Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat opens up with Liv’s would be assassin climbing out the water and stumbling up onto the road.
Confused from being turned, and wounded from the blades of the boat hitting him, the assassin stumbled onto the road and directly into the path of a group of young men and women who are driving a stolen car.
Zombie Assassin
Things go about as you would expect. The kids can’t report the accident because their victim is dead, so they bury him in the woods. Of course our Assassin isn’t dead, he’s just stunned, and he wakes up just in time to snag the cheerleader, Kimber, before she can escape.
A few weeks later Liv and Ravi get pulled in when Rufus the pooch finds a body part in the woods.
Back in the MEs office Liv gets a punch in the gut when Ravi finds his Zombie survivor rat “Hope” dead in her cage. The possible cure isn’t quite as close as they thought it was.
With Kimber’s cheerleader brains on board, Liv has turned into a teen. Clive has pulled in one of the victims friends, and Liv totally bonds with her, getting her to spill and play a voicemail Kimber left for her. This leads Clive and Liv to the three surviving youths who hit the Assassin Zombie. The kids are in a band, and rent out a storage space to jam.
Back at the station Clive has watched the security footage from the storage facility, and figured out that the kids could have been in the stolen car they see leaving, leading them back to the storage unit.
Brains Pizza
Unfortunately, someone else has already been there, and there is another body. At least we get to see what Pizza with Brains looks like.
Back at home, Ravi asks Major for some dating advice, which leads to one of the best exchanges of the episode. Major’s humor and attitude are awesome, and I just love the way he thinks.
When Major leaves Ravi, he goes out to buy weapons, and ends up buying a grenade as well. What could go wrong?
With two members of the foursome involved with the motor vehicle accident with the Assassin Zombie, Miss Giovanni, the dark haired goth girl comes to the station. She is convinced she’s going to be next. The story she tells seems unbelievable, at least to Clive. How could they bury someone and have that person climb out of a grave?
Before Clive and Liv can track down the Assassin Zombie, he tracks down Liv, pissed that he ate is grandmother, and he blames Liv for making him whatever he is. Peyton is knocked out cold on the floor, and Assassin Zombie wants revenge.
A short, brutal battle ensues, and Liv wins, but there is a cost. Peyton wakes up as Liv is in full Zombie mode.
Liv comes clean, telling Peyton the full truth and it doesn’t appear that Peyton is taking it well. When Liv goes to get medical supplies for Peyton, Peyton flees.
The episode ends with lots of bad things going on.
Ravi’s weekend with Peyton has been screwed over by Liv’s revalation.
Miss Giovanni has been beat to a pulp.
And worst of all, Major has been captured by Team Blaine, and Blaine has just hired Liv’s little brother.
Dead Rat… Scoring
This was a fun episode that leaves us on a cliffhanger for the season finale. Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat scored a 73/100, making it Worth Your Time.
| Season | Episode | Episode Name | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 1 | Pilot | 90 |
| Season 1 | 2 | Brother, Can You Spare a Brain? | 70 |
| Season 1 | 3 | The Exterminator | 71 |
| Season 1 | 4 | Liv and Let Clive | 75 |
| Season 1 | 5 | Flight of the Living Dead | 71 |
| Season 1 | 6 | Virtual Reality Bites | 76 |
| Season 1 | 7 | Maternity Liv | 75 |
| Season 1 | 8 | Dead Air | 66 |
| Season 1 | 9 | Patriot Brains | 74 |
| Season 1 | 10 | Mr. Berserk | 77 |
| Season 1 | 11 | Astroburger | 72 |
| Season 1 | 12 | Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat | 73 |
| Season 1 | 13 | Blaine's World | 80 |
| Season 2 | 1 | Grumpy Old Liv | 80 |
| Season 2 | 2 | Zombie Bro | 80 |
| Season 2 | 3 | Real Dead Housewife of Seattle | 85 |
| Season 2 | 4 | Even Cowgirls Get the Black and Blues | 70 |
| Season 2 | 5 | Love & Backetball | 81 |
| Season 2 | 6 | Max Wager | 75 |
| Season 2 | 7 | Abra Cadaver | 85 |
| Season 2 | 8 | The Hurt Stalker | 90 |
| Season 2 | 9 | Cape Town | 88 |
| Season 2 | 10 | Method Head | 75 |
| Season 2 | 11 | Fifty Shades of Grey Matter | 85 |
| Season 2 | 12 | Physician, Heal Thy Selfie | 70 |
| Season 2 | 13 | The Whopper | 85 |
| Season 2 | 14 | Eternal Sunshine of the Caffeinated Mind | 69 |
| Season 2 | 15 | He Blinded Me With Science | 81 |
| Season 2 | 16 | Pour Some Sugar, Zombie | 82 |
| Season 2 | 17 | Reflections of the Way Liv Used to Be | 83 |
