I'm loving the tone and feel of this half of the season so far. I can't put my finger on it but it just feels like Lucifer at its prime. This episode focuses on God's relationship with Lucifer, and how he may have messed up in some ways. I loved the talk with Trixie and God, and I'm also loving every interaction with Dan and God. Also, finally something positive happens with Maze! And that cliffhanger is intriguing. Everything seems like it could lead to something great.
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What more can I say!
ha77y73ad9723 June 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Just loving the second half of this series! The jokes are landing the story is great and the crimes are just as funny and keep all the characters developing. I want this to last forever, i know all the episodes are available but want to stretch this out as much as possible to keep the enjoyment fresh. The all the episodes could easily be completed in a night but i dont want that.
As for the story God wants to be more involved in Lucifer's earthly life by becoming human for a day. This all causes issues when finding arms dealers and Lucifer has to step in to save his old man by one of the most violent moments of the show. This truly shows that he wants his fathers approval and will save him at any costs no matter what has happened to him in the past.
Cant wait for the next episode as always!
As for the story God wants to be more involved in Lucifer's earthly life by becoming human for a day. This all causes issues when finding arms dealers and Lucifer has to step in to save his old man by one of the most violent moments of the show. This truly shows that he wants his fathers approval and will save him at any costs no matter what has happened to him in the past.
Cant wait for the next episode as always!
A father and a son (and his stepdaughter...)
camille_bourg-122 August 2021
Warning: Spoilers
As expected, this episode is much less emotional than the previous one; however, it is often very funny!
It has to be said, indeed, that God says and does an almost uninterrupted succession of nonsense as he discovers the limitations and needs of a human body. Which has the effect of embarrassing Lucifer to no end and makes all their scenes together hilarious; we see that Dennis is having a ball, and Tom is clearly delighted to play opposite him.
Their best moment together is when God unwisely spills the beans during the sting at the Colonel's hideout: despite all the bad things he may have said about this overly invasive and supposedly hated Father, it's like a real son and without even a split second of hesitation that our devil spontaneously takes the old man's defence and beats up the Colonel's henchmen who dared to hurt his daddy! Frankly, isn't he adorable...?
I have one criticism, however, about this plot: I know that he has now found true love and no longer fornicates left and right, but Lucifer is still the devil, the tempter who arouses desire... so what a pity to confront him with a criminal who is woman if she doesn't even feel the slightest attraction for him! The seductive side of our hero is sorely lacking this season... On the other hand, it should be pointed out that he's not really the main character of this episode. This episode, indeed, is Trixie's, and I won't complain because it's been far too long since she had a role to play in the show.
Yet, when we see her impertinence towards Linda who is babysitting her, we think that it's going very badly and that her character has really been ruined, but immediately the therapist's benevolent insight reveals what's really bothering the little girl, thus making some sense of her incomprehensible and inexcusable behaviour in episode 5x04: yes, she still loves Lucifer, but she's hurt that he disappeared for months without saying anything!
This whole plot around her is interesting, because she's the one who helps the other characters open up and realize things, not just Chloe, who admits she's not infallible or as strong as she lets on but doesn't have to keep her daughter in the dark about who she really is and how she really feels, in one of those lovely mother-daughter scenes like the ones in the first two seasons, but also God, encountered in His search for His misplaced powers, who realises on hearing what Trixie blames Lucifer for that it's His fault because He failed to raise His son!
Until now, this assertion had always been considered bad faith from Lucifer, but to hear his Father admit that it's true is huge.
So is the implication he slips to Maze afterwards, which the demoness understands with a hiccup of surprised happiness: God couldn't give her a soul, because she already has one!
As I've thought since at least season 3, she herself has grown a soul, by dint of loving, caring, avoiding evil and wanting to do something useful, and that's a wonderful reward for her and an idea I deeply love!
Once this is said, and after even making peace with Dan, God can finally leave Earth with peace of mind... but not without dropping one last bomb on His sons: He has decided to retire! How promising is what happens next!
It has to be said, indeed, that God says and does an almost uninterrupted succession of nonsense as he discovers the limitations and needs of a human body. Which has the effect of embarrassing Lucifer to no end and makes all their scenes together hilarious; we see that Dennis is having a ball, and Tom is clearly delighted to play opposite him.
Their best moment together is when God unwisely spills the beans during the sting at the Colonel's hideout: despite all the bad things he may have said about this overly invasive and supposedly hated Father, it's like a real son and without even a split second of hesitation that our devil spontaneously takes the old man's defence and beats up the Colonel's henchmen who dared to hurt his daddy! Frankly, isn't he adorable...?
I have one criticism, however, about this plot: I know that he has now found true love and no longer fornicates left and right, but Lucifer is still the devil, the tempter who arouses desire... so what a pity to confront him with a criminal who is woman if she doesn't even feel the slightest attraction for him! The seductive side of our hero is sorely lacking this season... On the other hand, it should be pointed out that he's not really the main character of this episode. This episode, indeed, is Trixie's, and I won't complain because it's been far too long since she had a role to play in the show.
Yet, when we see her impertinence towards Linda who is babysitting her, we think that it's going very badly and that her character has really been ruined, but immediately the therapist's benevolent insight reveals what's really bothering the little girl, thus making some sense of her incomprehensible and inexcusable behaviour in episode 5x04: yes, she still loves Lucifer, but she's hurt that he disappeared for months without saying anything!
This whole plot around her is interesting, because she's the one who helps the other characters open up and realize things, not just Chloe, who admits she's not infallible or as strong as she lets on but doesn't have to keep her daughter in the dark about who she really is and how she really feels, in one of those lovely mother-daughter scenes like the ones in the first two seasons, but also God, encountered in His search for His misplaced powers, who realises on hearing what Trixie blames Lucifer for that it's His fault because He failed to raise His son!
Until now, this assertion had always been considered bad faith from Lucifer, but to hear his Father admit that it's true is huge.
So is the implication he slips to Maze afterwards, which the demoness understands with a hiccup of surprised happiness: God couldn't give her a soul, because she already has one!
As I've thought since at least season 3, she herself has grown a soul, by dint of loving, caring, avoiding evil and wanting to do something useful, and that's a wonderful reward for her and an idea I deeply love!
Once this is said, and after even making peace with Dan, God can finally leave Earth with peace of mind... but not without dropping one last bomb on His sons: He has decided to retire! How promising is what happens next!
One of my faves
chezmain13 June 2021
God as a Human
shadow-791879 June 2021
One of the funniest episodes ever!
caitlinthompson-0301612 December 2022
Warning: Spoilers
There was so many humorous parts in this and I laughed so hard especially at God trying to be a human. The one conversation and this has spoilers but was so hilarious was this:
when Lucifer and God are being held at gunpoint on board the airplane by that woman because God accidentally spilled the beans and mentioned the sting.
Lucifer says to him "Okay Dad time to get your powers back... Goddup as it is."😂
God: Unfortunately I don't have my powers just now but I'm sure everything will turn out just fine.
Lucifer: That's what you said about the bloody dinosaurs!
🤣🤣🤣
God: Don't you dare take that tone with me! I giveth and I'm not afraid to taketh away!
Lucifer: A lot of big words from a man who was recently leveled by a frozen beverage!
🤣🤣🤣
when Lucifer and God are being held at gunpoint on board the airplane by that woman because God accidentally spilled the beans and mentioned the sting.
Lucifer says to him "Okay Dad time to get your powers back... Goddup as it is."😂
God: Unfortunately I don't have my powers just now but I'm sure everything will turn out just fine.
Lucifer: That's what you said about the bloody dinosaurs!
🤣🤣🤣
God: Don't you dare take that tone with me! I giveth and I'm not afraid to taketh away!
Lucifer: A lot of big words from a man who was recently leveled by a frozen beverage!
🤣🤣🤣
Still slow but little bit better
mcerskov30 May 2021
I liked this episode but they totally changed dynamic with God scenes, and there is so little chemistry between Chloe and Lucifer now. They slept together like 5 episodes ago, there is no reason for that lust or whatever to just stop. Even with Lucifer struggling with his emotions.
Almost giving up
magumagu2 June 2021
I think the last episodes of Lucifer (since God arrived) changed completely the mood of the series. It's now more a light comedy than a police horror drama from the past. The second half of Season 5 has been boring to me, to a point that I am almost giving up to see the end of it.
I want eschatology, not scatology!
bluelynx-0490328 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
As much as I enjoy Lucifer, the last few episodes have been off since the introduction of God. The humour and action is banal. The sense of existential uncertainty is all but eradicated with the addition of God; a character who warrants narratorial exploration beyond discovering what a toilet is and accidentally exploding a human with his handshake. The fascinating possibility of divine mystery descends into farce when you make God a literal human. His inaccessibility is the very thing that made the portrayal of Lucifer so compelling. It just hasn't felt the same since his arrival. Hopefully the show can pick back up.
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