Lucifer takes one step forward and two steps back with its newest outing.
But one clunky plot contrivance later (how will Chloe and Lucifer be thrown together this week?
), and said hopes were quickly dashed.Luciferdoesnt seem too concerned about taking the airwaves by storm.
And yet here we are, and Beelzebubs your uncle, as it were.
As Ive written before about this show, the crime of the week is beside the point.
(This weeks case?
An out-of-town girl has been kidnapped and held for ransom.)
Whats meant to drive this show is the relationship between Lucifer and Chloe.
The deliberate lack of sexual chemistry is also working against the show.
Lucifer is all about temptation, and theres just none to be found between him and Chloe.
Not for lack of his trying, though.
And thats something else that deeply rankles me.
Shes not threatened by the fear of eternal damnation because she doesnt believe in hell.
Her power over him is not something she actively exercises (or exorcises).
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Which brings us right back to our titular antihero.
Lucifer should not only be running things, he should be stealing every scene.
Not that Tom Ellis doesnt try.
Hes charming enough, he just doesnt make for a convincing devil.
When enraged, he doesnt just see red, he becomes a faceless, red-eyed beast.
And no one likes him when hes angry especially those who he deems deserving of his unholy wrath.
After all, he doesnt shrug off being shot this time.
No, this time, being shot hurts, much to his horror and hers.
That being said, the episodes best moment was also one of its briefest.
Namely, when Chloe questions Lucifer about the scars on his back, where his wings used to be.
He shrinks away from her touch and from her line of questioning.
Some closing thoughts:
Does Maze really just spend her days…bartending at the club?
This was something the now-cancelledDominionexcelled at wanton angel violence.
I like that Maze is good with a blade and her tongue.
But her character needs some more depth.
Chloes daughter Trixie is a cute little kid who is guileless without being annoying.
She accepts Lucifer at face value albeit as a nice man and not evil incarnate.
