Lucifer [Season 1, Episode 1]
Pilot
Shown 25 Jan 16
Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) has quit his job as Prince of Hell
and is now owner/manager of a night club in Los Angeles.
His sidekick, Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
), is a demon posing as a bartender.
A rival angel, Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
), drops by to remind Lucifer of his responsibilities.
However, he would rather hang out with his former employee Delilah (
Kayla Ewell
). She did not have to sell her soul to become a celebrity,
because Lucifer gave it all to her for free.
Lucifer decides to play detective.
The LAPD officer in charge of the case is Chloe Decker (
Lauren German
), and ironically her ex-husband Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
) is a cow-orker of hers.
Lucifer's superpowers seem limited.
He can recover instantly from a hail of bullets,
and escape with ease from a pair of handcuffs.
However, he cannot read minds or uncover sins -
merely persuade people to tell him their deepest desires.
Also, he is willing to prostitute himself to women,
providing sexual favours in exchange for information.
If only women were treated as equal to men,
and thus behaved with equal sexual availability.
Lucifer [Season 1, Episode 2]
Lucifer, Stay. Good Devil.
Shown 01 Feb 16
Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) is still prostituting himself to Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
) in exchange for psychiatric advice.
LAPD Detective Chloe Decker (
Lauren German
) is still interested in solving the mystery of how Lucifer is bulletproof.
Neither of them believe him when he confesses that he is the Dveil.
Lucifer is obsessed with Chloe too.
He accompanies her to a crime scene,
and they both involve themselves in a police investigation.
The actual investigating officer is Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
), and neither Lucifer nor Chloe is allowed to be involved with the case.
Of course, this will not prevent them.
A paparazzo (Jeremy Davies -
Lost
) has confessed to causing a car crash in a Princess Diana type pursuit.
Chloe has a grudge against him from her earlier days as an actress.
However, she takes it upon herself to clear the man's name and find the real killer.
Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) reveals that Lucifer's stay among mortals has weakened him.
He has begun to show empathy towards victims.
Lucifer is portrayed as a likeable rogue because of his sex-positive attitude.
Unfortunately the reactionary TV network that this show is made for
is not the kind to tolerate a similar attitude from the female protagonist.
Chloe's backstory is that she was an actress when she was younger,
and became famous for an amazing topless scene.
However, she is portrayed as a victim whose life was ruined
and may have problems raising her child because of her on-screen nudity.
The real slut-shaming is aimed at the paparazzos (and their audience),
who are obsessed with nip slips and upskirt shots.
Lucifer's powers are inconsistent, a problem prevalent in superpower stories.
They allow him to abduct a suspect from police custody,
but he can only get a confession from the suspect when the plot demands it.
Despite being an archangel he cannot slow time,
although a lesser angel like Amenadiel can do it.
Finally, he complains that sinners will not be punished in the afterlife
so he takes it upon himself to do in on Earth instead.
Surely this is what the police, courts and prisons are for.
Hell is therefore unnecessary duplication of the American justice system.
Lucifer [Season 1, Episode 3]
The Would-Be Prince of Darkness
Shown 08 Feb 16
Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) attends a party at a football player's house.
The next morning, one of the female guests is dead.
She has been murdered, and the host is the main suspect.
Lucifer tries to find the real killer.
He investigates the host's obsessive ex-girlfriend, Debra Macall (
Sofia Vassilieva
), and his agent.
One of the suspects is Ronnie Hillman (
Jodi Lynn O'Keefe
), a local fixer.
She comes in useful,
because Lucifer is the victim of identity fraud.
Lucifer [Season 1, Episode 4]
Manly Whatnots
Shown 15 Feb 16
LAPD Detective Chloe Decker (
Lauren German
) is obsessed with Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
), but not in the way he is obsessed with her.
She begins to suspect that he is telling the truth
when he says he is a mythological figure.
The only way to be certain is to shoot him.
But will she do it, and will he be injured?
The copaganda story of the week
is a woman who went missing while working as a caterer
at a pick-up-artist seminar.
Since Lucifer is on the guest list,
Chloe tags along as his plus-one.
Predictably, the lonely men are made to look like losers.
However, there is a twist in the tale.
In a subplot, we discover that Lucifer's brother Amenadiel (DB Woodside -
Buffy: Season 6
) has chemistry with Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
).
Will they work together for common purpose?
Lucifer [Season 1, Episode 5]
Sweet Kicks
Shown 22 Feb 16
Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) and his bodyguard, Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
), are at a fashion show when it gets shot up.
The suspects include a Latina girl named Dani Ramirez (
Alyssa Diaz
) who is affiliated with a street-gang.
Lucifer gets Chloe's boss to put him on the case.
He then gets Chloe to take him to a cop bar.
This allows us to meet Valmuchi (Lochlyn Monro -
Jason Vs Freddy
), the partner of a cop who got shot in one of Chloe's old cases.
Maze tells Lucifer's brother (DB Woodside -
Buffy: Season 6
) about Luci's shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
). As a result, Linda gets a new neighbour.
Lucifer [Season 1, Episode 6]
Favorite Son
Shown 29 Feb 16
Someone steals a shipping container from a dockside warehouse.
Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) does not care, until Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) tells him that the container had his property in it.
The suspects include Hank Cutter (Tom Sizemore -
Red Planet
), boss of a local biker gang.
Lucifer [Season 1, Episode 7]
Wingman
Shown 07 Mar 16
Lucifer's wings are missing.
He asks his brother Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) to help look for them.
The wings turn up at an illicit auction of magical items.
Unfortunately, the FBI intend to raid the place and seize all the items as evidence.
Lucifer and Amenadiel team up and visit the auction as bidders.
Lucifer [Season 1, Episode 8]
Et Tu, Doctor?
Shown 14 Mar 16
A psychiatrist is murdered.
Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) gets his own shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), assigned to help the case.
His personal agenda is to get her to work on his sidekick, Chloe Decker (
Lauren German
). This predictably backfires on him.
One of the suspects is the dead man's patient - Jim Rash (Community).
Chloe seems to be warming up towards her ex-husband Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
).
The ongoing plotline about the crooked cop is yet to be tied up.
It seems the main suspect is now Valmuchi (Lochlyn Monro -
Jason Vs Freddy
).
Lucifer [Season 1, Episode 9]
A Priest Walks Into A Bar
Shown 21 March 2016
A priest, Father Frank (Colman Domingo -
Lucy In The Sky
), visits the bar and asks Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) for help.
Apparently a drug dealer is operating out of the priest's youth centre.
Lucifer enlists his favourite police detective
and goes off to help the dealer prove that Father Frank is up to no good.
Of course, Lucifer discovers a dead body
so the detective gets to do her real job of investigating homicides.
Lucifer reluctantly starts to bond with Father Frank,
even though the priest stands for everything that Lucifer is against.
They are both skilled piano players.
Nice to see friendship crossing the divide in different moral outlooks.
Lucifer's brother, the angel Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
), has another plan to force Lucifer back into Hell.
This involves the corrupt cops in the local precinct.
He is able to manipulate them with the threat of Hell.
Of course, by obeying him they are hardly taking the path towards Heaven.
Lucifer [Season 1, Episode 10]
Pops
Shown 28 Mar 16
The title character is the deceased, the owner of a restuarant.
The suspects include the dead man's prodigal son and his girlfriend,
a former waitress named Naomi Austin (
Alessandra Torresani
).
Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) meets Chloe's mother (
Rebecca De Mornay
). It turns out that Chloe's relationship with her parent
is almost as fraught as Lucifer's.
This illustrates the episode's underlying theme.
Lucifer [Season 1, Episode 11]
St. Lucifer
Shown 04 Apr 16
Chloe Decker (
Lauren German
) acts out of character by getting drunk and horny.
Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) acts out of character by refusing the opportunity.
He feels so good about it that he decides to do more good deeds.
This is his comedy-relief aspect for the episode.
The murder victim of the week is a philanthropist.
Mirroring Lucifer's status, he is a bad-boy made good.
Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) sleeps with Lucifer's brother, the angel Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
). She is trying to play both sides.
Amenadiel's pawn, corrupt detective Malcolm Graham,
seeks to kill Lucifer ...
and frame Chloe's ex-husband Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
).
Lucifer [Season 1, Episode 12]
#TeamLucifer
Shown 11 Apr 16
This picks up three weeks after the previous episode.
Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) is still vulnerable, but only when Chloe is around -
so he tries to avoid being around her.
Meanwhile, Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) is still pumping Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) for information.
Someone is killing Satanists.
They are sacrificed in the name of Lucifer.
The killer's true identity is a bit of a let-down.
However, the actor's performance is amazing.
Lucifer [Season 1, Episode 13]
Take Me Back To Hell
Shown 25th April 2016 [Wednesday]
Lucifer has been framed for murder.
His only ally is Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
).
Chloe Decker (
Lauren German
) and some uniformed cops see Lucifer apparently teleport out of a room,
but nobody thinks it is in any way unusual.
Her ex-husband Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
) has to come clean about what happened in previous episodes.
Will honesty be rewarded or punished?
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 1]
Everything's Coming Up Lucifer
Shown 19 Sep 16
The team has a new CSI, a quirky young lady named Ella Lopez (
Aimee Garcia
). She is so good at crime-solving that Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) is almost superfluous to the plot.
Lucifer assumes this week's murder was committed by his mother.
However, she is in a borrowed human body
and he will have no idea which one
until he confronts her face-to-face.
Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) discovers his powers are fading.
He cannot freeze time the way he used to.
Well, this is a good thing from a story-telling perspective,
much like Lucifer becoming vulnerable around Chloe.
After all, if the characters are impossible to defeat
then there is no sense of urgency to the plot.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 2]
Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire
Shown 03 Oct 16
Lucifer's mother arrives at the bar.
Her soul is in the body of a woman named Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) who was murdered.
Luckily there were other bodies, so Chloe (
Lauren German
) has a case to investigate.
Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) is left to babysit to her old charge.
This episode certainly passes the Bechdel test.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 3]
Sin-Eater
Shown 10 Oct 16
The victim of the week was burned at the stake.
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) is personally offended, as he regards punishment as his personal line of work.
The first suspect is the victim's work supervisor, Leila Simms (
Robin Givens
). Her cow-orker is the token Asian guy from
Chuck, so he is a suspect as well.
It turns out that a serial killer is on the loose.
The victims are people who played cruel practical jokes on people,
and uploaded the videos to an internet social media site.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 4]
Lady Parts
Shown 17 Oct 16
A couple of young women are found dead,
and it turns out they were given poisonous drinks while on a night out.
It seems that the sole purpose of the character of Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) is to interact mainly with other named female characters,
so as to ensure every episode passes the Bechdel test.
This time she doubles down.
First she pays a visit to her old charge, Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
). Then she cajoles Chloe (
Lauren German
) into having a drunken girls' night out.
The shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), and the new CSI girl Ella Lopez (
Aimee Garcia
) all tag along.
The main suspect is Yuri (Robert Picardo -
Star Trek: Voyager
).
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 5]
The Weaponizer
Shown 24 Oct 16
It turns out that Chloe's accident was caused by Uriel (Michael Imperioli -
Project Blue Book
), an angel who can see patterns and thus mess with probabilities to cause accidents.
He delivers an ultimatum - hand over Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) or Chloe (
Lauren German
) will get killed.
The murder case of the week is an action movie star who seems to be based on Wesley Snipes.
The suspects include his ex-wife (
Charisma Carpenter
), his rival, Van Damme (Mark Dacascos -
Crow: Stairway to Heaven
), and his manager, Ryan (Phil Lamarr -
The Simpsons
).
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 6]
Monster
Shown 31 Oct 16
Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) has terrible emotional problems,
as a result of his guilt over what happened to Uriel (Michael Imperioli -
Project Blue Book
). This distracts him from his usual process of crime-solving.
The murder case of the week is the bride at a zombie-themed wedding.
It turns out that she is just the first in a killing spree.
Because this is a halloween-themed episode,
some of the supporting cast have horror-themed surnames
like Romero, Loomis and Myers.
Detective Chloe (
Lauren German
) is too busy to look after her own child,
so she gets her new house-mate to take the kid trick-or-treating.
Unfortunately her house-mate is Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
). What could possibly go wrong?
The shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), realises that Lucifer is adopting an avoidance strategy
when it comes to dealing with his emotional problems.
She has always assumed that his references to celestial beings
was use of metaphor to similarly avoid reality.
She gets him to reveal his true face to her.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 7]
My Little Monkey
Shown 07 Nov 16
Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) tries to cope with his emotional turmoil.
His shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), does not want to see him again.
To cope, he tries to become more like Detective Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
).
The murder case of the week is a convict who was on day release.
He was assassinated by someone who also took out the driver.
Unfortunately Chloe (
Lauren German
) has a conflict of interest,
because the victim was in prison for killing her father sixteen years ago.
Lucifer and Dan go undercover to catch a Russian mobster.
Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) is depressed because she cannot find a job that suits her talents.
Worse, her only friend - the shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
) - will not let her into the office because of her new racist no-demons-allowed policy.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 8]
Trip to Stabby Town
Shown 14 Nov 16
Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) is back at the shrink's office again.
However, she does not exactly feel comfortable with him.
She cares more about his backstory than his actual problems.
The murder case of the week is a female cyclist.
The killer used Azrael's blade.
yes, someone dug up Uriel's unmarked grave and stole the murder weapon.
Lucifer calls in Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) and Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) to help find it.
After all, it is a magical artefact
and causes people to fixate on tiny grudges until they are murderous.
Lucifer's mother is hard at work,
playing lady lawyer Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
). She is busy multi-tasking,
as she has discovered reverse cowgirl position.
Nobody realises that she is one of only three people who knew where the body was buried.
Lucifer gets CSI girl Ella Lopez (
Aimee Garcia
) to help him out.
However, Chloe (
Lauren German
) realises that they spend a lot of time together
and assumes they are having an unprofessional relationship.
That said, she gets somewhat jealous.
She even says it would be inappropriate for them to hook up.
This, coming from a woman who had a child
with a fellow detective.
The suspects include Ryan Alosio (
Something About Sex).
We get the usual sex-harrassment-is-bad storyline,
and Lucifer virtually straight-up says
that men who are not attractive enough for consent
do not deserve to live.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 9]
Homewrecker
Shown 21 Nov 16
Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) comes to grips with the fact that,
since he never belonged in either Heaven or Hell,
Los Angeles is his home.
No sooner has he done this than his home is in jeopardy.
The murder case of the week is
the landlord who owned the land that Lucifer's night-club is on.
Unfortunately the dead man's son now wants to evict Lucifer.
Luckily Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) is still hanging around the night-club,
even though she quit ages ago and is now a professional bounty-hunter.
Maze suspects that Lucifer's mother is probably connected to the murder.
However, Lucifer and Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) do not see how manipulative she is.
Lucifer is told that his lease is not legally valid
because it is written in lipstick on a stripper's thong.
He does not bother to contact a lawyer,
although the only lawyer he knows is his mother
and she wants to destroy his home so he has to return to Heaven with her.
And despite hijacking a bus tour
and giving the tourists a top-class education on the downtown area,
he never thinks of having his building declared a historical monument.
Lucifer's mother (
Tricia Helfer
) has a few evil plans.
Her first one is to blow up the nightclub.
Next she seduces Detective Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
). Well, they actually have a lot in common.
Finally, she tries to assassinate Chloe (
Lauren German
).
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 10]
Quid Pro Ho
Shown 28 Nov 16
Chloe's mother Penelope (
Rebecca De Mornay
) is back in town.
This time it is to attend the trial of the man arrested in
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 7] My Little Monkey
for the murder of her husband, Chloe's dad.
Lucifer's mother Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) is the defence lawyer.
This is bad news for Detective Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
), whose hook-up with her last week now seems like a bad idea.
Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) tries to clean up his mother's mess.
Unfortunately this means he falls foul of Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
). No good deed goes unpunished.
Lucifer takes Dan and Maze on a trip to follow a lead.
Once again, Maze gets to do a fight scene.
Yes, she is good for something other than passing the Bechdel test.
Amenadiel recognises Penelope.
We finally get to find out why Chloe (
Lauren German
) has at least one supernatural power,
specifically the power to make Lucifer physically vulnerable.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 11]
Stewardess Interruptus
Shown 16 Jan 17
Someone is killing off Lucifer's ex-lovers.
Chloe (
Lauren German
) assumes one of them is jealous and has started killing the competition,
so she interviews his most recent one-night stands - including
Kira Clavell
.
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) and Chloe visit a party hosted by Andy Kleinburg (Jamie Kennedy -
Ghost Whisperer
), a sleazy prick who Chloe compares to Lucifer.
Chloe does not want to dress up as a sexy stewardess to catch the killer.
Luckily, Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) is more than happy to step in.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 12]
Love Handles
Shown 23 Jan 17
We discover the purpose of the McGuffin from the previous episode.
It was not a mere plot device for the characters to fight over.
It contained a selection of designer poisons,
and someone has used them on some college students.
The villain is a Professor (Tim DeKay -
Second Chance
). Like Jigsaw in the
Saw
series, he gives his victims a choice.
Either they mutilate themselves, or someone dies.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 13]
A Good Day to Die
Shown 30 Jan 17
Chloe (
Lauren German
) shows the effects of one of the poisons from the previous episodes.
Because the poisons were all custom-made,
there is no off-the-shelf antidote that can save her.
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) goes to Hell to visit the Professor (Tim DeKay -
Second Chance
), the only man who knows the exact formula of Chloe's poison.
But if the Professor made the poison himself,
why did he need to have it smuggled into the country?
Anyway, it turns out that every hellish punishment is personalised -
it is the victim's worst memory,
and they are forced to relive it
as long as their own conscience makes them.
Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) and the shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), try to resuscitate Lucifer.
Unfortunately he has to get out of his own personal hell
with Uriel (Michael Imperioli -
Project Blue Book
). His mother Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) volunteers to go in and pull him out.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 14]
Candy Morningstar
Shown 01 May 17
After the events of the previous episode, Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) has gone MIA.
Now he turns up with a new bride, Candy (
Lindsey Gort
) - an exotic dancer he married in Las Vegas.
The murder case of the week is
the guitarist in a local rock band.
One of the suspects is the victim's marital counsellor (Jonathan Togo -
SU2
), so Chloe goes undercover pretending to be Candy.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 15]
Deceptive Little Parasite
Shown 08 May 17
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) has Uriel's magical sword,
which he needs to open the gates of Heaven.
Yes, he and his family will be able to return home.
However, he cannot use the sword until he can make it glow.
To do that, he has to master his emotions.
The murder case of the week is
a woman who was a teacher at an exclusive Primary School
that specialises in helping the children to master their emotions.
Lucifer becomes obsessed, and takes Trixie along so he can nose around.
Chloe (
Lauren German
) and Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) go undercover at the school, posing as married Lesbians.
It used to be that Maze was merely Lucifer's hench-person,
but now she is Chloe's plus-one.
This is obviously aimed at passing the Bechdel test.
However, all it really does is to adopt sitcom cliches.
Maze is no longer a career-woman with a life of her own,
she is the Main Girl's ditzy best friend
who has no value outside of her friendship with Chloe.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 16]
God Johnson
Shown 15 May 17
A murder has been committed in a mental health facility.
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) becomes obsessed with an inmate,
God Johnson (Timothy Omundsen -
Xena: Warrior Princess
), who is immune to his compulsion superpower.
Is this Lucifer's father?
The shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), helps Lucifer in an escape attempt.
This will come back to haunt her in the next episode.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 17]
Sympathy for the Goddess
Shown 22 May 17
Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) helps Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) and Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) to buy back the missing part of the sword.
The bad news is that their money gets stolen, and the courier killed.
The good news is that Lucifer gets Chloe (
Lauren German
) assigned to the case.
Charlotte gets involved because the suspects are long-term clients of hers.
Chloe only wants to catch the killer so she can make him turn against his mother,
a Latina gangster who sells Tequila and the good times that come with it.
Well, she uses her Tequila business as a front for smuggling other drugs -
the ones that are bad because they are untaxed.
Amenadiel and Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
) hang out together.
Likewise, Charlotte chats with the CSI girl Ella Lopez (
Aimee Garcia
). Their conversation fails the Bechdel test,
because all they have in common is Detective Dan.
The shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), is suspended because of her actions in the previous episode.
Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) is upset about this,
but more because she thinks Lucifer has double-crossed her.
This leads her and Luci to have a full-on fist-fight.
Lucifer [Season 2, Episode 18]
The Good, the Bad and the Crispy
Shown 29 May 17
Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) has the flaming sword, so he goes on the run.
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) hires Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) to go after him.
Since the only one he knows is Detective Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
), it does not take long to find him.
Luckily an off-the-shelf tazer can take down a fallen angel.
Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) covered up the accidental death last episode.
The professionals she hired did not take the body out of town
before they dumped it, so Chloe (
Lauren German
) gets the case.
Well, once the body is identified it ties into her case from last episode
so it would have ended up with her anyway.
The coincidence is a piece of bad writing,
but not as bad as CSI girl Ella Lopez (
Aimee Garcia
) tracking the body-dumpers by using pictures from a secret spy satellite
that somehow the NSA has given her access to.
Luci decides to deal with his mother for once and for all.
The shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), is traumatised after her encounter with Charlotte.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 1]
They're Back Again, Aren't They?
Shown 02 Oct 17
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) wakes up in the desert.
He is naked, and a dead body is nearby.
Lucifer's devil-face is gone, and his wings are back.
Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
), however, still does not have his wings.
The LAPD detective unit has a new boss.
Instead of the nice lady who liked Lucifer,
there is a hard-ass named Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling -
Smallville
).
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 2]
The One with the Baby Carrot
Shown 09 Oct 17
A stand-up comedian is murdered.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 3]
Mr. and Mrs. Mazikeen Smith
Shown 16 Oct 17
Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) is a demon, so she has no soul.
When she dies she cannot go to heaven or hell,
so she lives for the moment.
She is bored,
so she goes to Canada to catch a fugitive.
He is a skilled escape artist,
which makes him quite a challenge for her.
He also has seduction skills,
which means she is at a disadvantage.
Back in Los Angeles, Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) and Chloe Decker (
Lauren German
) interview the suspect's lawyer (
Erica Serra
).
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 4]
What Would Lucifer Do?
Shown 23 Oct 17
Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) decides to try living his life the way Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) would.
Unfortunately he lacks Lucifer's worldy-wise experience and social skills.
Luckily Detective Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
) is around to help him out.
Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling -
Smallville
) takes a personal interest in Chloe's case.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 5]
Welcome Back, Charlotte Richards
Shown 30 Oct 17
Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) is back.
Well, she is not Lucifer's mother -
she is just the human who was possessed by her spirit.
This leads to complications.
Like all copaganda shows,
this episode demonises defence lawyers -
although not literally, for a change.
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) tells Charlotte that she will go to Hell
for all eternity for doing her job -
protecting the human rights of suspects
who have the legal presumption of innocence.
If they are actually guilty,
they will be tried by St Peter
and punished by Lucifer ...
so surely the Earthly legal system
makes this double jeopardy.
But giving people a fair trial
is apparently a Hell-worthy sin.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 6]
Vegas with Some Radish
Shown 06 Nov 17
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) gets word that Candy (
Lindsey Gort
) has gone missing believed dead.
He and CSI girl Ella Lopez (
Aimee Garcia
) go to Las Vegas to find her.
Chloe (
Lauren German
) is upset that Lucifer seemingly abandoned her on her birthday.
She and Linda hang out at Lucifer's penthouse,
and invite Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
) to help them break into Lucifer's safe.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 7]
Off the Record
Shown 13 Nov 17
This episode covers the show's events so far,
told from the perspective of a journalist.
He is jealous of Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) for sleeping with his estranged wife -
the shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
). Now the plan is to get revenge ...
The journalist offers to write an article about Lucifer
and his activities as a consultant for the LAPD.
They are investigating a serial killer (Peter Billingsley -
Star Trek: Enterprise
).
It turns out that Lucifer does not imprison himself in Hell -
his victims are imprisoned by their own guilt.
Therefore a good man will suffer horribly,
while a truly evil person will be free to go.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 8]
Chloe Does Lucifer
Shown 20 Nov 17
A woman's murder is linked to an exclusive dating app.
Chloe (
Lauren German
) goes undercover as Lucinda, a female version of Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
). Of course, this is played for laughs as she is predictably terrible.
This is in spite of her former career as a professional actress,
which made her infamous for a memorable topless scene.
Yes, somehow she goes entirely unrecognised.
The shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), is grieving the death of her husband.
Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) helps her get through it.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 9]
The Sinnerman
Shown 04 Dec 17
Someone kills a boy that Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) did a favour for.
It seems mafia-related,
but the killer turns out to be the mysterious Sinnerman.
Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) is now working for the District Attourney,
and joins the investigation.
This is an attempt to redeem herself,
although as in most copaganda shows these detectives spend their days
subverting the law rather than protecting and serving.
Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling -
Smallville
) is back after missing a few episodes,
and takes a personal interest in this case.
After all, the Sinnerman was also active in his previous precinct.
He also takes an interest in Chloe (
Lauren German
), since they are supposed to have some kind of sexual tension.
The shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), is on the brink of a relationship with Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
). This is bad news for Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) - her best friend and her ex-lover.
She does not want to be the equivalent of what Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) called Tunnel Buddies.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 10]
The Sin Bin
Shown 11 Dec 17
The suspect (Kevin Carroll -
The Leftovers
) is in custody,
and has taken extreme measures to avoid Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) using his superpower.
Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling -
Smallville
) oversees the investigation personally.
A woman has been kidnapped, and held in a flooding area.
The cops try to find Sinnerman's accomplice.
Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) babysits Trixie.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 11]
City of Angels?
Shown 01 Jan 18
This episode is an extended flashback to when Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) first came to Los Angeles.
Well, he had previously visited in the 1970s
but this time he decides to stay for good.
Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) arrives to send him back to Hell.
Chloe (
Lauren German
) and Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
) were still married at the time.
They investigated the murder of an MMA fighter.
Lucifer and Amenadiel run a parallel investigation,
because the killer also mugged Amenadiel.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 12]
All About Her
Shown 22 Jan 18
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) tries to repair his friendship with Chloe (
Lauren German
) by making everything all about her.
CSI girl Ella Lopez (
Aimee Garcia
) tries talking less, to impress Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling -
Smallville
). This is because she caught him at a bad time in
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 10] The Sin Bin,
when his stress was high and his defences were low,
and he snapped at her.
Now the females all want him to apologise for his accidental honesty.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 13]
Til Death Do Us Part
Shown 29 Jan 18
The victim of the week is a woman who lives in suburbia.
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) goes undercover, with Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling -
Smallville
) posing as his plus-one.
The show's female characters used to be defined
by their relationship to Lucifer.
After all, he is the title character.
Now they have been de-sexualised,
so they can concentrate on having careers
in fields traditionally associated with male workers.
While they interact with each other,
this does not necessarily pass the bechdel test.
Although they are not involved with Lucifer,
they have dragged Amenadiel into a love triangle.
This is what happens to leftover characters
who are not part of the main story arc,
but are still regulars so the writers are stuck with them.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 14]
My Brother's Keeper
Shown 05 Feb 18
CSI girl Ella Lopez (
Aimee Garcia
) has a brother who is involved with a shady diamond dealer.
When the brother goes missing, Ella asks Maze to help find him.
Then the dealer turns up dead,
and Ella's brother is the automatic suspect.
The shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), gets a request for help from Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
). Since Lucifer's mother was wearing Charlotte's meat-suit
when she nearly beat Linda to death,
this is traumatic for the shrink.
Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling -
Smallville
) picks a fight with Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
), the one who gave him the Mark of Kane -
and therefore the only one who can remove it.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 15]
High School Poppycock
Shown 26 Feb 18
The victim of the week is the author of a YA book series.
It turns out that she based the characters
on people she knew at High School.
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) goes undercover at the High School reunion, with
Chloe (
Lauren German
) posing as his plus-one.
The shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), is having a relationship with Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
). Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) is jealous, and decides to kill two birds with one stone.
She sets up a double-date, pairing Linda with Todd (Austin Basis -
Beauty and the Beast
).
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 16]
Infernal Guinea Pig
Shown 05 Mar 18
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) tries to help Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling -
Smallville
) by reviving his brother in a new body.
Unfortunately they get the body wrong, and put the soul in a witness (
Lauren Lapkis
). They call in Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
), who knows Abel because he was the first inmate in Hell.
The shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), tries to help Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
). Although Charlotte asks to get her missing months back,
she is just traumatised by her time in Hell
when she tortured herself for being good at her job
and helping people who were innocent until proven guilty
beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Chloe (
Lauren German
) gets jealous of Pierce for monopolising Lucifer.
Similarly, jealous Maze takes out her rage on Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
).
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 17]
Let Pinhead Sing!
Shown 12 Mar 18
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) had a brush with death,
so he re-assesses his life choices.
In order to avoid incurring the wrath of his father,
he cancels his team-up with the Captain (Tom Welling -
Smallville
). Then he distances himself from Chloe (
Lauren German
), spreading the love to all the other police employees.
The murder of the week is a dancer on a Rihanna-type singer's stage show.
It looks like the main singer was the real target,
so she is put into protection ...
in Lucifer's penthouse.
She gets on his nerves with her rehearsals,
and they end up singing a duet of I will Survive.
The shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), tries to make up with Maze.
She has taken on Charlotte as a client,
and Charlotte's good deed for the week is to offer mediation.
Unfortunately Maze is a complete hypocrite.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 18]
The Last Heartbreak
Shown 19 Mar 18
Chloe (
Lauren German
) and Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling -
Smallville
) are now a couple.
It is Lucifer's turn to be jealous.
The murder case of the week is a double homicide,
which matches the pattern of a serial killer from the 1950s.
Pierce worked on the original case,
but he cannot let Chloe discover he is immortal.
He ends up back in the bar he used to hang out in,
and befriends the grandaughter of the barmaid he used to know.
Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) discovers that Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) is back.
The shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), tries to help.
Meanwhile, Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) distracts herself with the musicians.
Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
) tries to protect Trixie from Maze's influence,
Pierce sets himself up as bait for the killer.
This means Chloe has her second date with him
while her previous partners, Lucifer and Dan,
are watching from the surveillance van.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 19]
Orange is the New Maze
Shown 26 Mar 18
Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) moves out of Chloe's house,
and asks Lucifer to take her back to Hell.
After all, she only came to Earth
so she could hang out as his bartender.
Apparently her bounty-hunting career is not so satisfying.
Lucifer declines to help her,
and next thing we know she is prime suspect in a murder case.
Just like Ella's brother a few episodes ago.
Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) pressures Lucifer and Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) to tell her what really happened.
How long can they shield her from the truth?
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 20]
The Angel of San Bernardino
Shown 16 Apr 18
The victim of the week is a burglar.
A witness claims to have seen an angel,
so Lucifer assumes the worst.
Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) has second thoughts about telling Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) the truth about the supernatural.
It certainly changes her attitude to life,
making her more live-for-the-moment.
Since she works as a Dictrict Attorney,
it would be malpractice for her to have sex
with detective Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
) in the workplace.
Like Dan and Charlotte, Chloe (
Lauren German
) and Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling -
Smallville
) are now having sex in the evidence closet at work.
It is Lucifer's turn to be jealous.
This is all Pierce's plan.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 21]
Anything Pierce Can Do I Can Do Better
Shown 23 Apr 18
Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling -
Smallville
) has the rest of his life ahead of him.
Unfortunately he ditched Chloe (
Lauren German
), and now he wants to win her back.
Lucifer is jealous,
and childishly decides to compete for Chloe's affections.
Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) recruits Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) to help him bring down Pierce.
If they can restore the Mark of Kane,
Amenadiel might get his wings back
and guarantee Charlotte a place in Heaven.
Maze wants to kill Pierce so she can frame Lucifer,
forcing him to return her to Hell.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 22]
All Hands on Decker
Shown 30 Apr 18
CSI girl Ella Lopez (
Aimee Garcia
) insists on holding Chloe (
Lauren German
) a batchelorette party.
The shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), is invited because Chloe has no friends from before Season One.
Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling -
Smallville
) has Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) attend the party,
to make certain nothing changes Chloe's mind.
Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
) recruits Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
) to attend the party, with the intent of talking her out of the marriage.
Lucifer (Tom Ellis -
Merlin
) tries to understand what Chloe's reason was for agreeing to marry Pierce.
To do this, he works the weekly murder case from Chloe's perspective.
This means he needs a sidekick.
Luckily Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
) has been taking improv lessons,
so he is able to get into character as a civilian consultant.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 23]
Quintessential Deckerstar
Shown 07 May 18
Lucifer talks with the shrink, Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
), and he decides to perform member-berry actions
so Chloe will be reminded of previous cases he helped her solve.
Dan (Kevin Alejandro -
Arrow: Season 2
) is now back with Charlotte (
Tricia Helfer
). She has nightmares about a man,
and he turns out to be a suspect in Chloe's new murder case.
When Charlotte worked was a defence attorney,
she destroyed a bag of what she now believes to be evidence.
Yes, this is a Copaganda show
so it slanders the defence attorneys
by making them seem like professional liars
who deliberately pervert the course of justice.
Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling -
Smallville
) orders Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) to assassinate her ex-lover Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside -
Buffy: Season 7
). Can she go through with it?
After all, the episode's theme seems to be Male violence on Wimmin.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 24]
A Devil of My Word
Shown 14 May 18
The team are assigned to a murder investigation.
The victim was trying to do something morally good
by prosecuting the most dangerous criminals.
In the real world, Prosecutors only go after suspects -
and many of those suspects turn out to be innocent.
Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) is being held prisoner by thugs working for the Sinnerman.
Nobody is looking for her,
even though she was friends with the deceased.
She knows the men are aware of her weakness -
her friendship with Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
).
Chloe and Lucifer go after the Sinnerman.
Since Lucifer has his wings back, and they are bulletproof,
it is really a case of him beating up people who cannot fight back.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 25]
Boo Normal
Shown 28 May 18
After the story-intensive arc climax last episode,
we are back to the usual case-of-the-week format.
The one thing that is original is that this focuses on Ella Lopez (
Aimee Garcia
). Her family want her to quit her job as LAPD CSI
and move back to Detroit with them.
The stress makes her see her invisible friend Ri-Ri (
Charlyne Yi
), who is apparently a ghost.
How can ghosts exist in the Xian-rules universe?
This is all explained in the final scene.
Lucifer [Season 3, Episode 26]
Once Upon a Time
Shown 28 May 18
God (Neil Gaiman) narrates this.
It is set in an alternate world where Chloe's father survived the shooting.
Chloe continued her career as an actress,
playing a female cop in a series of blockbuster movies.
When her stuntman friend is killed in Lux,
she teams up with Lucifer to solve the murder.
Without Chloe as a positive influence in their lives,
most of the regular characters tend towards criminality.
Ella Lopez (
Aimee Garcia
) runs a chop-shop, and Maze (
Lesley-Ann Brandt
) is Lucifer's security.
Detective Dan is still a corrupt cop,
who gets recruited by Charlotte Richards - she is Lucifer's crooked lawyer.
Dr. Linda Martin (
Rachael Harris
) has an exploitative reality-TV show
where she shows lots of cleavage and creates interpersonal drama.
The climax is at Griffith Park Observatory,
which is so much more spectacular than the locations in previous episodes.
Lucifer [Season 4, Episode 1
]
