Lucifer is more focused on getting all the pieces for his
new burny sword (honestly, I’ve always wondered about burning swords. I mean,
you’ve been stabbed – while I’m sure burns don’t make things any better, if
you’ve been stabbed bonus cauterisation isn’t necessarily going to make it
worse either) – and one of Charlotte’s client’s insists that he can get it. We
see just how little Charlotte understands of humanity (very little but it’s
hilarious to watch Amenadiel and Lucifer watch her be conned – though I really
have to question how she’s functioning as a lawyer if she’s this naïve) before
her contact and client inconveniently gets himself all murdered: their money
and sword-piece missing
So that’s this week’s murder –which means dragging Chloe
in with less than subtle manipulations from our celestial gang. I would say
that they must be better than this – but has Lucifer ever had to manipulate
someone who isn’t prone to his demonic charm?
They track to killing to Chet Ruiz, the son of Bianca
Ruiz, one of Charlotte’s clients which means she’s involved in all kinds of
nastiness (Because all of Charlotte’s clients are involved in all kinds of
nastiness). Chloe sees an opportunity to try and aim for Bianca
Charlotte is following them around the whole case because
she is interested in getting the sword piece back and really doesn’t give a
damn about the conflict of interest in investigating her own client. Chloe is
concerned but since Charlotte’s actually providing useful insider info and has
the tickets to get where they need to go… she also makes not-so-subtle comments
about being a very different person from the original Charlotte.
Investigating takes them to a party – Charlotte and Chloe
and Charlotte takes several pot shots at Chloe’s clothing so of course she
shows up dressed to the nines. This is a rule. I do like Charlotte’s respectful
nod – sure she’ll snark but she’ll concede when she loses a round.
Following Chloe’s plan, Charlotte spills to Bianca that
her son is suspected with murder to which she has a word with her most
incompetent son about A) killing one of her best people out of ignorance and b)
leaving his phone behind with lots of compromising information. Oh Bianca, it’s
one thing to raise a murderer, but to raise an incompetent murderer? Shame,
shame, shame.
Speaking of, we also have to cringe over Chloe pretending
to like Chet’s music. They do learn that the phone I super important because
the not-very-bright Chet has uploaded all of his mother’s illicit business
dealings onto it. Bianca knows this too – so tries to get Charlotte to get it
back with the offer of the sword piece she’s so desperately after
Which involves Charlotte interacting with the
oh-so-awesome Ella who is just so sweet and innocent and easily manipulated.
But Chloe catches her and after an exchange of near truths and lies, Charlotte
sees Bianca while wearing a wire.
Um… she’s still Bianca’s lawyer… this is so unbelievably
unethical – I can’t imagine this is going to end well for any real lawyer.
After the shenanigans Bianca is arrested and Lucifer and
Charlotte get a key off Bianca and hide the fact from Chloe – to the safety
deposit box and the sword part inside. Except there’s no sword part – only a
book in ancient Sumerian which Amenandiel can read since he actually works and
studies rather than Lucifer’s slacker ways (Lucifer can speak all languages –
but not read them). Charlotte is not impressed by a book – she’s desperate to
go back soon given her light spilling thing. (Amenandiel gives Lucifer exactly
the look he deserves for a “time of the month” joke)
Exactly how desperate Charlotte may become is shown when
Chett meets with Charlotte – and stabs her in revenge for bringing down Bianca.
Charlotte takes out the knife – and the holy light shining from her wound turns
Chett into a charred corpse.
It looks like human bodies are just not great at holding
massive divinities.
Dan is all kind of lost, trying to understand Charlotte
who is still playing with and utterly confusing Dan with her antics but
ultimately sums it up with “I like you”. To try and get some understand he
talks to Amenadiel where we learn Amenadiel’s issues with always being the
second son and how Lucifer is always the favourite despite being a colossal
screw up. Dan segues from this to them competing over everything – including
women, which he links to Charlotte.
Charlotte herself tells Chloe she’s Lucifer’s step-mother
which is at least a step closer to the truth and helps clarify the relationship
between Lucifer and her other than saying they’re exes which, like Amenandiel,
Lucifer finds so cringeworthy. Chloe also tells this to Dan – in between
warning him ot be careful with Charlotte. Also how he’d totally be Lucifer’s
sort of step dad if he married Charlotte.
Amenandiel continues his translating and finds the third
piece of the sword is a key god gave his favourite son. With his huge daddy
issues he assumes that Lucifer has it – furious and jealous and bitter… until
he sees his necklace drawn to the sword. Amenandiel is god’s favourite son and
he has the key much to his shock
A whole lot of people are supremely pissed at Lucifer
this episode. Maze is absolutely incensed with Lucifer for making plans to run
off to Heaven without speaking to her – completely abandoning her in the
process. While Linda is in serious trouble for helping Lucifer escape a mental
institution which is a definite no-no for a therapist.
Thankfully for Linda, Maze totally has her back and is
perfectly willing to slice and dice anyone hurting Linda. Unfortunately stabbing
people doesn’t solve ethics complaints.
Maze seethes at Lucifer, demanding he make Linda a
priority for once – but the interview with the ethics board only gets much much
worse when Lucifer reveals he slept with Linda which is, of course, deeply unethical
(though anyone watching TV medical dramas is probably now in shock that
sleeping with patients/nurses/other doctors/passing phlebotomists isn’t
REQUIRED in the medical profession).
Maze and Lucifer finally have it out with lots and lots
of violence after she compares him to his parents and sets his devil self off.
In public (amazingly without anyone intervening). The fight each other to a
blood standstill with lots of broken property. With them duly exhausted Lucifer
tries to reassure Maze by telling her he never intended to stay in Heaven, he
wasn’t going to leave her, he was coming back. This may seem reassuring – but
it ultimately proves Maze’s point; he was playing his own angle, not informing
Maze and manipulating her to use in his plan without talking to her. He used
her as a pawn
So how to make Lucifer realise this? To Linda. Who learns how screwed her career is and, given she’s not practicing therapist anymore, feels free to tell Lucifer just how terrible a friend he is. I am so glad this has finally been addressed after such a long time – Lucifer does use people all the time. I like to see a challenge to this
Maze also goes to see the nice ethics man investigating Linda. I don’t know what she does but I guess it involves stabbing.
