It was only a matter of time before Major was caught out, and I’m slightly surprised, and pleasantly so, that it was Ravi who unmasked him as the chaos killer. Their confrontation in their shared home was so emotionally charged it may as well have been Liv standing there with Major’s “weapons” on display. Bu then, Ravi has become just as close with Major, and to discover that the man he was living with, and arguably his best friend after Liv, has been offing zombies left and right is a serious blow to their friendship. Rahul Kholi was wonderful here. Ravi’s always been sidelined where drama is concerned, so I’m glad he was the one to discover something as big as this, giving the Kholi something great to work with.
The unmasking aside, I think something was definitely up with Major from the get go. The gone off milk thing stood out like a sore thumb, and what was with his face when Ravi stuck him with the tranquilizer? Is he reverting to zombie form? If he is, things aren’t looking good; the cure that Blaine decided to take doesn’t exactly work right, since it’s caused him to forget who Liv even is. Hopefully Ravi will come up with a quick fix in time to save his friend.
He might need to lend some more help to Blaine as well. Not only did he take badly to the cure, but now Blaine’s lackeys are turning on him in his time of weakness. I’m all for a zombie Don though. He’ll probably screw up Blaine’s operation royally but the chaos that will inevitably ensue will be a lot of fun.
Liv’s stripper antics provided a brief escape from the dramatics going on with Ravi, Major and Blaine. The highlights were definitely the lap dance, and any scene with Liv and Peyton teaming up. She was such a place holder when the series started, but Peyton has become really likable this season. She absolutely deserves an expanded role in the third season and I wouldn’t mind seeing her team up with Liv again sometime soon. She’s been a major part of the on-going fight against Mr Boss, using Liv’s visions to take down a huge part of the crime lords operation this week. She’s well engrained in the series now that she deserves to become a core part of the cast.
Plus
Gilda went right back to Liv’s apartment to find brains. Unfortunately she was abducted before Liv even knew she was there. Who took her?
I replayed the “Oh-Liviaaa” scene about 10 times.
Can Minor please come back?
10/10 for the Friends comparisons. Peyton is definitely a Monica. Why is being a Rachel such an insult though? I mean, Liv is a Rachel, but Rachel was great. Why does everyone take the comparison badly?
He Said, She Said
Liv: “Remember the episode when Ross and Rachel break up because she's a zombie who wants to solve murder cases?”
Liv: “There's loyalty and there's being an idiot. Sometimes it looks the same. If you love someone despite what they do, you're lying to yourself. You can't love someone you don't really know, but it can sure as hell feel like you do.”
The trajectory towards the finale is continuing at a solid pace, with all of the plots this season coming together in dramatic and exciting ways. ‘Pour Some Sugar, Zombie’ managed to balance the case of the week and the aforementioned end-of-season build-up wonderfully, with one balancing the other out as necessary. If Liv giving Peyton a lap dance can peacefully co-exist in the same episode as Ravi and Major’s blow out then there’s something very special going on here.
9/10
Also posted at Doux Reviews.
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