The fifth season of Lucifer ended in such a way that it could have served as the show’s final season. Lucifer’s identical-looking brother Michael returned to Earth to take on Lucifer, but not without first posing as his brother to try to mess with his life. God also came to Earth to tell his children that he had decided to retire, but left it up to them to determine his successor. This led Lucifer and Michael going to war, with some of the angels fighting on each of their sides. Lucifer came out victorious, allowing Michael live, but removing his wings. Chloe had been killed during the fight, but Lucifer went up to Heaven to save her. Someone who wasn’t so lucky was Daniel, who had been murdered by a killer, and sent to live in purgatory. Ultimately Lucifer decided that he wanted to be God and take his father’s throne in Heaven, with Chloe joining him.
As the sixth/final season opens, for the past few months, Lucifer (Tom Ellis) has been finding excuses to delay his move to Heaven, but his final night on Earth has finally arrived. Tomorrow he will become God. However, when he and Chloe (Lauren German) go on a date to the Magic Castle to celebrate their last night on Earth, a magician ends up dead, and Lucifer and Chloe find themselves back in the familiar role of an investigative team. And once again Lucifer decides to extend his Earthly vacation. Meanwhile, Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside) is about to make a major change in his life, preparing for his police academy exam and becoming a cop; Mazikeen (Lesley-Ann Brandt) and Eve (Inbar Lavi) are planning their upcoming nuptuals; Dr. Linda (Rachael Harris) continues to secretly work on her novel about Lucifer’s time on Earth; and Ella (who is the only one still unaware that she’s been working with actual angels and demons for the past few years) is starting to have feelings that the end of the world is coming. Ella is also still working through her “Pete-TSD” of falling for a serial killer, so she’s wary about new co-worker Carol Corbett (Scott Porter, Friday Night Lights), who may have feelings for her. Just as everything looks to be getting back to normal, a young angel named Rory (Brianna Hildebrand, Deadpool) suddenly shows up on Earth looking to kill Lucifer, and she’s brought Daniel (Kevin Alejandro), who’s now a ghost, along with her.
The sixth/final season of the series starts off in familiar territory. Despite neither of them working for the LAPD anymore, Chloe and Lucifer once again team up to investigate some murders—first a magician and then a drag queen. Their storyline then heads off into a more personal direction as Rory brings a new wrinkle to their Heavenly plans, and starts to cause a rift between them. This sends Lucifer off on another journey of self-discovery to try to figure out what is really holding him back from becoming God. He once again turns to Dr. Linda for help, but her secret manuscript about Lucifer is nearly complete. Linda doesn’t really have a whole lot to do in this final season—the same with Maze and Eve, who pop up here and there, but really only have one episode actually focused on them. Meanwhile, Chloe still has the necklace that Amenadiel had given her, which gave her super-strength as well as some other angelic abilities. She is trying to figure out what the future holds for her and Lucifer. There is an interesting storyline between Lucifer, Chloe and Rory, but I can’t really delve too deep into that without entering spoiler territory. Brianna Hildebrand is a great addition to the cast this season, though Rory’s storyline wavers between fun and entertaining and sometimes bordering on frustrating and annoying. While I don’t think everything with Rory completely works, it takes the season in a creative direction.
Two of the other characters who have interesting storylines this season are Dan and Ella. At the end of last season, Dan had been sent to purgatory, where he has spent a long time working on overcoming his guilt so that he can go to Heaven. Now he finds himself a ghost on Earth, which may be even more torture because he can see his daughter, but can’t talk or interact with her. While he feels like he has resolved all of his issues, there is still some remaining guilt that is keeping him from ascending to Heaven, so he is on a journey to figure out what that is. This season, there is also a really fun relationship between Dan and Amenadiel—Amenadiel is one of the few people who can actually see/hear Dan, so he’s constantly talking to Amenadiel at inopportune times, making him look a bit crazy at his new job, seemingly talking to himself. Another character I have really enjoyed over the run of the series is Ella. She may be the spiritual one of the group, but she is also the only one who continues to be left in the dark about the fact that she has been working with actual angels and demons. Now she is starting to have visions and senses that the apocalypse is coming, but is unsure what to do, or how to raise the subject. She is the only one who has realized this is going on, and will need the help of the others to solve it—if it’s even possible to cancel the apocalypse. At the same time, she’s still dealing with the emotional scars and lack of trust due to what happened with Pete last season. She likes her new co-worker Carol, but fears that things could end up the same way, with her falling for a serial killer. Despite this darkness, there’s a bit of a fun rom-com vibe to this storyline, and Scott Porter is a fun addition to the cast. Finally, there’s Amenadiel’s storyline, which at first felt like it was setting up a police procedural spin-off series. Previously we had seen him get arrested and treated poorly just because of his skin color, and this follows that same storyline, with that bigoted cop returning as his new boss. As the rookie, he must balance his desire to do what’s right with following the rules of his new job and the chain of command.
The ten episodes of this final season felt extremely short for some of the character’s storylines while also somwhat stretched out for others. Many of the recurring characters didn’t really get a lot to do for much of the season, not really coming into play until the latter half of the season. The season sees some fun returning guest stars and cameos from the past as Lucifer tries to figure out what is keeping him on earth. We revisit some of the cases from the early seasons, plus we finally get to see Adam (Scott MacArthur, The Mick, The Righteous Gemstones), whom we’ve heard about previously. While the series does try to wrap up each of the main character’s stories in a montage to close out the series, I can’t say that I was completely satisfied, particularly with Lucifer and Chloe. While ultimately, I think they gave a proper ending, the way it gets there didn’t really make complete sense, especially with one of the other character’s wrap-ups seemingly contradicting some of the reasons stated for going about it the way they did. Unlike the fifth season, there is no musical episode this time around, but there are a couple episodes that find Tom Ellis singing some classics/pop songs. There is also a creative episode that finds Lucifer and Chloe entering an animated world and becoming part of a Saturday morning cartoon.
Warner Bros. has released this final season of Lucifer on both DVD and Warner Archive Blu-ray, the latter only available via online retailers. I was sent the DVD release for review. The picture quality is generally clean and good, but it is definitely lacking that extra level of clarity and detail of an HD presentation, especially given that the series originally aired in 4K on Netflix. The audio track fares better, providing clear dialogue and making excellent use of the stereo and surround channels to give a more immersive viewing experience. The season also has a great pop soundtrack.
The season’s 10 episodes are split across 3 discs, with the first disc containing 4 episodes and the other 2 containing three each. The final disc also contains some extended scenes from episode 8 as well as a gag reel. The discs are placed in trays in a standard-size DVD case, which is placed inside a cardboard slipcover. There is no digital copy included, and the bonus material amounts to just over 4 minutes of deleted scenes plus a 6-minute gag reel. While it’s nice that there is at least some bonus material, I wish they had also included some commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, or interviews with the cast/creators, especially for the final season.
What’s Included:
- All 10 episodes of the sixth season:
Disc 1 (3:10:21): “Nothing Ever Changes Around Here”, “Buckets of Baggage”, “Yabba Dabba Do Me”, “Pin the Tail on the Daddy”
Disc 2 (2:37:21): “The Murder of Lucifer Morningstar”, “A Lot Dirtier Than That”, “My Best Fiend’s Wedding”
Disc 3 (2:52:10): “Save the Devil, Save the World”, “Goodbye Lucifer”, “Partners ‘Til the End” - 480i / Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
- Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround
- Subtitles: English SDH
- Gag Reel (6:15)
Laugh along with the cast as they flub and improv their lines, curse, dance, and just have fun on set. - Deleted Sceens (4:13)
Three extended scenes from episode 8 “Save the Devil, Save the World” play back-to-back. In the first, Lucifer rallies the troops to read Dr. Linda’s manuscript to figure out what to do, while Maze interjects her insights that Chloe and Lucifer need to get married. The second finds Lucifer growing increasingly frustrated reading the manuscript, when he sees that Chloe may have solved the mystery. And in the final scene, it is revealed that Doctor Linda has deceived them all, and that she didn’t bring the end of the book with her. The others ask why she’s hiding the ending of the book, and keeping secrets; Daniel is worried about his parents reading the book; Lucifer thinks his therapist expects him to fail; and Maze, Ella and Dan have had enough and decide to leave.
Episodes: (8:39:52)
Extras:
Final Thoughts:
In its final season, Lucifer has some fun and entertaining moments, but after a couple episodes loses that great case-of-the-week cop show that made the earlier seasons so good. I had mixed feelings about this bonus final season—some of the character’s storylines were well done while others felt a little rushed and short-changed, but I did enjoy the season overall. There are some fun new characters, cameos and guest stars throughout the season, and the final episode montage does provide closure to the main characters and the series as a whole. Warner Bros.’ DVD release features somewhat solid picture and sound, and the bonus material is minimal but a nice addition for the fans. The release comes recommended based on the quality of the series itself, but I would definitely opt for the Blu-ray release over the DVD, for the added resolution and clarity.
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