The latest season of Lucifer is here, and it familiarizes us with the creator of the whole universe, God. And it turns out that our ‘Heavenly Father’ wasn’t really a great father.
In an attempt to humanize him, we even get to see God work as Lux’s plumber and fix the stripper pole.
At one particular moment when they’re at the bar at Lux, Amenadiel tells Dan that the Almighty God is just like humans. This disheartens Dan as he says if God himself is fallible, then does anything even matter?
On the surface, this might seem like just another person having a midlife crisis, but it’s different as Dan knows for sure that God does exist. And that if God himself isn’t perfect, then humans are far from it.
In the first episode, we see God trying to solve the fight between Lucifer and Michael by calling a family dinner. Dinner doesn’t go so well as Lucifer brings out all his suppressed frustration and blames his father for never being there for his children.
Linda chimes in, explaining that it’s normal for the sons to want their father’s love when they don’t feel like they’re getting it. Lucifer asks God if he loves them, to which God replies, “If I have to tell you, then I really have failed.”
This goes on for a few days. In a vulnerable scene that further humanizes God, Lucifer tells God that he ruined his relationship with Chloe. God says that although he’s sorry for Lucifer’s pain, he can’t fix him. “But you’re God,” Lucifer argues, clearly disappointed.
Right after this, Lucifer asks his father to quit controlling him, which leads to a teary-eyed God confessing that he might be losing control of his powers.
This, however, later turns out to be one of Michael’s schemes to get God to retire by seeding doubt in his mind over time. Amenadiel points out that maybe God also self-actualizes, and it was just Michael gaslighting him into thinking he was losing control.
God listens to Lucifer (after accidentally exploding Dan and reversing the action) and makes himself human. God learns new things about humans, like brain freezes and not being able to see anything with your eyes closed.
A tad bit weird seeing how God is supposed to be “all-knowing” and the maker of all things, including humans.
When God, still in his human form, gets hit in the face, Lucifer reveals his devil side to punish the people who did it. God later questions Lucifer about the Devil face and understands that deep down, that’s how his son saw himself, partly accepting that he had a hand in it.
God confronts his own ‘demons.’ Trixie tells God that when Lucifer left, he didn’t say goodbye. God takes a bit of responsibility for the way he raised him.
Dan bravely confronts God as well, and again, God says that he realizes that he wasn’t the best husband and is just grateful his ex-wife found someone to give her the love she deserved.
In an adorable scene, God meets Ella Lopez, who is a huge believer. “Oh my God, it’s so amazing to meet you,” she exclaims, oblivious to the fact that it’s God himself. God tells her that he’s grateful for her support and that “It hasn’t gone unnoticed.”
After remembering where he left his powers (in baby Charlie’s silver rattle), he gets them back. Even after finding out that his powers are intact, God retires anyway as he goes away with the Goddess to her universe, leaving the decision of who’ll take his place up to his children.
Making God more human-like made him more relatable and familiar. This, in turn, made him more likable, and we were able to forgive his errors as a father in a way that you would forgive a family member or friend for their mistakes.
| Cast | Character |
| Tom Ellis | Lucifer/Michael |
| Lauren German | Detective Chloe Decker |
| Kevin Alejandro | Detective Dan Espinoza |
| DB Woodside | Amenadiel |
| Lesley-Ann Brandt | Mazikeen |
| Scarlett Estevez | Trixie Espinoza |
| Rachael Harris | Dr. Linda Martin |
| Aimee Garcia | Ella Lopez |
| Inbar Lavi | Eve |
| Dennis Haysbert | God |
About Lucifer
Lucifer is an American urban fantasy drama series created by Tom Kapinos. It is based on the DC Comics character from The Sandman, created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg. Warner Bros. Entertainment and DC Entertainment produce the series.
Originally premiered in 2016, Lucifer was picked up by Netflix when Fox canceled the show after three seasons. Lucifer is set to end with Season 6, which is rumored to air early in 2022.
The series revolves around Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis), the Devil, who abandons Hell for Los Angeles, where he runs his own nightclub named ‘LUX’ and becomes a consultant to the LAPD. All the while working on his character development to be a better Devil/Angel.
The latest season featured the retirement of God, a lot of broken hearts and mending relationships, ambitious Angels, and the Devil taking it upon himself to right the wrongs of his dear ol’ dad, God.
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