Reviewers and fans discuss the high stakes and emotional weight of this midseason finale:
" Cape Town " is the ninth episode of the second season of the CW supernatural dramedy , originally airing on December 8, 2015. As the midseason finale, it features major shifts in character relationships and the central mystery of the series. Plot Summary [S2E9] Capetown
Mr. Boss manages to maintain his public image as a "hero" despite his criminal activities, even manipulating the situation to his advantage. Reviewers and fans discuss the high stakes and
Tensions between Liv and Major reach a breaking point over their conflicting views on her zombie lifestyle and the secrets they are keeping from each other, leading to their breakup. Boss manages to maintain his public image as
Major encounters Natalie, a zombie sex worker who wants to end her life. Instead of "retiring" her, Major offers her a place in his zombie freezer with the promise of a future cure, further complicating his secret life as a zombie hunter.
The realization that the zombie cure is not permanent sets up a major conflict for the second half of the season.
The episode centers on the murder of a high school shop teacher who lived a double life as a masked vigilante known as "The Fog". After consuming his brain, Liv takes on his superhero persona, leading her into a dangerous confrontation with Seattle crime boss Stacey Boss.