The second half of Lucifer's fifth season
has just dropped on Netflix.
Eight brand new episodes
that find Lucifer Morningstar tested like never before
when his conflict with his wicked twin brother Michael
forces God himself to intervene.
That's enough.
But if you've never seen the show before,
you might need a bit of an explainer
to help get you up to speed on who's who and what's what.
And that's where we come in.
Satan, Beelzebub,
Old Scratch...
Actually, I like that one in particular.
The first thing you need to know
is that this Lucifer is quite different
to the Devil as you might know him from, say, the Bible.
Sure, he's still a fallen angel who rebelled against God,
but he's no villain.
In fact, he's surprisingly sweet-natured and funny.
Though he does have a wicked streak.
This take on Lucifer was originally created
by comic book legend Neil Gaiman
for his iconic 90s saga The Sandman,
a version of which is also being produced by Netflix.
In that series, Lucifer Morningstar is a recurring character
who often helps or hinders Morpheus,
the Lord of Dreams.
Gaiman originally specified
that the devil should look rather like David Bowie,
and in the Netflix version they'll be played by none other
than Gwendoline Christie
But it was the solo comic,
written by The Girl with all the Gifts author,
Mike Carey,
that really came to define Lucifer Morningstar.
In that comic, Lucifer has moved to Los Angeles,
the City of Angels, of course,
and opened up a swanky bar called Lux.
And that's precisely where we find him when the TV series starts.
Playing the title role is Welsh actor Tom Ellis,
previously best-known for his appearances
in British comedy Miranda.
Okay, so he doesn't look much like David Bowie,
but his slick-suited, sharp-tongued Satan
is devilishly handsome, charming,
and captures his anarchic spirit.
-Are you trying to bribe me, sir? -Yes, of course.
There's no horns and hell fire here,
though he does show his resting devil face every now and again.
Instead, this Luci, as his family sometimes call him,
is characterized by a love of life
and all the excitement it has to offer.
He lives to indulge his every whim and desire.
Well, when in Rome, detective.
When one of his many casual lovers
is gunned down in front of the club, however,
he's angry enough to join forces with LAPD detective Chloe Decker,
and try to hunt down the killer.
It's the beginning of a beautiful, if very strange, friendship.
While most humans find Lucifer utterly irresistible,
Decker, played by Lauren German, just finds him infuriating.
At first, anyway.
Truth be told, I find you repulsive.
Like, on a chemical level.
Still, he has a unique ability -
the power to get people to reveal their deepest desires.
And that's very useful while hunting killers.
Soon, Lucifer Morningstar is a regular consultant for the LAPD.
Yes, this is a show about the Devil playing detective.
Can we skip the boring part where you deny it and just...
Let's get to the good stuff, shall we?
Over the course of the next five seasons,
we see Lucifer and Detective Decker's relationship
change and grow.
And from those hints of a budding romantic attraction,
the ship named Deckerstar was born.
Sure, they've had their rocky moments.
Like when Chloe teamed up with a deranged rogue priest
to send Luci back to hell.
But what couple doesn't go through rough patches?
But can a human detective and a fallen angel
ever truly love each other?
Lucifer and Detective Decker aren't the only characters, of course.
They're supported by a cast of humans, demons and angels.
Amenadiel is Lucifer's straight-laced brother,
played by D.B. Woodside.
Although he is initially sent to Earth
to try and drag Luci kicking and screaming back to hell,
he soon gets a taste for life in LA.
Now, he's one of his closest confidants.
Amenadiel also strikes up a bond with Doctor Linda Martin,
played by Rachael Harris.
Yes, Lucifer has a therapist.
If you'd ruled over hell for untold millennia,
you'd have issues to work out too.
Linda eventually has a child with Amenadiel.
She also totally hooked up with Lucifer
in the very first episode
But we don't talk about that.
It was very unprofessional.
Adding to this complex stew of relationships
is the fact that Detective Decker works with her ex-husband, Daniel,
played by Kevin Alejandro.
Nowadays, Dan and Lucifer have a, sort of,
chummy, love-hate relationship.
But in the early days, he gave Luci, well, hell.
Hence his nickname...
Detective Douche.
Also helping out on cases is forensic scientist Ella Lopez,
played by Aimee Garcia.
Although she's kind-hearted and funny,
she has a dark side that threatens to get her into trouble.
There's also the demon Mazikeen, known as Maze;
Trixie, Detective Decker's adorable young daughter;
and a host of angels that come and go throughout the series,
most of whom dislike or distrust Lucifer
because of the whole rebelling against God thing.
We won't get into those here too much, apart from one - Michael.
Lucifer's identical twin,
and, therefore, also played by Tom Ellis,
usually wearing a turtleneck,
is all the things that our devil isn't.
Where Lucifer is honest at all times,
Michael lies.
Where Luci lives eternally in the moment,
Michael is a manipulative schemer,
always planning ahead.
-Come on, I would nev-- -He's lying.
Appearing in the first episode of season five,
he has quickly become the show's biggest bad.
And with their dad, that's God, remember,
having decided to retire from the job,
there's a power vacuum in the universe.
The creator of the universe glitching
is the literal opposite of fine.
Finally, we can't really explain what Lucifer is
without talking a little about its life as a TV show.
Despite showrunner Joe Henderson
planning a huge cliff-hanger ending to prevent it,
the show was cancelled after its third season
to horror and dismay from the fans, cast and crew.
But following a groundswell of support from the fan base,
which even saw the #SaveLucifer
become the number one trending topic on Twitter,
Netflix picked up the show three weeks after it was cancelled.
It's essentially a cheerful version of a Faustian bargain.
Where everybody gets what they want,
and nobody loses their soul.
At least, we don't think so.
So, there you go. Lucifer explained.
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