrupt cop Benadetto, meaning she can only do investigations. Angus compares Blaine to zombie god making Blaine attend his church, where he lets his followers kill and eat their old housemaid. Blaine watches this in horror. Liv's comrade, Curtis, gets caught by Chase Graves and is told to give up the name of the new Renegade or meet death, and he tells them a fake story, implicating Brother Love. Isobel tells Ravi she wants to have sex before she dies. To cheer her up, Liv sets Isobel up on a date with the star of Zombie High; Isobel returns home later, with him quite smitten with her. Isobel teases Ravi by suggesting she got to check some things on her list. Liv and Levon are revealed to be in a relationship, and she scratches Curtis to prevent the Fillmore-Graves employees from killing him. Russ and AJ are shown to be working together, and Major figures out Liv is the new Renegade.
5611"Insane in the Germ Brain"Jude WengDean LoreyMay 14, 2018 (2018-05-14)T27.136110.72[11]
Clive and Dale officially break up after she hears him and Liv talking about Michelle. Russ Roche takes Major to his superior, AJ, and he reveals that he has been working for Fillmore-Graves the whole time. He tells them that he has a tracker and his team storms the building. Chase celebrates that they are gone with a party at The Scratching Post, but Major tells him Russ stole Jordan's gun and Chase makes an attempt on her life. Captain Seattle shoots back at him, and Chase kills him. Peyton prepares to fly to Washington, D.C. as the acting mayor, and her parents tell her not to come back. Liv and Levon bring Isobel's mother into the city, but shortly after, Isobel dies.
5712"You've Got to Hide Your Liv Away"Jason BloomDiane Ruggiero-Wright & John BellinaMay 21, 2018 (2018-05-21)T27.136120.64[12]
Major kidnaps Liv and takes her to Oregon. They eat the brains of an old married couple, but the woman secretly hated the man leading Liv to lock Major in a caged area with two rabid zombies. Clive and Ravi work together in her absence to find the killer of a zombie-turned-human, which brings Brother Love to their attention. As they attempt to arrest him, one of his minions confesses to the murder. Chase threatens to execute Curtis unless Renegade steps forward, which makes Levon falsely confess to being Renegade to protect Liv and save Curtis' life, but when Liv returns to New Seattle she confesses to being Renegade and Chase prepares to execute them both together. Ravi runs tests with Isobel's brain and finds out that it produced a zombie cure, instead of a vaccine.
5813"And He Shall Be a Good Man"Dan EtheridgeRob ThomasMay 28, 2018 (2018-05-28)T27.136130.74[13]
Chase prepares to execute Liv and Levon, while Ravi, Peyton and Clive all try to stop him. Major and Jordan work together to distract Fillmore-Graves, which leads them to move up the execution. Liv's associates release Levon's documentary video on her work. Major, during the executions, breaks the door open and saves Liv's life, killing Chase in the process. Major becomes the new commander of Fillmore-Graves. Ravi gives her Isobel's brain and tells her that it is the zombie cure, but Liv decides to give it to Dale after she and Clive get married. Angus leads 1,000 zombies outside the wall, but the US Army shoots them all down and kills them. Earlier that day, the government had announced an end to shipping brains to New Seattle; so that humans either kill zombies in self-defense or all the humans die and New Seattle gets nuked to wipe out the zombie virus. Needing to prevent that, Major is forced to make a deal with Blaine, promising wealth and respectability in exchange for bringing brains into the city. As Liv prepares to retire, she walks into her apartment lobby, where a crowd of zombies and humans cheer her on, and she decides to stay on as Renegade.

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  • Bryce Hodgson as Don "Don E." Eberhard

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Robert Knepper who recurred in the previous season was promoted to the main cast. He left following his character being killed off in the season finale, "And He Shall Be a Good Man".[14]

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References

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