WiC reviews every single episode of Lucifer season 5, part 2
Season 5 Episode 10: “Bloody Celestial Karaoke Jam”
The Lucifer musical episode did not disappoint. Unlike other shows that take on musical episodes, it was easy enough to explain why everyone was singing in “Bloody Celestial Karaoke Jam”: God willed it. Dennis Haysbert’s God shows up at a crime scene to watch his son work. His presence leads everyone to break out in song – including the recently deceased.
Chloe meets God, and she shocks the hell out of Lucifer (literally) when she tells him that he has been a horrible father and that Lucifer deserves better. (Respectfully, of course)
God follows Lucifer to the precinct, where he meets some of the people he works with. Including Dan. Dan, as we know, was sleeping with Charlotte. Charlotte was actually God’s ex-wife taking over a woman’s body for a brief part of Dan’s relationship, so naturally Dan is nervous. (It doesn’t help that God isn’t exactly welcoming toward him)
As musical episodes go, “Bloody Celestial Karaoke Jam” is a home run. Each song fits perfectly with the character or group of characters performing it, and they also tie into the episode’s story perfectly. Rachael Harris and D.B. Woodside nail “Just the Two of Us” while Lesley-Ann Brandt takes “Bad to the Bone” to a whole new level. There are also performances of “Smile”, “I Dreamed a Dream” and, appropriately, “Another One Bites the Dust.”
Though it’s a lighthearted episode (as much as such a thing is possible – they are trying to solve a murder, after all) there is some heavy material in the episode that sets up the reason God is on Earth. He’s losing control of his powers and he doesn’t know what to do about it. Anyone who has ever dealt with a parent dealing with an illness, especially one that impacts their mental capacity, will be hit right in the feels with the final moments of the episode.
It must be said that “Bloody Celestial Karaoke Jam” highlights how talented this cast is, and how willing they are to take risks. Tom Ellis can sing, but so too can the rest of the cast. Scarlett Estevez delights with her number. It’s bittersweet knowing that the show is coming to an end when there is so much potential to explore with this amazing cast.