Lucifer carries on the mummy dearest theme in “Sin Eater.” The episode had a number of comic moments dealing with Charlotte/Mum. Elly managed to get in a giggle moment or two and the Se7en type serial killer offsets the laughs this week.
The murderer turns out to be a long time censor on the new “Facebook”, called Wobble, and all the depravity on the site causes him to snap. In other word’s unlike Weeble’s, people wobble and then fall down.
Boom. Boom.
Lucifer has a lot of sly humor in this episode. The scene where a melancholy Amenadiel is sitting amidst his fallen feathers and drinking wine was brilliant. It set things up as the forlorn angel drowns his sorrows.
Maze arrives and starts pounding on the door. Amenadiel quickly grabs a “dust devil” portable hoover (vacuum) and begins clearing the feathers. There cannot be many who did not expect the angel to break the fourth wall and do a “Foghorn Leghorn.”
“Fortunately I keep these numbered for just such an emergency.”
The character did not break the fourth wall but this did not stop the gag from sticking in the minds of viewers who are Looney Tunes fans.
Lucifer featured a killer that dispatched offenders through a means that fit their crime, except for the last victim. Unlike the killer in Se7en this murderer does not tie the infractions to a biblical theme, i.e. the seven deadly sins.
The episode was interesting although it featured a distracted Chloe who focussed on the crimes and not the question of who Lucifer really is. To be fair she does get the only real standout line in the episode…Twice.
“Do not touch the charred crotch.”
Chloe’s distraction is all about the family camping trip that Trixie is looking forward to.
Charlotte continues to upset Lucifer with her experimentation with the human condition. (More comic moments.) Although there is a very touching scene where Amenadiel meets up with mum.
It has been opined that the angel is afraid of “mother” since he was the one who dragged her to Hell. However, taking into consideration his character arc, it is more likely that Amenadiel is afraid that mum will guess his fall from grace. She would know that those molting wings mean a very serious transgression.
The whole mum storyline is proving to be more interesting than the “crime of the week” as Charlotte tells Amenadiel to take her back to Hell. Mom hates this world and cannot understand it.
Charlotte’s helplessness in the human world is an act, at least up to a point. She wants Lucifer to “forgive her and let her stay” as punishment. If God is a chess player he obviously practiced with Charlotte, aka Mum.
The bit at the end where the mugger attacks her only to be shoved into a wall so hard it apparently kills him, did surprise dear old mum. But how much? She is not shocked at this display of strength, just pleasantly surprised it seems. (More along the lines of a self realization that “Mum’s still got it.”)
By the end of the episode, Dan and Chloe sort out their roles as soon to be divorced parents. Lucifer sentences his mum to stay on earth and live the life of Charlotte. The killer is caught, it was Ray Codfree, and Chloe actually saves Leila from being burnt to a cinder.
Kudos to Robin Givens who made the most of her role as possible suspect turned potential victim.
Woodside, Brandt and Ellis still continue to rock their roles and Helfer has proven to be a wonderful addition as Charlotte/Mum.
Notes to show creator Tom Kapinos:
More Trixie please and as Ella is becoming a firm favorite more of her as well and can Chloe lighten up a tad?
Lucifer airs Mondays on FOX. Tune in and see where this season heads next.
Cast:
- Tom Ellis – Lucifer Morningstar
- Lauren German – Chloe Decker
- D.B. Woodside – Amenadiel
- Lesley-Ann Brandt – Mazikeen
- Aimee Garcia – Ella Lopez
- Kevin Alejandro – Dan Espinoza
- Rachael Harris – Linda Martin
- Scarlett Estevez – Trixie
- Tricia Helfer – Charlotte/Mum
Guest starring Robin Givens as Leila Simms and Vik Sahay as Ray Codfree
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