Lucifer season 3 episode 7
Nov. 14th, 2017 09:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shapinglightI didn't mean for my journal to become a place where all I do is post once a week about the latest episode of Lucifer, but that's what seems to have happened. Will try to do better from now on though I expect some of you are shaking your heads cynically at this, as I know I've said it before.
Another of the four standalones made at the end of season 2. I really liked the format of this one.
Spoilers behind cut.
Okay, I guessed the conceit - that Reese was actually in Hell - in the very first scene, but I thought it was really well done, and I like the way the episode resembled the one-off stories that Mike Carey's Lucifer comics series would do between arcs, when the focus would be on doomed soul of the week (as it were). The actor playing Reese (Patrick Fabian) was great. He had to carry the episode basically, which can't be easy when you're just parachuted in for it. I also thought it fit pretty well into season 1/2 continuity without making you go 'huh?' too much. Amenadiel and Charlotte were missing again (though I think that even in the 'one year later' section of the episode Charlotte would still have been Mum), and Ella and Maze were only the briefest cameos, but there were some great scenes for Dr Linda.
All in all, very enjoyable. I just hope that when we get back to the main season 3 storyline next week the return of Marcus Pierce (well, he'll probably be in it) won't make it seem like a let down after two such fun episodes. At least Maze and Charlotte will be back (so the actresses said on Twitter), and hopefully Amenadiel will be too.
Still no sign of the Amenadiel/Lucifer cage-fighting scene from the SDCC season 3 preview. Makes me wonder if that actually came from a new episode (ie. one filmed in season 3). Hard to believe they would have had anything ready in time to include in the preview, but from what I know about the fourth and final season 2 standalone, which will be the first to air in the new year, it can't really come from that. Hmm.
Speaking of the new year I suppose there'll probably only be three more episodes aired before the Christmas break? :Gloom:
ETA: Should have said, this episode was also very funny, in particular the ridiculous bondage/edible sex toys scene. Also, I hope Lucifer telling Reese he wouldn't have sex with him because he didn't find him attractive doesn't count as this season's bisexuality reference. I want there to be one in a new (ie. written this season) episode before I'm really convinced that the earlier timeslot hasn't impacted on the show at all.
Another of the four standalones made at the end of season 2. I really liked the format of this one.
Spoilers behind cut.
Okay, I guessed the conceit - that Reese was actually in Hell - in the very first scene, but I thought it was really well done, and I like the way the episode resembled the one-off stories that Mike Carey's Lucifer comics series would do between arcs, when the focus would be on doomed soul of the week (as it were). The actor playing Reese (Patrick Fabian) was great. He had to carry the episode basically, which can't be easy when you're just parachuted in for it. I also thought it fit pretty well into season 1/2 continuity without making you go 'huh?' too much. Amenadiel and Charlotte were missing again (though I think that even in the 'one year later' section of the episode Charlotte would still have been Mum), and Ella and Maze were only the briefest cameos, but there were some great scenes for Dr Linda.
All in all, very enjoyable. I just hope that when we get back to the main season 3 storyline next week the return of Marcus Pierce (well, he'll probably be in it) won't make it seem like a let down after two such fun episodes. At least Maze and Charlotte will be back (so the actresses said on Twitter), and hopefully Amenadiel will be too.
Still no sign of the Amenadiel/Lucifer cage-fighting scene from the SDCC season 3 preview. Makes me wonder if that actually came from a new episode (ie. one filmed in season 3). Hard to believe they would have had anything ready in time to include in the preview, but from what I know about the fourth and final season 2 standalone, which will be the first to air in the new year, it can't really come from that. Hmm.
Speaking of the new year I suppose there'll probably only be three more episodes aired before the Christmas break? :Gloom:
ETA: Should have said, this episode was also very funny, in particular the ridiculous bondage/edible sex toys scene. Also, I hope Lucifer telling Reese he wouldn't have sex with him because he didn't find him attractive doesn't count as this season's bisexuality reference. I want there to be one in a new (ie. written this season) episode before I'm really convinced that the earlier timeslot hasn't impacted on the show at all.