Lucifer 407 + 408 "Devil Is as Devil Does" & "Super Bad Boyfriend"

Lightbringers: Illuminating the Deeper Meaning of the Crime-solving Devil TV Show

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“Devil is as Devil Does” and “Super Bad Boyfriend” give some hints that the writers were wrestling with their copagandistic vehicle. However, there were also moments in these two episodes, especially in Chloe’s voice, that oversimplify the “rightness” of human justice. That they made these explorations around the death of a Black teenager is all the more topical (and will be returned to in season 6).

These two episodes also tackle the experience of self-hatred that both sisters find heart-breakingly relatable. From Lucifer’s bat-like wings, to Dan’s attempts to externalize his self-loathing in a beating from Maze, to Maze reacting to a would-be date who is remarkably like she is, our writers invite us to think about self-perception again and again.

As always, the sisters investigate the story structure and writing, lingering over the ways the dialogue and the acting communicate the story, and teasing out the meaning of specific glances and blocking.

Mentioned in this episode:

Helen Rosen “ How Apples Go Bad” https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/how-apples-go-bad

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Chapters

1. Analyzing Depth in Lucifer Episodes (00:00:00)

2. Analyzing Subtle Messages in TV Show (00:08:53)

3. Analysis of Lucifer's Moral Dilemmas (00:13:02)

4. Character Development and Story Analysis (00:22:52)

5. Character Analysis and Fluffy Observations (00:37:21)