This is a brand new show with tonight showing the pilot on FOX. The premise going into the show is that Satan or Lucifer is tired of running hell. He has taken a vacation and as the commercials were saying, if Satan took a vacation on earth, where would he end up? In Los Angeles, of course. The beginning shows him speeding in a sexy car, and then getting pulled over by a motorcycle cop. Instead of outrunning him or causing more mayhem and bringing attention to himself, he simply pulls over. He smooth talks the officer, explains that he has a gift for letting people tell him their innermost desires, and before long, the officer is admitting to loving the feel of speeding himself, he bribes the cop, and soon is on his way.
He ends up in a bar, which apparently is his, at least one of the bartenders is some sort of wench from hell who came along but isn't happy to just be tending bar, she wants something to happen. Before long a celebrity singer walks in and she seems to be having a heart to heart, accepting the idea she is talking to Lucifer and asking if she is going to hell because he owns her soul. He seems downright nice and appears happy that she is realizing that she needs to get her shit together. He tells her the only payment you owe me is to clean yourself up and be the best you can be. Two seconds later she gets shot dead by a drive-by killer who then crashes into a bus. Lucifer grabs him before he dies and the guy just admits that it is about money, sorry.
Enter a female cop who plays it as straight as an arrow because she already screwed up last time, as we are told right away. who eventually catches up with Lucifer after they exchange names and information that first night. All the while he is not hiding who he is Lucifer Morningstar, proclaiming he is immortal, to which he gets eye rolls by the cop lady. They both separately end up in a house full of hip hop people, and of course, they all packing heat, in the most cliché way. He goes right for the leader, and even gets shot in the act, which of course doesn't hurt him. He dangles King bad guy over the edge of an elevated floor and he spills whatever information he needs.
The guy playing Lucifer totally steals the show. He is cool, and in control, the ladies just melt in his presence, except for the lady cop, which he admits she is complex and a bit of a pain in the ass, but he likes her and possibly helps keep her alive when she gets shot.
He finally gets the person responsible for the girl's death and in the mirror they show him as a demon like Lucifer should look like, all red and scary. Other than scaring a little girl who is acting as a bully to the lady cop's little girl by turning his eyes red and fiery, he is perfect and English the rest of the time.
This one could stick around for awhile. Lucifer is haunted by questions, does he run hell because he is bad or because God sent him down there to do it. An angel keeps showing up and threatening him to get back to hell and do your job. He seems more interested in doing good. What happens if Lucifer only does good deeds, could he be forgiven? See if they can keep it fun and lively.
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