Liv and Clive investigate the death of a former sniper; Major gets closer to the truth.
- If You Kill Him, You Will Be Just Like Him!: Liv cites this as the reason she can't kill Blaine.
- Immediate Sequel: The start of the episode takes place seconds after the last one, right after Liv finds out Lowel is Blaine's client.
- Paintball Episode: By eating the victim's brain, a former Army Ranger and sniper who served in Afghanistan, Liv plays a paintball match all-for-one due her investigation and temporary sniper-excitement.
- Pre-Mortem One-Liner: Blaine to Lowell, who just tried to kill him:Blaine: You're a terrible host.
- Sexy Discretion Shot: Liv and Lowel start kissing as the scene shifts. When we come back to them, they're both in bed post-sex and under a Modesty Bedsheet.
- Shout-Out:
- The title is a direct allusion to the movie "Patriot Games".
- Also doubles as a Mythology Gag. One of Blaine's clients wants him to get the brains of astronaut Alan York. Alan York was also an astronaut and the main character's dad in Rob Thomas' young adult novel Rats Saw God.
- "Is that a good Thousand-Yard Stare?"
- Sniping Mission: Liv's plan to kill Blaine.
- Talking in Bed: Liv and Lowel come to the decision to kill Blaine while they're in bed shortly after having sex.
- The "I Love You" Stigma: Lowell does this to Liv when they're arguing.
- Wham Episode: At the ending, Lowell trying to kill Blaine and getting a bullet in the face in return.
- Zombie Infectee: Averted. Rather than tell Liv he was bitten by the zombie rat, Ravi keeps his mouth shut and subtly grills her about the early symptoms of zombieism. Luckily, it seems that the disease can't cross the species barrier.
