Lucifer S03E05: Welcome Back, Charlotte Richards (Full Reaction)
Added 2023-09-09 13:01:00 +0000 UTCA food chemist is found dead; Lucifer and Chloe's investigation unexpectedly pits them against criminal defense attorney Charlotte Richards; Lucifer makes a shocking discovery that helps with the case.
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And yes... You are correct that this season's villain's given name is the Sinnerman. :) Heidi
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2023-09-09 14:35:17 +0000 UTCWelcome Back, Charlotte Richards- Thank you so much for this fun reaction for an episode that is closer to growing more and more one of my favorite episodes within this season for me, Reds! I absolutely enjoy this episode a lot! I especially love that Charlotte Richards is brought back into the show once more as herself, and not as Lucifer's and Amenadiel's mother. And what an amazing way of doing so, by having her struggle so deeply with the time she's lost upon her body becoming possessed by the Goddess of all Creation, while her soul had become trapped in Hell after she was killed. As was shown back in season two's episode... Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire. And I really love that we see Charlotte in Tricia Helfer's performance as Charlotte herself, and that we don't see the Goddess of all Creation any longer. Tricia Helfer as just Charlotte is marvelous!! You can see two very different people from how she portrays Charlotte and the Goddess of All Creation. And her chemistry with Lucifer... First as his mother, and now as just Charlotte, is absolutely phenomenal! Tricia Helfer and Tom Ellis work so well with one another. Welcome back, Charlotte Richards, indeed! :) First... My absolute favorite moment is in the very end, when Lucifer shares with Charlotte how much the woman Charlotte was during her lost time really meant to him, without sharing with her that the woman was his mother and revealing the truth about him really being the Devil and that she had been possessed by his mother, knowing she couldn't possibly understand that more so... because he wanted to protect her from hurting her any more than she is already hurting thanks to her time in Hell and because of her guilty conscience. It's a really beautiful moment that shows just how much his mother really means to him, in spite of all the pain she put him through. It also shows how forgiving and understanding Lucifer truly is. And I love seeing how much Lucifer really wants to help heal Charlotte too. Because like he says... Charlotte is now an innocent who is suffering because of his mother's time in her body, and he truly does want to help her heal and to help her to avoid going back to Hell if he can. I really love this! It's really quite a beautiful moment between these two. :) Another favorite scene... I also absolutely love the earlier scene between Lucifer and Charlotte inside his penthouse as well, just after Charlotte attempts to make out with Lucifer, until they eventually get into a deep conversation about how she feels so lost, scared, and guilty for her past sins and longs to find redemption to avoid going back to Hell. And I love how understanding Lucifer is while he listens, as we see sadness in his eyes showing us how sorry he is for what's come of her, and that he partly blames himself for her troubles, even though he's really not to blame for his mother's actions. What a beautifully acted scene. Another of my favorite moments is when Lucifer saves Charlotte from making the mistake of hurting the three real criminals involved in Chloe's and Lucifer's pudding case. They may not have murdered the victim who committed suicide in order to bring the problem to the police's attention, but they are involved in slowly poisoning everyone who eats the pudding, including this episode's victim and Dan. I love that Lucifer helps Charlotte to understand that hurting them won't help her to clear the red in her ledger, and how he asks her to trust in him to help her to avoid going back to Hell. Quite a powerful moment! :) I also love how Lucifer then reveals that he had been lurking in the shadows while waiting for the right moment to enter, while the criminals confess to the crimes that Chloe and Dan could actually nail them all for so they could arrest them. That Lucifer had been wearing a wire on him so he could do this to help her, while Chloe and Dan are listening in on them. Brilliant! Now... Like I've said in my comments throughout other episodes, I've never liked the idea of Dan and Charlotte being together while Charlotte was being possessed by Lucifer's mother. It was a twisted relationship. But now that there's a possibility of Dan and the real Charlotte coming together in a new relationship, I do actually really love the idea of Dan being together with her, and seeing them starting off slow while they both begin getting to know their true selves. Plus... I really like the chemistry between Dan and Charlotte too. As well as both the actors... Kevin Alejandro and Tricia Helfer. As for the brief storyline of Lucifer teaching Trixie the loopholes on how to swear without actually swearing... I hate swearing, and I myself never swear because like Chloe says to Trixie, these words can hurt people. But I have to admit that the beginning scene between Lucifer, Chloe, and Trixie is hilarious. I just love how awkward things are between Lucifer and Chloe in this moment, and I love how adorable Trixie is too. I also really love that this leads to Chloe talking with Trixie in the end about how swearing can hurt people, which Trixie certainly doesn't mean to do. As for Lucifer seeking a distraction in order to refrain from thinking about his father's manipulations... As always, he's just hilarious. Annoying, but hilarious. Lucifer is absolutely a big child. And him seeking distractions with other women is a very Lucifer thing to do. And while the scene with him starring at the half naked women in the pudding commercial is a little cringey, it's also pretty funny, and I love how uncomfortable it makes Chloe too. She gets so annoyed with him, which certainly does show the strength of her patience and understanding as well. Next... I really appreciate seeing Ella defend Dan when she confronts Charlotte, not knowing of course that she isn't the same woman. I love how protective Ella is of Dan, and I also love how Ella makes a point of saying that once she saw a light in her... when Charlotte was being possessed by the Goddess, and now all she sees is darkness. A beautiful contrast of both characters. Also... The moment Charlotte kisses Lucifer upon breaking into his penthouse is very cringey, but Lucifer's reaction to the woman who was at one time his mother because she had been possessed by his mother, is funny. Tom Ellis is really good at acting so uncomfortable. Very funny. Oh, in regards to Charlotte's death in the hotel room... As far as we learned from season two's second episode... Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire, Charlotte was in that hotel room helping one of her clients try to cover up his crimes involving the cocaine the LAPD seized at Charlotte's home when they begin investigating her death. She was working with the FBI to bring down other criminals involved in her case. However, she was also doing shady things to help her client go free as well. With this being said... One of the other lawyers at her firm... angry with her for helping to make another lawyer her partner at the firm, kills Charlotte and then her client as well. Charlotte was/is a corrupt lawyer, but only because she goes out of her way to help her clients get away with their crimes, even if she knows they're guilty. Whether it's for drugs, prostitution, kidnapping, or even rape and murder too. Plus... I do believe she was a good mother and had a good relationship with her children before she was killed, but she was not a good wife, given that she had at least one affair that we know of. Now... Charlotte is finally coming to understand the gravity of all she's done, and her guilt that she feels more than she understands until now, most certainly caused for her to wind up in Hell for the few months in which the Goddess was in possession of her body. Yikes! Talk about severe consequences. This is why we should always try to live righteously, and try to treat everyone well. And lastly... Why is she able to be alive again, when Charlotte did actually die in that hotel room? I believe her resurrection has more to do with God possibly saving Charlotte from Hell in hope of giving her a second chance at life to right her wrongs so that he won't have to suffer an eternity in Hell. As a way of making things right for her, by way of apology for all that the Goddess has done while possessing her body. And if I'm right, this is truly beautiful. Overall... This is a great episode and a wonderful reaction from you once more, Reds! I really enjoyed it a lot. So, thank you very much again, dear friend! Until your next reaction for more Lucifer... Another one of my favorite episodes this season!! :) Sincerely, Heidi
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2023-09-09 14:34:08 +0000 UTC
