"¡Diablo!" is the third episode of the fifth season of Lucifer.[1]
Summary[]
Lucifer — the real one this time — helps Chloe investigate a murder committed on the set of a TV show inspired by his own life.
Plot[]
Amenadiel flies down to Hell in an effort to convince Lucifer to come back to Earth. He tells him that Michael has come to Earth, assumed his identity, and is now wreaking havoc with his life. Amenadiel is especially concerned since Michael has also threatened Charlie's safety. Lucifer brushes Amenadiel off by telling him that Michael was just playing with his fears like he always did. Amenadiel informs Lucifer that the last time he went to the Silver City, Michael had managed to seat himself at God's right hand, and ensure that he was the only one talking to Him.
Lucifer agrees to return to Earth, but has a difficult time in convincing Chloe that it is, in fact, him. After he gets another police officer to reveal what she most desires, Chloe is finally convinced that he is the real Lucifer and gives him an excited hug. Lucifer, however, explains that he cannot stay long, but will do what he can to stop Michael and protect his identity. Clearly worried about Michael's remark previously, Chloe raises the subject with Lucifer, who responds that he doesn't care whether she was made for him or not. Chloe is not sure what to make of this response and leaves to continue with her work, but she feels as though her entire life has been a pre-determined lie.
Returning to work, Lucifer arrives at a crime scene alongside Chloe: at a film studio, a man has been stabbed to death. Lucifer questions if Chloe is all right, but she mocks him, continually making jokes about being a "gift from god"; Lucifer finds this uncanny, but is distracted when realizes he knows the man who has been stabbed to death. The man, he explains, works on a show called Diablo, that centers around Lucifer's life.
Lucifer and Chloe watch the television show being filmed, and whilst Lucifer is happy with the show, Chloe is horrified by the way she is portrayed — she questions if the actress minds the passive behaviour associated with the role, however the actress remarks that she doesn't.
Chloe visits Matt's second in command, Keri, who remarks that Matt is the worst manager — both lazy and a control freak. She remarks that her scripts were often changed without warning, which annoyed the majority of the writers. Chloe suspects that one of the writers could be responsible.
At his penthouse, Maze encounters the real Lucifer for the first time since he returned from Hell. She is furious, and the two begin fighting vigorously, but Lucifer is able to get the upper hand. Maze berates Lucifer for returning to Hell without her, however he remarks that she isn't his servant anymore and is free to go to and from Hell as she pleases. She shoots back that this freedom is hard to exercise since she doesn't have wings.
At the motel where Diablo is written, Chloe and Lucifer find Diablo and Dancer, who enter believing they have cracked the case. When Diablo shows the two a matchbook, remarking that they believe it links Matt to the case, however they soon surmise that Matt found inspiration at the motel earlier in his career. They do, however, find a vape cartridge that points them in the direction of Diablo, however when they arrive at his trailer they find he has been murdered. Ella quickly connects the murder weapon to a prop used on the show.
Maze and Linda talk while watching the show, Maze remarks his counterpart that it's like looking in a mirror, And Maze expresses her concerns that Linda will not be around for much longer, however Linda sarcastically remarks that she isn't dying anytime soon. Linda suggests that Maze is suffering with the fear of abandonment, and remarks that it is pretty normal, however Maze rebukes her diagnosis. When the show shows Blaze and the Doctor make out, Maze says that the show is getting good and grabs some popcorn, while Linda grabs some alcohol as they continue watching.
Lucifer, Dan, and Chloe realize that Keri Balewood, the second on the show, is more than likely responsible for Diablo's death, or has some connection. They question Keri over removing the PA from Diablo's trailer, however she denies having done so. Tensions increase when Lucifer finds the murder weapon in Keri's wardrobe, however she continues to deny having murdered Diablo.
Back at the precinct, Dan tries to alleviate the tensions experienced between he and Lucifer. Lucifer finally agrees to patch the holes in their relationship, and they begin to act out scenes of Diablo. They're interrupted by Ella, however, who wants to join in. Shortly after, they quickly realize that the "number two" they think is the killer is in fact, not.
Meanwhile, Chloe visits Dancer's trailer to break the news that they caught the killer. She takes Chloe to Diablo's club — a fake replica of Lux — and the two drink to the arrest. Chloe is able to draw similarities between Dancer and Diablo's relationship and the relationship between her and Lucifer, and the two begin talking. When Chloe realizes that Dancer's impression of Keri is almost perfect, it becomes clear that telling the difference between Keri and Dancer over the phone would be difficult — this points Dancer as the one who ordered the removal of the PA. Chloe and Dancer begin fighting, and Chloe questions why she killed Diablo, and Dancer reveals that she was fearful of losing the career she had built for herself.
Lucifer returns to the penthouse to find Michael waiting for him. The two talk, and Michael tries to goad Lucifer, remarking that all of Lucifer's decisions have been influenced by himself. Lucifer is unwilling to believe it and becomes increasingly annoyed with Michael referring to him as Samael. The two begin to fight, and Lucifer is able to get the upper hand, slicing Michael with the demon blade, giving him the scar so he can never impersonate Lucifer ever again.
Lucifer arrives at Chloe's house, and she expresses her difficulties in getting around the fact that she was created especially for him by God. Lucifer apologizes, but this isn't enough, and Chloe leaves abruptly.
Later, Maze arrives at Chloe’s house but quickly finds that she is speaking with Michael. Michael tells her that there is a secret that Lucifer is keeping from her, but is reluctant to reveal it, instead, citing that he can point her in the right direction to find out.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar & Michael
- Lauren German as Chloe Decker
- Kevin Alejandro as Dan Espinoza
- D.B. Woodside as Amenadiel
- Lesley-Ann Brandt as Mazikeen
- Aimee Garcia as Ella Lopez
- Rachael Harris as Linda Martin
Guest Starring[]
- Alex Quijano as Lieutenant Diablo
- Brianne Davis as Detective Dancer
- Tessa Auberjonois as Keri Belwood
Co-Starring[]
- Guilford Adams as Murder Clown
- Jacob Ethan Chattman as Detective Doofus
- Veronika Dash as Dr. Belinda
- Jamal Duff as Blaze
- Genevieve Gauss as Officer Cacuzza
- Dizzie Harris as P.A.
- Phil Kruse as Lucifer/Michael Acting Double
- Vladimir Perez as Kenneth
- Jonathan Craig Williams as Captain
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The episode's title is first said by Lieutenant Diablo.
- During the Title sequence instead of Lucifer, it shows Lieutenant Diablo in the same font as the title screen.
- Chloe mentions the Goddess incident was "over a year ago".
- Chloe makes a self-reference to the show itself, unintentionally, about how by the end of the case/episode, the character having a problem uses the resolution of the case to solve their troubles.
- Ironically "Detective Dancer" was originally what Chloe was going to be called when Lucifer was being planned.
- The billboard for the show has the tagline "Don't tell HIM the devil made you do it", a callback to how Lucifer abhors being blamed for humanity's dark side.
- Lieutenant ¡Diablo! has some differences from the people in Lucifer's life they were based on.
- Detective Dancer's past occupation was a stripper; Chloe was an actress.
- Dancer knew Diablo before becoming a detective; Chloe met Lucifer five years after she got promoted to detective.
- "Detective Doofus" is Dan's counterpart with a more publicly-friendly nickname.
- Diablo is treated as a competent detective and night club owner; Lucifer is a night club owner and more Chloe's sidekick as a civilian consultant.
- Blaze is a gender-bent version of Maze with the body composition of Amenadiel
- Also is lovers with The Doctor, who is Linda's counterpart.
- Maze admits she wishes she could go back to 2016, which she fondly recalls as "simpler times" as she only did what Lucifer ordered before Chloe and Amenadiel brought change.
- According to Lucifer, Elvis Presley is still alive and he is the only one who knows where.
- Officer Cacuzza, who previously appeared in a single scene in "Save Lucifer", returns when Lucifer uses her to demonstrate his powers to prove to Chloe he's the real deal.
- The events of "¡Diablo!" take place over the 12th and 13th of June 2019.
- The Crime scene where the victim is located at Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank.
- The Water tower is prominent at the shot before it focuses on the crime scene.