Lucifer – Season 5 Part B: Flawed yet Charming

After getting dropped by Fox due to declining views, the show was saved by Netflix and recharged for a fourth, fifth, and, eventually, 6th and last season, coming to us presumably at some point in 2022. With the endgame in sight, the show, which stars Tom Ellis, is getting consistently more mysterious and charming. Part B of season 5 of Lucifer added in significantly more holy messengers, one all-amazing divinity, and a political race period of scriptural extents.

Also read: Lucifer Season 5 Part 2: Everything we know about the Netflix series

Quick Recap:

Our favorite handsome devil is back and Oh God.. yes the God is here too. The next half of the season 5 part B of Lucifer brings us right back to where it left off. So a quick recap for my fellow Lucifians -if you will- here we go:

Lucifer’s twin Michael creates nuisance while posing himself as Lucifer. Just as Lucy is about to confess his love to Chloe in the precinct (he called her Chloe and not detective!!), Amenadiel freezes time and Michael annoys the hell out of everyone. Lucifer and Amenadiel are against Michael and our not-so-friendly-anymore demon Maze. They are interrupted by the man upstairs, God.

You would think the God might want to know why his celestial kids are fighting in the Earth but he seems to have a bigger issue at hand. He is looking to retire from his big old job but won’t announce his successor. Rather he says, “They will figure it out”. God does work in mysterious way huh?

Pff, it’s going to be Amenadiel ‘çause he’s the God’s favourite son right? But, he prefers being a father to his son, Charlie than being The Holy Father. Aw.. This brings us back on the war field with Michael and Lucifer competing for the throne. But the show is not only about that. It has much more to offer on the side characters as well.

So, what’s happening in Lucifer Season 5 Part B?

First few episodes show us Lucifer’s unresolved daddy issues being played out which has been built up over the past 4 seasons. But with the daddy around, both of them gets a reality check proving that Lucifer was an angry little brat and God sucked at parenting! Throughout the season, God either plays golf, or dances at Lux and even organises a barbeque party. When he temporarily “turns off” his powers and becomes human, he gets drunk, helps a sting and even gets hit on the face. God seems like a cool dude but hardly seems godly. The Season 5 Episode 10, “Bloody Celestial Karaoke Jam,” suddenly has a full blown musical episode which is completely out of character and doesn’t add anything to the story. The show does provide some explanations here and there for the changes, but some things are hard to look past for us.

At one point, it just becomes a fantasy family drama about angels and demons. The celestials of the show – who have lived for countless millennia – often behave like immature highschool pre-teens. And Lucifer still requires the support of Linda or Chloe for literally anything. He still needs a revelation from a perp/victim/witness of a case to see things that are literally in front of him. A celestial story overarching some good detective narratives – all, a reminder of an engaging tone and structure that Lucifer has mastered all these years which didn’t change in this season as well.

God too seems to struggle with issues, one too many. Suprisingly, even god gets an elaborate character arc in this seaon. Who knew that the all-seeing almighty is flawed? Like Father, like Son.

Major Flaws That Can’t be Overlooked!

Now onto the main weakness of the season: our characters, when they make decisions that don’t quite make sense.

For instance, Lucifer’s decision to be God comes out of nowhere. Despite being a good redemption arc, he never has a good answer for why he wants the job. Even when he eventually lands on “to prove I’m worthy” of Chloe, it’s still not a good answer. You keep waiting for him to come up with an actual, decent reason why he suddenly must be God, but it never comes, making it hard to fully support him.

But the poorest of the choices comes from Chloe Decker. Her decision to quit her job becomes absurd. Her passion and dedication towards work is what her admirable. She behaves out of character and becomes as impulsive as Lucifer.

Lucifer accepts that unconventional funny bone and scriptural legend, while focusing on supporting characters who’ve developed a fanbase throughout the years. Moving onto our favourite human characters, a few features incorporate an exceptionally fun Detective Dan-driven scene, named “Dan Espinoza: Naked and Afraid,” which is brimming with references to past experiences. Linda gets her chance in “A Little Harmless Stalking,” which adds profundity to her origin story. Maze meets her blast from the past – Eva. The entire gang is here for the finale.

In an ideal world, this season 5 of part B of Lucifer, wouldn’t have been delivered in two sections, and the story would have streamed much better. It would’ve had charming subplots which are not being dismissed for filler. Just like our favorite devil, this season is flawed and yet charming. Some of the celestial rules are confusing or contradictory, but as Lucifer likes to say: “don’t overthink it.”