Lucifer will be back for another season of evil.
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Rejoice, Sinners! The season finale of Lucifer
confirmed the series will return for a second season. It was an impressive
thirteen-episode first run, and fared much better than the DC/Vertigo series Constantine
although Lucifer did have help from a big opening act, premiering
right after The X-Files revival.
The show’s concept is an intriguing one. The Devil, after
years of ruling Hell, abandons his throne and takes a holiday among the
mortals. With his devilish good looks and the charm of an Angel, Lucifer
Morningstar’s personality fit in perfectly with the show’s LA setting. The
inner conflicts or morality offered a different perspective of Old Scratch, one
that greatly differs from the traditional goat-legged and horned variations
that have graced canvases since the dawn of time. As a collective whole, the
first season was a fun ride, and Tom Ellis’s portrayal of Lucifer borrowed much
from Neil Gaiman's interpretation from the Sandman
comic series. The entirety of Ellis’s Lucifer can best be reflected in a quote
from Sandman issue 4:
“Why do they blame me for all their little failings? They
use my name as if I spent my entire days sitting on their shoulders, forcing
them to commit acts they would otherwise find repulsive. ‘The devil made me do
it.’ I have never made one of them do anything. Never. They live their own tiny
lives. I do not live their lives for them.”
The Fox series gave little nods to past Biblical wars, and
presented an intriguing look at the animosity between angels and demons, which
surprisingly is not unlike our own culture’s dislike for one another due to
indifference. Rather than offering superior heavenly entities on golden
thrones, these Biblical based characters have more in common with humanity.
They are flawed and conflicted individuals.
The season finale, Take Me Back To Hell, offered
fans a perspective to contemplate: Is Hell a place, or is it something that
exists? The final moment, and word for that matter, is a devilishly fun
shocker, and immediately reveals Lucifer will be back for a second
season. It was a great finish to a successful first season that offers hints of
what’s to come. It gives fans just enough resolution to wrap up the season
without trying to overdo it, which is fast becoming a failing of many season
finales. While last summer’s one-and-done Constantine series left many
DC/Vertigo followers disappointed, fans can experience some... Redemption...
knowing the Lord of Hell will be back for more fun.
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Lee L. Lind