The second half of Lucifer season 5 is here! We go through it all in this episode-by-episode review of the Netflix hit series.
Lucifer season 5B has been a long time coming, thanks to the pandemic, but it’s everything fans could possibly want in eight hour-long episodes. From the family dinner from hell to the battle royale that has been building all season, Lucifer season 5B starts out strong and finishes even stronger.
The cast shines in these eight episodes. Each of the actors gets a story that puts the spotlight on their character, with support from the rest of the team.
Dennis Haysbert is the perfect actor to bring God to life. Until 5B fans have heard God’s voice and they have met an imposter God (who was actually a patient in a psych ward), but he has never been physically present the way he is in 5B. He’s endearing and commanding, trying to stop his sons from tearing each other apart while also dealing with a problem of his own. These become major themes throughout the season.
Lucifer season 5B might go down as one of the best seasons of the show, ever. Instead of finishing on a cliffhanger, the show actually offers some resolution on many of the key plot points while offering a glimpse at what season 6 might behold.
From the very beginning, Lucifer promised fans drama and intrigue with a side of humor, snark and lots of Tom Ellis doing what he does best. 5B delivers on that promise, and it even gives fans those three little words they’ve been longing to hear.
Let’s break down all eight episodes in Lucifer season 5B!
Season 5 Episode 9: “Family Dinner”
Lucifer writers are truly the queens and kings of the slow burn. Sure, the show is all about the Devil and things get pretty heated in hell, but the second half of season 5 starts off with the slowest burn of all. (That’s a compliment, because there is nothing slow about the episode)
“Family Dinner” picks up right where the mid-season finale episode “Spoiler Alert” left off. God (Dennie Haysbert) shows up in time to keep Lucifer and Amenadiel from tearing Michael and Maze apart. Once time starts back up, Chloe tries to confront Lucifer, who had been on the brink of telling her how he felt but now he’s regressed and needs space.
Thankfully there’s a new murder to solve involving a dead body at a miniature golf course. It’s the perfect distraction for Dan, Chloe and Ella as they try to focus on anything but their own personal issues.
Lucifer writers are at their best when they’re taking fans to the absolute edge before pulling things back again. Just when it seems like Lucifer and Chloe are about to sort themselves out, they don’t.
The dinner scene is one of the best scenes in five seasons, thanks in large part to Rachael Harris. Linda tries to get out of dinner but finds herself pulled in at the last minute, and as the only mortal at the table she’s a fish out of water in the best of ways.
There is a very powerful and poignant moment when God holds his grandson. God is holding a Black baby boy and there’s no mistaking the heaviness of the moment. Nothing needs to be said because it speaks for itself. God knows that this child, who is a mortal and not a divine creature like his father, will face all of the perils that mortals face, coupled with the additional challenges of growing up as a Black man today.
The mid-season premiere is clearly a precursor to whatever is coming in later episodes. While there is some resolution from the first half of the season, there are breadcrumbs that hint at more drama yet to come. God is sticking around (on a futon, no less), Michael seems to be gone but he’s probably close by, Amenadiel is still struggling with Charlie’s mortality and Deckerstar is in flux.