4:41 Evan immediately forgave Liv after telling him the whole truth, him seeing her point of view, & understanding why Liv made all those choices after she became a zombie. They never should've deleted this scene.
I wish they had let this happen. Not necessarily this specific reveal but let her family know. I hated how they just vanished without a mention for multiple seasons. Also, Evan was adorable and I disliked how his character ended, sick and maybe dying.
I understand why they didn't go this route but I wish that at some point, after the truth came out, we got at least one scene of her talking to her mom and brother about the truth.
I prefer this so much, I get Clive needed to know because of Major. But it felt more like Evan was a trustworthy brother, ontop of Peyton supporting her, and Major.
So they literally stole her "believe me now?" stabbing with her brother and took it for Clive. Great. You know, Clive was a closer character in terms of his role in the show and how much time they spent together, but it would have been great for her to have her brother in her life too. Not including him creates the problem that they change his character by explaining his absence with "he wants nothing to do with you".
I was wondering why they cut this scene but I just watched that episode and Liv is wearing the same pajamas when she gets visited by Major while Drake is in her room. They probably didn’t know where to place this scene because it probably would’ve been too much. Still, they should’ve really brought Evan back as a recurring character, it sucks how Liv’s family just vanished without even hinting that they’d reconciled. And then when they do come back, he’s got cancer. 😑
I had read that Evan and the mom were supposed to come back in Season 4 though but it was too much to squeeze in:
"Evan and Eva had gotten infected with the zombie virus, and they were having a gourmet, Liv-prepared brain meal — the first time that the mom and brother got to eat any brains other than tubes." showrunner Rob Thomas explained last year, before revealing that the plot line was cut soon after for time.
"It hasn't been a lack of desire on our part to get to it. The scripts are too cramped to open up that new avenue," Thomas explained. "But never say never. In Season 5, having some bit of resolution for that family is tempting, because they really have kind of fallen off the planet... If we do write a finale for them, they may not have gotten turned. Because we may just try to feel what's right in the moment."
Really love Liv and Evan's overachiving big sister and annoying little brother dynamics