Lucifers biggest sin is squandering the ex-Hades ex-pats potential.
Heres our review of the pilot episode.
Its a great idea on paper, but the premise falls a bit flat in its execution.
I appreciate the notion that Lucifer simply grew tired of Hell and decided to open an L.A. nightclub.
I mean, sure, why the hell not.
Occasionally he can coax people into revealing ugly truths about themselves.
One could argue hes caught between two worlds a being who is neither truly quite evil nor truly good.
In other words, hes more human now than not, and more humane, too.
Delilah agrees, only to be gunned down minutes later in a drive-by shooting.
And its also here that the show begins to lose its way.
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The issue here is not that Lucifer should be the embodiment of pure malevolence.
This isnt to say hes not clever, because he most certainly is.
But hes not smart.
And by that I mean hes not smart enough.
As I watched the pilot, I kept thinking of Dr. Gregory House, another unconventional detective of sorts.
Gregory House excelled at getting under peoples skin it didnt matter if he was rankling coworkers or patients.
His Hippocratic Oath compelled him to save others, even if he could barely stand to be around them.
He was a misanthrope who healed people by revealing the worst of them in the process.
One thingLucifergets right is making its protagonist flawed.
Hes not above threatening a child, or getting a vapid, two-timing A-lister to reveal his infidelity.
They both want to solve Delilahs murder, but they have different ways of going about it.
And here, again, is where the show stumbles.
Lucifer and Chloe cross paths several times throughout the episode, more out of convenience than anything else.
We do get glimpses into her life she has an irresponsible ex-husband and a preternaturally cute seven-year-old.
But we really dont get that with Chloe.
We really dont get that with Lucifer, either.
He just barges his way from one scene to the next.
One thing I liked about Chloe was how she simply did not buy into Lucifers string of B.S.
Im not quite as ready to acquiesce to this shows glitzy charms just yet.
I need to see more of Chloes resilience and more of the devils failings beforeLucifercompletely wins me over.
I liked the time dilation every time the angel Amenadiel showed up to reprimand his wayward brother.
Rating:
2.5 out of 5
