tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post6173464878732750690..comments2024-03-28T09:13:28.499-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Lucifer: ¡Diablo!Billie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-52662308299778894632021-10-11T19:29:35.311-04:002021-10-11T19:29:35.311-04:00I loved this meta episode! Not just for the meta e...I loved this meta episode! Not just for the meta elements, but for the weird theme of doubles, like the prop knife vs. the real knife, the various Lucifers and Decker/Dancers running around, etc. Josie Kafkanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-54434024573562518452020-10-11T23:51:57.106-04:002020-10-11T23:51:57.106-04:00For me, the “meta” parts of this episode fell flat...For me, the “meta” parts of this episode fell flat — the only amusing scene involving this conceit was when Maze and Linda were watching !Diablo! together. The “typical” parts of the episode were much better: Lucifer’s session with Linda was great fun, as always, and his interactions with Ella and Dan were adorable.<br /><br />As for Maze, Lucifer claims he didn’t take her with him to Hell because he was respecting that she was no longer his servant. But he could have chosen to treat her as a friend by asking her if she wanted to come. Telling Maze she could have gotten Amenadiel to fly her down to Hell just emphasizes how oblivious Lucifer is to her feelings. All Maze wanted was a little appreciation, and instead she got more proof of how little she is valued.<br /><br />In fact, Lucifer is shown to be a better friend to Dan than to Maze, which makes me think the writers are forcing this rift just to create “motivation” for Maze to ally with Michael. This is disappointing, as it feels like a rehash of S3 (Maze working with Pierce). Plus I sorely miss the Lucifer/Maze friendship. I wish the writers would find a better way to integrate Maze into the main storyline.<br /><br />I am also disappointed at the way the Chloe/Lucifer angst is unfolding. It is unnecessary to pit Chloe and Lucifer against each other, when in fact they are both victims of manipulation. The writers could have allowed Lucifer to defend himself better when Chloe confronted him about being a “gift”. If Lucifer had let Chloe know how devastated he was that her free will had been compromised (S2E14 “Candy Morningstar”, and onwards), Chloe would have known that Lucifer wasn’t just thinking about himself. Instead, Chloe is left in the dark about how much Lucifer sacrificed trying to give Chloe back her free will. As a result, watching Chloe direct her anger at him seems horribly unfair and makes her far less sympathetic to the audience. Especially heartbreaking was Ellis’ delivery of this line at the end of the episode:<br />“I spent thousands of years in Hell imagining our reunion. Getting my partner back, getting you back. And now... I just thought it would go differently.”<br /><br />Stray observations:<br /><br />— Finally some clue as to the timeline on this show — when Lucifer explains to Chloe that his mother told him that Chloe was a “gift from God”, Chloe’s reply places those events (season 2), “over a year ago”. So the events of seasons 2, 3 and 4 all occurred within barely more than a year’s time. Whew!<br /><br />— The only positive to Maze and Lucifer being in conflict again is their excellent fight scene.<br /><br />— Strange choice of music for the epic fight between Michael and Lucifer. I found it unpleasant and seriously distracting — usually the music on this show is impeccable in complementing the action and heightening the emotion of a scene, so I have no idea what went wrong this time. Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135885566874050371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-25667030893219776722020-08-29T23:43:52.701-04:002020-08-29T23:43:52.701-04:00Maybe the episode called "A Little Harmless S...Maybe the episode called "A Little Harmless Stalking" is about Michael stalking Lucifer during his time on Earth. It might come from Michael's mouth as an explanation for how he knows so much about Lucifer's life. manipoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466456058885844677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-81396242283678167872020-08-27T21:26:21.818-04:002020-08-27T21:26:21.818-04:00I do think Chloe needs to confront and get past th...I do think Chloe needs to confront and get past the Gift from God thing. It was one of the outstanding issues, and it would have been worse to just hand-wave it away. That said, I do hope it will pass quickly.<br /><br />I'm not really clear on Michael's goal, period. Just to one-up Lucifer for good? To permanently be the power behind the, er, throne? To win some heavenly contest we're not yet privy to?<br /><br />As far as what Michael's doing at Chloe's place... he has tremendously detailed knowledge of Lucifer's life and Lucifer and Chloe's relationship. Either he has a great view from Heaven, or he's spent a heck of a lot of time skulking around Lucifer's life on Earth. Maybe this suggests there's some of the latter going on?<br /><br />Victoria, even if Chloe and Lucifer were to get together for good, I don't think they're at Happily Ever After yet. Chloe still isn't Lucifer's partner. Despite his realization in season 3 that she's an excellent detective on her own, he still shows up and says not "let's solve this case" but "I'll solve this case for you." He makes the decisions about coming and going to Hell without her input. He only begrudgingly ever asks her for help. Though he clearly loves her, he hasn't said so, and I think he still has a ways to go in the relationship department.<br /><br />Plus, I heard a rumor there was once a show where the leads got together without ruining it. So I guess there's hope we don't require nearly two more seasons of obstacles. :)<br />Aaron Mulderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768135858681448147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-29868107893398275972020-08-26T22:28:01.680-04:002020-08-26T22:28:01.680-04:00Excellent review! You ask great questions, and ala...Excellent review! You ask great questions, and alas, I can say little, because I have binged to the very end of what is available so far. Let me just say that Chloe may be doing a retread of what Lucifer went through a couple of seasons ago, but if she did not react to this, we would not like her.<br /><br />And there has to be some tension between our couple, or else we are at "They lived happily ever after. THE END." Victoria Grossackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808023266088914173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-81724289971315166202020-08-26T00:05:16.126-04:002020-08-26T00:05:16.126-04:00Fangirl, I so so so agree that I don't want Ch...Fangirl, I so so so agree that I don't want Chloe's obsession with this gift of God thing to be just another artificial way to keep her from Lucifer. How gifty of God are we talking, anyway? Did God want her to become a police detective? Did God want her to do that hottub movie? However Chloe began, she's still Chloe. She's still Trixie's mom, she's still who she is. <br /><br />What's wrong with Michael's right arm? Is that something we're supposed to know? I keep thinking it must be important.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com