Lucifer

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Season 1
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7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 475 Ratings

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  1. SwarleyStinson
    Feb 9, 2016
    5
    Lucifer's character is amusing but hes just not enough to make the show anything more than yet another cop show with a gimmick. Lucifer has some good moments but the generic cop work in between is just boring. People on IMBD seem to really like this show, so I guess it's a cop show for people who don't watch any other cop shows and haven't aren't tired of the genre.
  2. DonMega
    Mar 19, 2016
    5
    It's ok I guess. It's one of those shows that lets you relax your mind after a hard day at work. The writing isn't anything special. The story is intriguing enough that the show won't fall apart but nothing that will fully engage you. Currently it's mostly about a devil having a mid life crisis / identity crisis, but in my opinion this would be better if he was a bit more darker and useIt's ok I guess. It's one of those shows that lets you relax your mind after a hard day at work. The writing isn't anything special. The story is intriguing enough that the show won't fall apart but nothing that will fully engage you. Currently it's mostly about a devil having a mid life crisis / identity crisis, but in my opinion this would be better if he was a bit more darker and use more than powers of persuasion to tell secrets.
    Also more focus on his story, than cop cases would make the quality improve.    … Expand
  3. StrongUnion
    Jan 28, 2016
    6
    A different series I don't like too much but the acting was good and the series is making good progress.I'll give 3 episode a chance.The series is funny,it's fun, but didn't feel right.
  4. gmonster320
    Jan 30, 2016
    5
    "Fox's" latest new offering premiered this week. "Lucifer" is based on a DC Comics character. Lucifer Morningstar wants to take a break from Hell. Where does the Devil go when he needs a little R&R? Why Los Angeles of course. Off he zips is his sporty car, tailored suit, and British accent. Incidentally, I had always suspected Satan was from across the pond.

    Beelzebub hangs out at his    "Fox's" latest new offering premiered this week. "Lucifer" is based on a DC Comics character. Lucifer Morningstar wants to take a break from Hell. Where does the Devil go when he needs a little R&R? Why Los Angeles of course. Off he zips is his sporty car, tailored suit, and British accent. Incidentally, I had always suspected Satan was from across the pond.

    Beelzebub hangs out at his swanky nightclub Vox. He seems like a surprisingly nice guy (for being Evil Incarnate and all). Big D has a soft spot for a girl (Delilah) who is shot in his arms. Have no fear. Morningstar is now on the case.

    On a side note, the Devil's dad (I'm envisioning Harvey Keitel in "Little Nicky") wants him home. Angel Amenadiel will escort Luc back. Amen has some big black wings. Too bad we couldnt see more of him. The Prince of Darkness has retired though. He doesnt plan to return anytime soon.

    One of Lucifer's powers (I assume there are many) is getting humans to reveal their deepest fantasies. For some reason this doesnt work on LAPD Detective Chloe Decker though. He's intrigued. She arrests him for being a creeper. Of course she has to stop at her daughter's school on the way to the police station. The Prince of Darkness has a way with children (even though he despises them). Trixie and he become fast friends. Off Lucifer goes to help Chloe solve crimes. What I thought was going to be a horror show has now turned into a cop procedural/possible romcom.

    "Lucifer" isnt a completely terrible show. It's just not my cup of tea. I wrongly assumed it would be a horror series (since it's about the Devil and all). This offering seems better suited for the light fluff of the "CW" channel. Do we really need another cop show on TV? I think not. And why would Satan waste his time solving crimes? I'm sure he already know who committed them in the first place. Tom Ellis is super charming as Lucifer. He gives the role his all. Lauren German is also appealing as Chloe. There just isn't enough here to keep me coming back though.    … Expand
  5. Ripandread
    Jan 26, 2016
    4
    For those of you who haven’t seen or heard of this show the plot line depict the Devil as a nice guy who enjoys solving crimes.

    There is no way I am going to give this show a ten rating, yet I cannot give it a zero either since it’s only the first episode that has aired. Having said that this is just another female cop and male partner crime show. The difference is the male partner    For those of you who haven’t seen or heard of this show the plot line depict the Devil as a nice guy who enjoys solving crimes.

    There is no way I am going to give this show a ten rating, yet I cannot give it a zero either since it’s only the first episode that has aired.

    Having said that this is just another female cop and male partner crime show. The difference is the male partner is the Devil.

    I wasn’t impressed with the first episode and if I was a betting person I don’t think this show will be renewed for a second season.    … Expand
  6. jack67
    Mar 30, 2016
    6
    This PG-13 version of Satan is at its best when it doesn't take itself seriously. The plots are simplistic nonsense and the characters are predictable and stereotypical. The idea of the Prince of Darkness falling into a buddy-cop situation is laughably absurd -- but that's what makes this watchable and the one-liners from Lucifer pretty much carry the entire show. The character of Maze isThis PG-13 version of Satan is at its best when it doesn't take itself seriously. The plots are simplistic nonsense and the characters are predictable and stereotypical. The idea of the Prince of Darkness falling into a buddy-cop situation is laughably absurd -- but that's what makes this watchable and the one-liners from Lucifer pretty much carry the entire show. The character of Maze is also a bit refreshing, but again, it's a PG-13 version of evil.

    The Devil is always a complex, fun character to play around with -- and even through the writers clearly aren't going to win an Emmy, they do have fun with the Lucifer character enough to make this a tasty bit of brain-candy. If you're looking for depth, theology discussion, or even mediocre story-telling, don't bother with this.    … Expand
  7. Skullzgirl
    Feb 20, 2016
    6
    I really looked 4ward 2 the series, but find it redundant. I'm not crazy about him asking every1 the same question, "what is your desire?" I'm bored. He is always hitting on the women, and comes across lame. He's not wily enough.
  8. OneTonSoup
    Feb 28, 2016
    4
    I do not understand why other users are giving this show high ratings. Lucifer is completely predictable, and so is his relationship with Chloe. My prediction for the show is that the two will go on solving cases, eventually fall in love. To quote Rotten Tomatoes, "the shows hackneyed cop procedural format undermines a potentially entertaining premise." I would be much more interested inI do not understand why other users are giving this show high ratings. Lucifer is completely predictable, and so is his relationship with Chloe. My prediction for the show is that the two will go on solving cases, eventually fall in love. To quote Rotten Tomatoes, "the shows hackneyed cop procedural format undermines a potentially entertaining premise." I would be much more interested in the show if the plot revolved around Lucifer's commitment to hell, and his psychology regarding earth.… Expand
  9. metabad
    Apr 23, 2016
    5
    Not long into the first season of "Lucifer" you will realize that this is going to be a police procedural.
    Lucifer. From Hell. Walking on earth. Helping a detective. Solve crimes. Why?
    Why a police procedural? With Lucifer. From Hell. And why do we need another police procedural? No matter if it's a new idea or a tv version of a movie, no matter how high concept the idea, why does it    Not long into the first season of "Lucifer" you will realize that this is going to be a police procedural.
    Lucifer. From Hell. Walking on earth. Helping a detective. Solve crimes. Why?
    Why a police procedural? With Lucifer. From Hell.

    And why do we need another police procedural? No matter if it's a new idea or a tv version of a movie, no matter how high concept the idea, why does it have to be a police procedural?
    It's Lucifer. From Hell. Guys!

    So is it good? I wouldn't call it that. It's kind of entertaining, more or less.
    It's not a complete waste of time. If you're into this kind of thing, you might like it.

    What's interesting in this show is Lucifer's "colleague", the female detective.
    She seems to be something special and her being close to Lucifer has a specific effect on him.
    But it's more or less only hinted at, at least for now. It may be something that will keep you interested and you might stick to this show, or not.

    What this show can't really do, is make me understand the reasons why Lucifer is helping to fight crime as a consultant. And also, why the police would want him as one.
    There have been enough episodes, but it's hard to swallow and you can't stop asking yourself again and again. "Why does he do it?".

    Depending on your expectations about the entity of a real Lucifer, you may find this version too ordinary and un-sexy, even though women find him irresistible in the show.
    A real Lucifer would know the desires of people, he wouldn't have to ask them.
    For this show to work, he has to know too little about people or mankind, if you will. And sometimes that feels pretty lame.

    I'm not sure if this show will give you a payoff, on the whole, week after week.
    So you try it out and decide for yourself. I'm not entirely convinced and I may quit. Let's see.

    I forgot, Rachael Harris is in it. I really like her. Doesn't help? Ok.    … Expand
  10. stafdude
    Feb 23, 2016
    6
    Great idea. Lucifer on a vacation from hell. Problem is in execution. For this to be believble, the actor playing lucifer must come of as actually evil. Right now his "evil face" more resembles a someone paying a horny guy playing the other team. Nothing wrong w playing the other team, but hardly the definition of evil. His only "superpower" so far seems to be asking ppl what their desiresGreat idea. Lucifer on a vacation from hell. Problem is in execution. For this to be believble, the actor playing lucifer must come of as actually evil. Right now his "evil face" more resembles a someone paying a horny guy playing the other team. Nothing wrong w playing the other team, but hardly the definition of evil. His only "superpower" so far seems to be asking ppl what their desires are, showing a demony face and being immortal. Seems a tad bit watered down for the prince of darkness. If the script improves (now generic Castle like plots), maybe by focusing more on the super natural (?) and the main actor improves his evil shtick - the show could get a lot better. As I said, the idea is great, but the whole thing could be botched if not executed properly.… Expand
  11. Vegonator
    Mar 16, 2016
    6
    More devil powers, less boring investigation. Thats all. After that show will be 10/10. Potential is great but how does it possible that the mighty DEVIL himself is almost like human, and his only power is "what is you desire?"
  12. justsumnerd
    Oct 17, 2016
    5
    show is meh. not like the comics at all despite using the characters. Just another way fox ruined iconic comic book characters to make a quick buck. To any Dc vertigo fans looking to watch the series don't. To any lonely women looking to watch shirtless men and looking to watch another mystery of the week themed show go nutzz youll love it
  13. Andremax
    Sep 11, 2018
    6
    What the show has in character's immersion and working out for him characteristics, sins in stories' creativity. Every episode is extremely repetitive. Until 1st season, it doesn't even bother so much, but in posterior seasons makes you want to left show behind and stop watching.
  14. Phil_T_123
    May 24, 2016
    6
    Lucifer was a Vertigo graphic novel written by Mike Carey. In my opinion it's an incredible work of imagination: fantastic, epic, mesmerising, emotional, thoughtful and dark. It would have been incredibly hard work to adapt it to a TV show. Luckily, devoting what I can only assume were an incredibly small amounts of capital, interest and resources, DC and Fox got together and decided to doLucifer was a Vertigo graphic novel written by Mike Carey. In my opinion it's an incredible work of imagination: fantastic, epic, mesmerising, emotional, thoughtful and dark. It would have been incredibly hard work to adapt it to a TV show. Luckily, devoting what I can only assume were an incredibly small amounts of capital, interest and resources, DC and Fox got together and decided to do exactly not-that.

    The original novel, was, in absolutely no way, A POLICE-PROCEDURAL DRAMA OF ANY KIND! WHY IS EVERY SHOW NOW A POLICE-PROCEDURAL DRAMA?! Sorry. I lost myself when another part of my soul was taken by the grim reapers of popular TV. I'll be good now, promise.

    Lucifer, gets bored of Hell, quits his job to bum about on Earth for a bit. He hooks up with a female cop who is inexplicably immune to his devilish charms, and they solve cases on a weekly basis in standard police-procedural drama fashion.

    Tom Ellis is a very, very charismatic lead and the chemistry with Lauren German (the detective) is good. It's pretty funny and pretty entertaining. Lucifer tells everybody that he is the devil and people just think it's an affectation.

    The story has an over-arching plot with rival angel Amenadiel trying to get him to Lucifer to return to his post, somebody nicking Lucifer's wings, and other supernatural bits and pieces. Lucifer has a deadly sidekick/night club hostess called Mazikeen who hangs about looking sullen.

    I'd give this a try if any of the above sounds interesting. As I said at the start, this is the most cynical adaptation of one of my favourite graphic novels and I still find myself watching. Better yet, read the graphic novel, it's one-of-a-kind.    … Expand
  15. Fredpapito
    Nov 20, 2016
    6
    Average direction, Actors are good in general. Tom Ellis is particularly great. Some characters are kind of boring or underexploited (Amenadiel). There's also a great lack of supernatural stuff. But it's good stuff overall.
  16. Dimocracy
    Jul 6, 2023
    5
    I don't even know what to say about this television series. I didn't like it. In short: meh.

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Metascore
49

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 24
  3. Negative: 5 out of 24
  1. TVLine
    Reviewed by: Michael Slezak
    Apr 6, 2016
    58
    The show’s supporting players--in particular, D.B. Woodside’s Amenadiel, sent down from Heaven to insist Lucifer go back from where he came, Rachael Harris as Lucifer’s shrink, and Lesley-Ann Brandt as Maze, Lucifer’s ass-kicking assistant--hint at the possibility of a more interesting show (as does a closing twist in “Favorite Son”). Until or unless the show’s writing staff digs down and explore those darker instincts, however, Lucifer feels stuck in creative purgatory.
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  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jan 28, 2016
    50
    Here's the uncomfortable truth about Lucifer the series: It's just too damnably familiar. [1-14 Feb 2016, p.19]
  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Jan 25, 2016
    63
    Lucifer is the most accessible [of the twoshows--the other being Syfy's "The Magicians"], mostly because it feels as if we've already seen it before. And we have, one way or another; "Lucifer" feels a bit as if Syfy's fallen-angel drama "Dominion" mated with ABC's "Castle."
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