Whoever thought a show about the devil could teach someone so much about the human condition and emotions, love and sacrifice? However, that is exactly what Netflix original show, “Lucifer,” does.
This show, containing five seasons, was first released in January of 2016 and follows the storyline of Lucifer, a fallen angel, making the move to Los Angeles after he gets bored of hell and decides to take a vacation. Played by Tom Elis, Lucifer is charming with a British accent, devilishly handsome, and the ultimate classy playboy. However, after five years of a non-stop party, he’s ready for a change.
And that change comes in a way he never expected, a homicide investigation. Well, actually more like a homicide detective. Detective Chloe Decker, played by actress Lauren German, is investigating the case and seems sceptical and guarded around the entrancing devil at first. But soon they both learn that the other is not what they thought. After getting involved in the case because the victim was a friend of his, Lucifer ends up helping her solve the case and saving her life after a gunshot wound. This is the beginning of their unlikely friendship that is the centerpiece of the show.
With many other interesting characters such as his angel brother, demon barkeeper, and stereotypical L.A. therapist, the show’s unique take on all things Biblical makes it feel historic yet grounded in so much LA culture and party scene. It brings the best of so many different worlds in the city to light and intermeshes them.
Honestly, one of the things that I was concerned about when I started watching the show was that it would be sacrilegious and irreverent: that its main humor point and appeal would be hating on the scared of Christianity and, if it wasn’t necessarily Satanic, that it would be very much the LA culture of almost flippant view of God that many people have. However, I was surprised to find that instead of mirroring my worries, the show handled the Biblical side of the story line that comes with having the devil as the main character very well.
The part about Lucifer being a fallen angel in a critical aspect of the show but also there are many other added parts of the story that are not Biblical at all and the show makes the whole Bible story its own in a way that makes it not really similar at all. The story isn’t irreverent, but instead, it is unique in the way that it makes the characters, such as Lucifer, into three dimensional people, very relatable in his struggle with “human” emotions and situations. However, this isn’t done in a way that seems to garner sympathy for the devil but distances his character from the Biblical and historical views of the devil so much that it doesn’t even seem like the same character or persona.
I would definitely recommend this show to anyone looking for something new and relatable, that has all the pieces of emotional depth, wit, love, and the unusual ability to make you care about the characters that are in it so much. They draw you in and before you know it, you’re feeling what they are right along with them. This show also appeals to those who love humor or a very well developed storyline with complicated plot twists and seasons that are filled with interwoven details and mysteries that are intriguing and inviting.
With its sixth and final season coming out in May of this year, “Lucifer” is an amazing show that has people raving over it. The show’s heart and personality keeps people coming back but the characters and the relationships they have with each other are what the audience stays for.
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