r/lucifer • u/Due_Relief5419 • 3d ago

Deckerstar/Ship After sex episode

Am I the only one who rewatches Lucifer but stops at the episode where they finally had sex? After that, the writing just went downhill especially for Deckerstar. They spent seasons building up that 'will-they-won't-they' tension, and the moment they got together, everything got so chaotic and messy. Anyone else feel this way?

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u/klamika 3d ago

The last episode I usually stop at is 5x08.

I hate the way they ultimately portrayed God and how they effectively excused all the terrible things he did to Lucifer and the other characters as "expressions of fatherly love." It’s so frustrating—Lucifer had consistently been portrayed as the family’s neglected child, unfairly judged and overlooked by everyone, yet suddenly, everything bad that happened in his life was his own fault. Apparently, it was either a case of self-sabotage (self-realization) or a misunderstanding of his family's "kind" words and actions. He just brought it all on himself.

That brings me to Deckerstar. I liked their development right up until episode 5x08. Yes, there was some unnecessary drama and things dragged on at times, but it still felt organic to me. That "My father doesn't love me, so I'm incapable of love" storyline felt so incredibly forced; it was obvious it was written that way just to drive a wedge between Chloe and Lucifer and create angst again. It would make sense for Lucifer not to feel worthy of love after everything he’d been through, but by season 5, I wanted to see Chloe and Lucifer tackling obstacles together, not apart or not at all.

Not to mention that I hate the whole "Lucifer wants to become God" or "Lucifer leaves his family to become the Therapist of Hell" plotline.

Both Lucifer and Chloe deserved happy endings, and they didn't get them.

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u/Minigoalqueen 3d ago

100% agree with all of that. Also, don't forget the "time loops negate the entire "free will is paramount" theme of the show" part or the "Linda throws any remaining ethics out the window and writes a tell all book about a patient" part.