It always baffles me that a show as excellent as this isn't as popular as it should be. This episode is yet another example of sheer creativity as we continue with the stories of Liv and company.

Zombies were made public at the end of last season, which is an enormous change to the show... and here we were shown how it affected Seattle and its inhabitants. It's so weird to see Liv being recognized as a zombie immediately as opposed to having people think it's a peculiar style. Even more weird is the fact that zombies simply integrated into the city, such as with Dale and the other policemen simply talking cases via "brain breakthroughs".

The answer to whether Ravi is a zombie or not is... somewhere in between, as we discover that his cure technically works, except he occasionally gets cravings for brains. Oh well. Meanwhile, Robert Knepper is not only back as Blaine's dad, but also joins the main cast, his character deeply affected by the conditions in which Blaine kept him alive. Blaine, in turn, has to be Chase Graves' errand boy to be allowed to keep his brain businesses, which isn't making him happy. Could Blaine plan to take over Fillmore-Graves? We know he always finds ways to turn things around miraculously and end up in a good position.

Major is back to a job that resembles his old-self as he assist young zombies with issues, apparently all kicked out of their homes for being zombies (which is strange if one thinks about it, as they should retain personality for a while there, surely the parents would cope with the brain eating... the parents of that group really don't give a damn). In the end, Chase actually wanted the most suitable kids as soldiers, which turns into a weird side-plot entirely... surely there are better ways of finding potential soldiers? It's clear that the goal here is for Major and Chase not see eye to eye as they continue working together, perhaps making Major an unlikely ally should Blaine get interested.

I'm just so glad this show is finally back. I keep trying to recommend it, sometimes when I say "zombies" people get turned off, the idea of the show has to be further explained, otherwise no one cares lol. The Walking Dead makes an incredible effort to be boring and uninteresting week after week, which leaves a stain in the whole zombie genre. If you're a fan, please recommend this show, recommend recommend recommend.

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