WiC reviews every single episode of Lucifer season 5, part 2
Season 5, Episode 14: “Nothing Lasts Forever”
Lucifer and Chloe talk about his decision to become God on the way to their next crime scene. This time it’s a murder at an aquarium. (Fun fact: When Lucifer gives his keys to the valet, his ticket reads “666.”) It’s a mystery because the woman who died was killed before her body was thrown into the shark tank.
Amenadiel finds Lucifer and tells him that the secret’s out. Now that God has decided to retire, he’s brought all of his children together for a barbecue. Lucifer and Amenadiel realize that everyone knows God is retiring, and that means that it’s open season on finding a replacement and none of the siblings seem to think Lucifer is the right choice. They don’t understand what Michael has been doing.
Lucifer decides that he must show his good intentions to his siblings, which means finding the proper retirement home for their father while he and Chloe try to solve the case. Meanwhile, Maze talks with Linda about Eve and Linda tries to help her see that she shouldn’t push Eve out of her life just because she’s mortal.
Lucifer and Chloe meet at the restaurant owned by the suspect, where they end up having a double date with God and Chloe’s mom. Later, God goes golfing with Amenadiel and they hash out their issues, and God finally has a long chat with Ella and is able to help her see past the darkness she thinks is inside of her. Even though she doesn’t know who he is, she connects with his message in just the right way.
In the end, Lucifer pulls some strings with Gabriel and is able to get a message to Charlotte’s dimension. Charlotte (Tricia Helfer) shows up to see her former husband, who is ready to make amends and show her how he feels after all these years. He decides to join her in her dimension, leaving his sons to figure things out.
After God gets his happy ending, it’s revealed that while Gabriel was in Charlotte’s dimension, she also did a favor for Michael and picked up Azrael’s blade. Once the flaming sword has been restored, he’ll be able to force Lucifer’s hand and claim the throne as his own.
With two episodes left in the season, “Nothing Lasts Forever” feels like the calm before the storm. It’s an episode where everyone is able to settle their squabbles and find the peace they need as the fight heats up to take over God’s throne in heaven.
While it would have been nice for Dan to see Charlotte now that he knows about celestials, it makes a lot more sense for God to be the one she leaves with, as God has been trying to demonstrate how much he’s been able to change. He’s made peace with his sons, who are genuinely happy to see him happy with Charlotte. However, there’s no question that the tension is building and now that he’s gone, things are about to get crazy.
