In this episode of Lucifer, we get to see some romance, albeit lowkey, between Chloe and Lucifer. It begins with it being her birthday, when, after a quick phone call, Lucifer ducks out and heads to Vegas with Ella, the team’s forensic scientist. They get there in a hurry, as it would seem Lucifer’s wife – gasp – is dead, and he must get there immediately. Cue the tragic backstory explaining that the marriage was for anything but love, and that it was done to protect Candy from the people after her. Lucifer and Ella do their best to get to the bottom of this while Chloe is upset back in Los Angeles, trying not to let Lucifer’s hurried exit hurt her feelings. Eventually, her and Linda, Lucifer’s therapist who somehow became a major character in the show, go to Lux, Lucifer’s nightclub, to do what adults do when they get sad – consume copious amounts of alcohol. Back to Vegas. Candy isn’t actually dead, and we get to see flashbacks of her and Lucifer, and what brought on the false marriage. He did it to protect her, which is a bit of compassion that is slightly shocking, as Candy is a stripper and this all seems like Lucifer’s typical shenanigans. Lucifer is good, and it’s crazy how he just. Can’t. See. It. Jeez!! Another feminine trait attributed to Lucifer that is seen incredibly often is his overwhelming compassion. He acts like he doesn’t care, but care he does and care he will! Eventually they get to the bottom of that situation and Candy is free at last, with a divorce from Lucifer in the works. Lucifer comes home to his penthouse above Lux and finds Linda and Chloe passed out in his couch and bed, respectively, with his place in a mess and his safe almost-but-not-quite broken into. He tells Chloe that he could never lie to her and caresses her back, showing the audience that he can be soft and gentle, that he isn’t always the daft and reckless man he portrays himself to be. He removes Chloe’s birthday present from the safe, which is the bullet that first pierced him from Chloe’s gun on a necklace, way back in the first season. He returns to his playboy antics by saying that, while he may never penetrate Chloe, she did succeed in penetrating him.
This episode shows more of Lucifer’s softer side, which shows that he can and does care, more than he thinks. He isn’t overly masculine in this episode, he is more feminine than anything. He shows love, which is something he never does. This show seems to say, so far, that to be a man is to be in touch with your feelings, all of them. The best way to be perfect is to love yourself, which Lucifer is struggling greatly with. Lucifer is one of the good guys, but when will he realize it?
Shared by: Gavi VanBoxtel
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