Liv and Clive work together to solve the mysterious death of a well-known painter.

The second episode of iZombie is interesting in that it focuses on the very Veronica Mars inspired detective story, but at the same time introduces us to a possible “big bad.”

The episode introduces Blaine DeBeers, the individual that bit our heroine in the fist episode. The character is played entertainingly by David Anders who adds some badness to a role that requires that as well as some comedic elements. His storyline, I can’t figure out where it’s going, but it should be entertaining the way Anders plays it.

The show clearly rests on Rose McIver‘s shoulders though. Each episode she takes on some of the characteristics of the people whose brain she eats. This has her taking on a lot of comedic elements, and between last episode and this one, we get to see McIver’s acting chops really take off. The show either shines or fails due to that, and for two episodes it shines. She’s beyond entertaining to watch, and it’s lots of small things she does that really adds up as the best thing about the show.

It’s those small moments that really make the show stand out. Each scene kicks off with art that looks like it’s from the comics, which when added to all the small thing McIver does creates a fun entertaining show, a great companion for its lead-in, and one that even though it shares characteristics with some previous shows, has a voice of its own.

The show is charming, cute, and I can’t think of anything else currently on television like it. Thank god we at least get the one.

Overall Rating: 9