FULL | Lucifer Reaction S01E10 Pops
Added 2022-02-17 13:01:02 +0000 UTCHi guys! Here's my reaction to episode 10, hope you enjoy!
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I loved that moment!! Lucifer rejecting her because she was drunk :') even the devil knows about consent and how important it is hahahahaha seriously that moment was <3 thank you for watching with me!
Sora Miyano
2022-03-08 02:26:22 +0000 UTCPops- I really enjoy this episode. It's a lot of fun, and it has some good lessons learned as well. And it is always fantastic to see when Lucifer continues to learn more and more about himself because he sees similarities between himself and those involved within the cases throughout each episode. The cases themselves aren't always so great, but in this show, they're much stronger than they would be in any other crime procedural show such as CSI, NCIS, and Law and Order, because Lucifer learns so much about himself through them. The lessons he tries to learn and the chaotic ways of trying to figure his own emotions and feelings out through them is just one of the many things I really love about this show so much. And about Lucifer's character too. :) Now... I love how Lucifer gets easily frustrated whenever people give God all the credit for what he says are his favorite things. Mainly with the food in the beginning, and then with sex too. A lot of humor comes from these brief moments throughout this episode. Most of all... I love how Lucifer is still struggling to deal with Father Frank's death from the last episode, as he continues to take his anger for God out on the suspects of his and Chloe's new case. And yet... I also love how he eventually comes to believe Junior didn't kill his father like everyone believed about him. I really love the parallels of Junior's story to the Biblical story of The Prodigal Son, and how both stories parallel to Lucifer's own storyline as he continues to struggle with his own father and what God wants from him. Lucifer hasn't found a way back home yet and he is still so deeply pained and angry at his father for all of his pain, that he doesn't want to what Junior wanted with his father, but I continue to sense that deep down, a small part of Lucifer does still love his father and longs to find such redemption as well. As for the actor who plays Junior... I really love how Manny Montana plays his character throughout this episode. I haven't seen this actor in much, if anything else. But I really do love his character in this episode of Lucifer. :) Unfortunately, Lucifer doesn't go about trying to help either Chloe or Junior the right way throughout this entire case because he's constantly expressing his "daddy issues" in every aspect of the case. And in doing so... he causes more problems for not only Chloe, but between her and her mother, and for Dan as well. Although... I think that while Lucifer is wrong to stir up all this trouble between everyone at dinner, at the end of the day... it is all for the best because now most of the problems between them... at least between Chloe and her mother, are now in the open and they can now work to fix things between them for the better. Unfortunately, Lucifer's antics at dinner leads Dan to consider allowing Malcolm to kill Lucifer. I think Dan's words to Lucifer at the dinner about him wishing Lucifer could have given him one good reason to stick up for him, was because a part of him does believe that he, Chloe, and their police precinct would all be better off without Lucifer involved to screw everyone's lives up. Thankfully, Dan makes the right decision and tries to stop Malcolm from going after Lucifer. Because Dan really is a good man in spite of his mistakes and corruption. However, Malcolm manages to overpower Dan when he attempts to arrest him, and knocks him out cold, then breaks up with Chloe for Dan through a text message. Dan never should have allowed Malcolm to get the drop on him. He definitely should have been a bit smarter here. But I love the scene overall, because does try to do the right thing by being willing to take down Malcolm at the cost of his own career and life. And thankfully, in the end... Lucifer makes things right and together with Chloe, they are able to figure out who the real killer is, as she is later arrested after she attempts to kill Chloe and Lucifer as well when they attempt to arrest her. I love that her intended target is actually Junior, and not Pops, and that Pops wound up dying simply because his son changed how he ate over the years, having gone from eating meat to becoming a vegan. It's so sad, but it's also a great twist that makes so much more of an emotional impact than it would have been... had she simply killed Pops because he changed his mind about giving his restaurant over to his son. And then... I love how Lucifer saves Chloe as he walks her through the fire, and is burned in doing so. I feel that this ending could have been executed better, but I still really enjoy it. I just feel that it would have been amazing to see if Lucifer had become more of the Devil inside of him in order to save Chloe from the fire, rather than this moment between Lucifer and Chloe seeking a way out of the fire while Lucifer cries out to his father in anger about them being put in this dangerous position, simply being cut straight to the next scene where Lucifer is carrying her out of the fire in his arms. Without us being able to see how they got to this point. I still love this ending though anyways. I love how Lucifer walks right through the fire to save Chloe, knowing full well he can be hurt. And yes... I love the irony of Lucifer being the Devil, who is burned by fire. Very funny. Next... Malcolm is definitely going back to Hell if our show's heroes can manage to stop him once it's discovered he's a real threat to them. Dan just needs to get himself free. Malcolm is a great bad guy that I love to hate. He's creepy and crazy. And the actor, Kevin Rankin is definitely very good at being so. Oh... and whether or not Malcolm is now stronger since he's been brought back from Hell by Amenadiel... I suspect that Malcolm is stronger, not in the sense of strength, but out of desperation. His life now depends on him fulfilling his end of his bargain with Amenadiel. If he fails to kill Lucifer, then it is straight back to Hell for him, so now Malcolm is extremely desperate to remain alive in order to avoid going back to Hell. This is why I feel like he is able to overpower Dan like he has, in spite of being locked in handcuffs and Dan seeming to have the upper hand. In regards to Amenadiel and why he is so determined to send Lucifer back to Hell... I believe that a part of him is worried and perhaps a little jealous of his father's love for Lucifer in spite of Lucifer's rebelliousness and punishment. Much like Anne's jealousy towards Junior for gaining back his father's love that is stronger than whatever love she might have felt for him and he for her. However, I get the sense that Amenadiel hasn't come to understand this about himself yet, because like Lucifer, I suspect he doesn't understand his own emotions either. So, for now... I feel like Amenadiel has just grown tired of Lucifer constantly mocking him and finding ways to go against him. Tired of seeing Lucifer get out of the punishment that their father has bestowed upon him. And it's like Amenadiel tells Lucifer in the Pilot episode... Lucifer is a mockery of everything divine. In his eyes, Lucifer is all evil in spite of the good Chloe, and we as the viewers have come to see in him. Amenadiel has refused to see any good in him, and has been tasked by his father to send Lucifer back to Hell, and he feels it is his duty to obey his father above all else. Which means, he will do whatever he has to do to fulfill this duty he has been tasked with. As for the case within this episode itself... as I said above, I like it overall, and I love the twist, when it turns out that the killer killed Junior's father in an effort to kill Junior instead upon learning that Junior and his father made up, and that the father had changed his will to give his son the restaurant. I also like how Lucifer and Chloe eventually are able to help clear Junior's name, as well as offer him his father's last will upon his death, by letting him know that his father wanted to give Junior the restaurant. This isn't one of the best cases, but it is still a lot of fun. And there's once again a lot of humor brought in thanks to Lucifer. :) Also... I like the end moment between Chloe and her mother, as they are able to finally clear the air and grow closer. It's sweet, and I'm happy they were able to resolve their differences. Penelope is played by actress, Rebecca De Mornay, whom I've seen in a number of movies and other shows I believe as well. She's great, and I really enjoy her character a lot. She's a fun mom, albeit the typical kind of mother who easily annoys her child by trying to make them into something they're not. But I enjoy seeing Chloe's relationship with her, and especially when we see their relationship deepen and grow stronger by the end of this episode. As for the side storyline with Maze and Trixie... I think it's really adorable, and I especially love how Maze now considers Trixie her new friend. Although, I was happy that Chloe managed to find her daughter in time before she could take that drink. I also love the scenes between Maze and Linda as well, because I love that Maze is trying to figure out how to fit into this world, now that she realizes she won't ever be returning to Hell. But I love Linda's advice to her about Maze needing to seek out new friends, which results in Maze making friends with Trixie, and in the end... Linda too. And lastly... my absolute favorite moment throughout this episode, is in the very end between Lucifer and Chloe again when she comes to him at his apartment in LUX drunk and actually attempts to sleep with him, knowing his desire from his several attempts in the past to do so. until Lucifer surprisingly stops her. He might not quite understand why himself because he struggles to understand human emotions, but I feel that he stops himself more because he knows she's currently in a vulnerable state and that were she sober, she never would let her guard down like this. And Lucifer cares about her so much more than he understands. It's so, so sweet seeing him become protective of her. Plus... I think he also wants his first night spent with her to be when she wants to be with him too. And Lucifer believes so strongly in free will, and that everyone deserves to be able to exercise their free will. And with Chloe becoming hindered by her drunken state, Lucifer most likely sees this as him taking advantage of her vulnerability had he given into his primal urges, and it would mean he would be taking away some of her free will. I absolutely love the scenes between these two amazing characters. Beautiful. :) Thank you so much once again for this fabulous reaction from you! I really love hearing your thoughts and insights for each episode. And I'm happy you had so much fun watching this episode too, and that you're getting more and more excited to continue watching this phenomenal show! I can't wait for many more reactions for Lucifer to come!!! So, until then, my friend... Thank you as always! Sincerely, Heidi
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2022-02-17 18:49:05 +0000 UTC
