The WORST episodes of iZombie

Every episode of iZombie ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of iZombie!

When over-achieving medical resident Liv Moore attends a party that turns into a zombie feeding frenzy, she ends up joining the ranks of the living dead. Determined to pass as human despite her pale appearance and newly listless demeanor, Liv forms a plan to resist her drive to consume fresh human brains by taking a job at a coroner's office, where she can secretly snack on the brains of corpses delivered there. Soon discovering that she absorbs the memories of those she feeds on, she finds new purpose by posing as a psychic and working with a detective to help solve their murders.

Last Updated: 12/11/2024Network: The CWStatus: Ended
Dot Zom
star
7.41
711 votes

#1 - Dot Zom

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/23/2019

Liv, Clive and Ravi investigate the suspicious death of Cornell Piercey, the head of Piercey Corp, a successful traffic app company. Melissa Schultz, Cornell's ex-girlfriend, is now running the company, makes an interesting reveal to Liv and Clive. Meanwhile, Peyton is focusing on maintaining positive zombie PR in the city. Lastly, Blaine is intrigued when he meets Al Bronson of Bluster Magazine, as she is not at all what he was expecting.

Directors: Michael Wale
Writer: John Enbom
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Death Of a Car Salesman
star
7.49
660 votes

#2 - Death Of a Car Salesman

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/20/2019

Liv and Ravi each consume the brain of a very dislikable car salesman and inherit his competitive nature.

Directors: Jason Bloom
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Dead Lift
star
7.50
762 votes

#3 - Dead Lift

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2019

Liv, on fitness guru brains, and Clive continue investigating a murder with no body and no evidence. Meanwhile, Peyton approaches councilman Zed with a request but doesn't get the answer she was hoping for. Lastly, Liv surprises Major with a thoughtful gesture just when he needs it the most.

Directors: Michael Fields
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Thug Death
star
7.50
846 votes

#4 - Thug Death

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/2/2019

While investigating a murder case with no body and no brain to eat, the only evidence Liv and Clive have to work with is a grainy video and a little bit of blood found at the crime scene. Meanwhile, Blaine is up to his old tricks.

Directors: Dan Etheridge
Writer: Rob Thomas
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Brainless in Seattle (1)
star
7.50
1245 votes

#5 - Brainless in Seattle (1)

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/12/2018

Love is in the air after Liv eats the brains of a hopeless romantic, and she can’t stop herself from meddling in Clive’s relationship. Major and Liv continue to try to work through their differences. Meanwhile, Blaine is approached with an interesting offer.

Directors: Michael Wale
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Blue Bloody
star
7.50
1304 votes

#6 - Blue Bloody

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/5/2018

It’s a real-life game of 'Clue' for Liv after she eats the brains of a despicable dowager and must determine which one of her disgruntled servants killed her. Clive and Bozzio are struggling to maintain a healthy relationship. Meanwhile, circumstances place Major and Liv in opposition to one another.

Directors: Michael Fields
Writer: Dean Lorey
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Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Brain
star
7.50
1206 votes

#7 - Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Brain

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/16/2018

After consuming the brain of a bachelor playboy, Liv heads to a club to meet up with Clive and Ravi. Meanwhile, Major is assigned an enormous task. Lastly, Clive is still struggling with the arrangement he’s made with Bozzio.

Directors: Tuan Quoc Le
Writer: Sara Saedi
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Method Head
star
7.52
1992 votes

#8 - Method Head

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/2016

Liv gets in touch with her inner actor when she finds herself pretending to be a TV zombie investigating the murder of a genre star in a zombie TV show to track down the killer.

Directors: Mark Piznarski
Writer: Kit Boss
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Are You Ready for Some Zombies?
star
7.53
1423 votes

#9 - Are You Ready for Some Zombies?

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/26/2018

While investigating the murder of a Seattle Seahawk superfan, Liv has a surprising vision. Meanwhile, Major is assigned the task of mentoring young, homeless zombies, and Ravi is still carrying a torch for Peyton. Lastly, Blaine is dealing with a threat looming from his past.

Directors: Dan Etheridge
Writer: Rob Thomas
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Even Cowgirls Get the Black and Blues
star
7.55
2080 votes

#10 - Even Cowgirls Get the Black and Blues

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2015

While investigating a case, Liv eats the brains of a country-singing waitress. Detective Babineaux meets a female FBI agent who will be working out of their offices. Blaine tries to entice a former business associate to come back to the dark side. Meanwhile, Peyton’s return is messing up Ravi’s game, and Major continues his downward spiral.

Directors: Matt Barber
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Filleted To Rest
star
7.56
663 votes

#11 - Filleted To Rest

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/13/2019

While investigating the murder of Eleanor Barba, a chef at a high-end restaurant, Liv consumes her brain and becomes an unrelenting perfectionist who knows just how to break a person to their very core. Meanwhile, Major is on a mission to find out who is betraying the commander.

Directors: Michael Fields
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Brainless in Seattle (2)
star
7.56
1233 votes

#12 - Brainless in Seattle (2)

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/19/2018

Liv and Clive discover the murder they are investigating was the work of a serial killer. Meanwhile, Major enters dangerous territory.

Directors: Michael Fields
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Zombie Bro
star
7.57
2008 votes

#13 - Zombie Bro

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2015

Liv and Detective Babineax investigate the murder of a hard-partying frat boy whose death shocks everyone. After consuming his brains, Liv attends a fraternity party in an attempt to search for clues, but ends up ruling the beer pong table instead. Still desperate to find the cure, Ravi takes matters into his own hands and brings Major along for the ride. Meanwhile, Blaine meets with Angus, a mysterious person from his past.

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Killer Queen
star
7.58
634 votes

#14 - Killer Queen

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/18/2019

Liv and Clive investigate the death of an old school drag queen which leads Liv to eat and shift into the queen’s brain. Meanwhile, Ravi reaches out to Major with an interesting request.

Directors: Jude Weng
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Liv and Let Clive
star
7.59
2587 votes

#15 - Liv and Let Clive

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/7/2015

When Clive identifies a John Doe in the morgue as one of his former criminal contacts from his days on the vice squad, Liv is surprised that Clive is so quick to refuse her help in solving the murder. Liv and Ravi investigate on their own which puts them in a precarious situation. Liv’s problems continue to mount when Major begins searching for a roommate and she believes he’s considering a cute co-ed.

Writer: Kit Boss
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Goon Struck
star
7.59
1206 votes

#16 - Goon Struck

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/26/2018

While tracking the murder of a hockey player, Liv stumbles onto Chase Graves’ evil plan. Meanwhile, Major is forced to make a horrible decision. Lastly, Peyton tries to contain a volatile situation.

Directors: Joaquin Sedillo
Writer: Bob Dearden
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Eat, Pray, Liv
star
7.60
2078 votes

#17 - Eat, Pray, Liv

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2017

To help Clive solve the murder of a lifestyle guru, Liv consumes his brain and takes on his zen approach to life. Ravi’s old boss, Katty Kupps, is getting closer to discovering the truth while also getting closer to Ravi. Meanwhile, Blaine and Peyton continue their budding friendship, much to Ravi’s dismay. Lastly, Major is struggling a bit at his new job.

Directors: Mairzee Almas
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Eat a Knievel
star
7.60
1936 votes

#18 - Eat a Knievel

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/23/2017

Liv shares the brain of a former daredevil with her new boyfriend, and the experience brings them closer. Blaine is back to his old ways. Meanwhile, Ravi makes progress in his new research. Finally, a discovery is made that could put Major in grave danger.

Directors: Michael Wale
Writer: John Bellina
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The Fresh Princess
star
7.61
644 votes

#19 - The Fresh Princess

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/27/2019

Liv and Clive investigate the murder of Miss Teen Seattle beauty pageant contestant, Laurie-Beth Spano, who went into anaphylactic shock onstage in 1999 and ended up in a coma. At the time, police arrested rival contender Velma Charlet for spiking Laurie-Beth’s makeup and she was given a four-year sentence. In present day, Laurie-Beth has passed away and Clive has arrested Velma, for her murder. Velma claims to be innocent and Liv consumes Laurie-Beth’s brain in hopes of tracking down the murderer.

Directors: Tessa Blake
Writer: John Bellina
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Pilot
star
7.61
3863 votes

#20 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/17/2015

Medical resident Liv Moore becomes a zombie and loses her ambition until she begins working at the city morgue to gain access to brains that give her sustenance and allow her to maintain her humanity. She also learns that her new diet enables her to experience a victim's memories that can be used to help solve the person's murder.

Directors: Rob Thomas
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Twenty-Sided, Die
star
7.61
1876 votes

#21 - Twenty-Sided, Die

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/30/2017

When a Dungeon Master is killed, Liv and Clive discover he was up to more than just playing in his mother's basement. Meanwhile, Blaine's experiment does not go as planned. Lastly, Ravi stumbles across some new information that could prove deadly.

Directors: Jason Bloom
Writer: Kit Boss
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Real Dead Housewife of Seattle
star
7.61
1987 votes

#22 - Real Dead Housewife of Seattle

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2015

Liv eats the brains of a recently murdered trophy wife who was pushed to her death from the balcony of her stunning architectural home in the hills by a hired hit man. A Pinot Grigio-sipping, suddenly fashion obsessed Liv and Detective Babineaux begin questioning suspects in their search for the original brains behind this murder. Meanwhile, Liv and Ravi are surprised to learn that Peyton has returned to Seattle.

Directors: Jason Bloom
Writer: Kit Boss
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Night and the Zombie City
star
7.61
634 votes

#23 - Night and the Zombie City

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/11/2019

While investigating the murder of private eye Mick Chisel, who was stabbed in the head with an ice pick, Liv consumes Chisel's brain in hopes of breaking down how this gruesome murder took place.

Directors: Tuan Quoc Le
Writer: Bob Dearden
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Brother, Can You Spare a Brain?
star
7.61
3178 votes

#24 - Brother, Can You Spare a Brain?

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/24/2015

After an artist is murdered, Liv not only picks up his visions, she picks up traces of his passion and begins to see things in a more inspired way. Meanwhile, Blaine connects with Liv, and Liv tries to connect with Major.

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The Exterminator
star
7.62
2822 votes

#25 - The Exterminator

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/31/2015

Liv and Babineaux investigate a hit-and-run case and discover the victim was a hit man responsible for the murder of a tech entrepreneur, a case that Peyton is prosecuting. Meanwhile, Liv makes a surprising discovery about someone from her past, and Peyton is shocked by Liv's reaction when Major moves on with his life.

Directors: Michael Fields
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