Lucifer - episode 22 - All Hands on Decker
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shadowkatI only know the titles of the episodes, because I went on a spoiler site to see how many were left.
And I was getting frustrated with the Pierce story-arc.
This episode was actually interesting and better than the previous episodes. Also, I think it clarified a few things in the plot that had not been working for me. Probably helped that we had less Pierce and more Dan.
1. The mystery of the week? I lost track of, but I also figured out who the killer was right off the bat. Although to be fair, I don't think the writers care about the mystery of the week. They just do it to give the characters something to do.
It was about a dog show owner who got killed. I was confused through most of it, because I thought the victim was a woman and the runner of the show, not a man, and a dog owner. Mainly because I hadn't paid attention to the opening bit and was busy doing something else during it. When I rewound, I figured it out.
2. The main focus of the episode and the point of the mystery of the week was on Lucifer pretending to be Chloe and forcing Dan to take on his role. Because Lucifer, much like the audience, doesn't get why Chloe would accept Pierce's marriage proposal. Finally, at the end, they decide to tell us -- Lucifer figures it out around the same time Chloe confesses it to the bus driver. She wanted someone who was steady, reliable, and would always be there for her -- and Pierce appeared to be that guy. She didn't really love him, she loved the idea of a steady guy, who would have her back.
Lucifer bursting in on Dan with the Swat Team to save him from the murderer: How can you do this to me? I had to come and save you! You broke protocol, you put yourself in danger -
Dan: You don't happen to see the irony of this --
Lucifer: No, no, I'm not finished. I need to get a new partner. Someone reliable, steady, who has my back, and isn't impulsive and -- oh, wait, I get it. I finally get it.
Dan: Sigh.
I love Dan. Most evolved character on the show!!
Dan has his own epithany -- that he loves Charlotte and he should go all in. And tell her how he feels. Take the risk. So he does and Charlotte takes him up on it. And my shipper heart went pitter-pat. (See, I'm good at this -- I ship with the series. And never the lead characters.)
3. Amendial and Pierce have a little chat, where Amendial stupidly informs Pierce that he's also mortal now and can be killed. Hmmm. Why did the show go out of its way to tell me that Amendial can be killed? (I liked the chat, but found it odd that Amendial was reminding everyone he is mortal and it is God's will.)
[Okay show? I know you plan on killing someone off in the last two episodes. But you are only allowed to kill off Pierce or Ella. No one else. I'll allow Ella...since she appears to have no role this season except to be Pierce's cheerleader. You kill off Dr. Linda, Maze, Charlotte, Dan, or Amendial -- you are going to lose your audience and get cancelled. Please be smart show and don't do that.
Plus you only have two POC characters, so...]
That said, I think they are going to have Pierce kill Amendial and frame Lucifer, thinking that this will upend Lucifer's life, give Pierce - Chloe, and Maze a way back to hell. Eh, no. It's just going to royally piss off Lucifer -- so that he will endeavor to ensure Pierce dies, and ends up in hell, and Maze is no more. Why Maze thinks pissing off Lucifer or upending his life means she'll get to go back to hell with him is beyond me. Maybe she thinks she can hoodwink him? In any event, he has more power than she does and will most likely kill her. Which, damn. I like Maze. Or just strand her on Earth for eternity.
She's known Lucifer a long time -- you'd think she'd know this?
4. Chloe comes to the realization that she doesn't love Pierce, he's not her everything, she just wanted someone steady, not challenging. In short, she was settling. And well, been there done that.
So...this begs the question, if Chloe didn't love Caine, how did he lose his mark? Oh right, Caine fell in love with Chloe and wanted to live and be with her. She made him vulnerable. Same deal with Lucifer -- he fell for Chloe not the other way around.
Both guys are dense.
By the way this makes a lot more sense plot-wise and character-wise. I can see Pierce falling for Chloe, I cannot see Chloe falling for Pierce.
And thank you, Charlotte, for pointing out all the reasons Chloe/Pierce make no sense.
5. The girl-bonding moment was cringe-inducing. And rather cliche. The writers aren't good at developing and writing female friendships and female characters. They keep falling into cliche here and there. This a huge weakness in the writing. They need to fix that. And soon.
6. Chloe breaks things off with Pierce and Pierce leaps to the conclusion that Lucifer is responsible.
Meanwhile Charlotte is still trying to prove that Pierce is the Sinnerman. (Thank you, at least someone is.)
Better episode than the last two..in some respects, but I could feel the writers spatualing the plot holes.
And I was getting frustrated with the Pierce story-arc.
This episode was actually interesting and better than the previous episodes. Also, I think it clarified a few things in the plot that had not been working for me. Probably helped that we had less Pierce and more Dan.
1. The mystery of the week? I lost track of, but I also figured out who the killer was right off the bat. Although to be fair, I don't think the writers care about the mystery of the week. They just do it to give the characters something to do.
It was about a dog show owner who got killed. I was confused through most of it, because I thought the victim was a woman and the runner of the show, not a man, and a dog owner. Mainly because I hadn't paid attention to the opening bit and was busy doing something else during it. When I rewound, I figured it out.
2. The main focus of the episode and the point of the mystery of the week was on Lucifer pretending to be Chloe and forcing Dan to take on his role. Because Lucifer, much like the audience, doesn't get why Chloe would accept Pierce's marriage proposal. Finally, at the end, they decide to tell us -- Lucifer figures it out around the same time Chloe confesses it to the bus driver. She wanted someone who was steady, reliable, and would always be there for her -- and Pierce appeared to be that guy. She didn't really love him, she loved the idea of a steady guy, who would have her back.
Lucifer bursting in on Dan with the Swat Team to save him from the murderer: How can you do this to me? I had to come and save you! You broke protocol, you put yourself in danger -
Dan: You don't happen to see the irony of this --
Lucifer: No, no, I'm not finished. I need to get a new partner. Someone reliable, steady, who has my back, and isn't impulsive and -- oh, wait, I get it. I finally get it.
Dan: Sigh.
I love Dan. Most evolved character on the show!!
Dan has his own epithany -- that he loves Charlotte and he should go all in. And tell her how he feels. Take the risk. So he does and Charlotte takes him up on it. And my shipper heart went pitter-pat. (See, I'm good at this -- I ship with the series. And never the lead characters.)
3. Amendial and Pierce have a little chat, where Amendial stupidly informs Pierce that he's also mortal now and can be killed. Hmmm. Why did the show go out of its way to tell me that Amendial can be killed? (I liked the chat, but found it odd that Amendial was reminding everyone he is mortal and it is God's will.)
[Okay show? I know you plan on killing someone off in the last two episodes. But you are only allowed to kill off Pierce or Ella. No one else. I'll allow Ella...since she appears to have no role this season except to be Pierce's cheerleader. You kill off Dr. Linda, Maze, Charlotte, Dan, or Amendial -- you are going to lose your audience and get cancelled. Please be smart show and don't do that.
Plus you only have two POC characters, so...]
That said, I think they are going to have Pierce kill Amendial and frame Lucifer, thinking that this will upend Lucifer's life, give Pierce - Chloe, and Maze a way back to hell. Eh, no. It's just going to royally piss off Lucifer -- so that he will endeavor to ensure Pierce dies, and ends up in hell, and Maze is no more. Why Maze thinks pissing off Lucifer or upending his life means she'll get to go back to hell with him is beyond me. Maybe she thinks she can hoodwink him? In any event, he has more power than she does and will most likely kill her. Which, damn. I like Maze. Or just strand her on Earth for eternity.
She's known Lucifer a long time -- you'd think she'd know this?
4. Chloe comes to the realization that she doesn't love Pierce, he's not her everything, she just wanted someone steady, not challenging. In short, she was settling. And well, been there done that.
So...this begs the question, if Chloe didn't love Caine, how did he lose his mark? Oh right, Caine fell in love with Chloe and wanted to live and be with her. She made him vulnerable. Same deal with Lucifer -- he fell for Chloe not the other way around.
Both guys are dense.
By the way this makes a lot more sense plot-wise and character-wise. I can see Pierce falling for Chloe, I cannot see Chloe falling for Pierce.
And thank you, Charlotte, for pointing out all the reasons Chloe/Pierce make no sense.
5. The girl-bonding moment was cringe-inducing. And rather cliche. The writers aren't good at developing and writing female friendships and female characters. They keep falling into cliche here and there. This a huge weakness in the writing. They need to fix that. And soon.
6. Chloe breaks things off with Pierce and Pierce leaps to the conclusion that Lucifer is responsible.
Meanwhile Charlotte is still trying to prove that Pierce is the Sinnerman. (Thank you, at least someone is.)
Better episode than the last two..in some respects, but I could feel the writers spatualing the plot holes.