"A Chance at a Happy Ending" is the sixteenth and final episode of the fifth season of Lucifer.[1]
Summary
Michael offers Lucifer a happy eternity in Hell by sending Chloe there. However, Lucifer isn't having it. Instead, Team Lucifer is facing off against Michael in a final stand for who gets to be the new God.
Plot
Azrael pops up during the fight. Lucifer assumes it means she is supporting him. However, Azrael sadly apologizes to him. A moment later, Michael impales Chloe with the staff. Lucifer cradles his dying love, who makes peace with her guilt. A furious Lucifer states that it's not Chloe's time and heads to retrieve her soul; Michael mocks him that he'll burn to a crisp when he gets to heaven.
In Heaven, Chloe is having a picnic with her father. They watch something crash in a blaze nearby. It turns out to be Lucifer, who is confused not only seeing he's not dead, but Lee Garner is there too. Lee explains he faced his guilt and left hell; the first soul to do so. Lucifer sees that the immortality Lilith had put in her ring is protecting him; but not for long. Lee helps him to Chloe. Giving her the ring with what little power is left, Lucifer slowly burns up; he explains he choose Chloe over himself because he loves her.
Chloe resurrects on Earth with Michael surprised. He attempts to stab her with Azrael's blade, only for Chloe to punch him away thanks to the strength the necklace grants her. Furious that Lucifer is gone, Chloe attempts to kill Michael. However, Lucifer's voice cries out for her to stop. He appears a moment later, surprising the other angels. Michael accepts that he's been beaten and kneels. Rather than execute him, Lucifer cuts off Michael's wings with the Flaming Sword, telling his twisted sibling that he is being given a second chance.
Chloe wonders how Lucifer can be there; he hasn't an idea himself. All of the angels and demons bow to Lucifer who realizes that his selfless love for Chloe made him God. "Oh my me" Lucifer mutters raising the Flaming Sword into the air.
Cast
Starring
- Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar and Michael
- Lauren German as Chloe Decker
- Aimee Garcia as Ella Lopez
- D.B. Woodside as Amenadiel
- Lesley-Ann Brandt as Mazikeen
- Inbar Lavi as Eve
- Rachael Harris as Linda Martin
Guest Starring
- Brianne Davis as Detective Dancer[2]
Co-Starring
- Vinessa Vidotto as Remiel
- Chris Payne Gilbert as John Decker
- Jeremiah Birkett as Lee Garner
- Joel Rush as Zadkiel
- Charlene Yi as Azrael
Trivia
- This episode was reportedly halfway through shooting when production was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- This was meant to be the final episode of Lucifer but the show got picked up for a sixth season.
- Remiel dies.
- Remiel gets buried beneath the same tree Lucifer is revealed to have buried Uriel under prior to the events of "Monster", after Lucifer killed Uriel in "Weaponizer".
- Maze and Eve become a couple.
- Lucifer's sacrifice for loved ones was hinted back in "Family Dinner."
- After seeing Michael's armor, Lucifer jokingly asks if winter is coming in a reference to Game of Thrones.
- Chloe is able to kill angels using one of Maze's demon blades which were melted down into bullets for her gun.
- Heaven is revealed.
- Mr. Said Out Bitch is now in heaven; it turns out Lucifer helped him get past his guilt in Hell.
- This fact gives hope for Dan because Mr. Said Out Bitch is the first to get past his guilt and break his hell loop so it proves that humans do in fact have the ability to leave Hell and enter Heaven.
- In heaven, Mr. Said Out Bitch says “I don’t know what the fork any of that means.” The use of "fork" as an alternative to the f-word is a reference to the The Good Place.
- Lucifer becomes the new God and chooses to cut Michael's wings off rather than to execute his brother in order to give Michael a second chance.
- Before the showdown begins, Chloe, Lucifer, Amenadiel and Zadkiel sing the acapella version of "Can't Touch this" by MC Hammer.
- The title of episode is said by Michael.
