The issue is a simple one.
Update: It looks like Lucifer was just picked up for a fourth season on Netflix. I hope that the writing team can add more to it as time goes on.
Under normal circumstances, I try to avoid posting two similar articles in a row. With that said, I think I’m going to have to diagnose another television show.
Much to the chagrin of its fans, Lucifer was recently canceled by Fox. The show grew on me over time, but I can honestly say that a single critical error doomed it as the years wore on.
Strap in, my friends. We’re going for another bombing run!
1. The Deckerstar Romance Is The Only Thing That Holds The Show Together.
Lauren German and Tom Ellis did a good job, but…
I really don’t know how to put it any other way.
The cast did a good job with the material provided to them, but that’s the problem. When you look at the show with a critical eye, no one really talks about the mythology or even the case of the week. It’s all about the “will they/won’t they?” pairings of Chloe/Lucifer and Charlotte/Dan.
I want you to think critically about this. The show’s title character is the Devil, who is one of the greatest anti-heroes in Western mythology. On top of that, the show exists in a world where binge-watching has largely overtaken syndication in the television marketplace. With that in mind, what should make up the A- and B-stories in any given episode?
It makes sense to put the mythology first and the cop stuff second, doesn’t it? That way, viewers can look forward to supernatural crimes (as promised in season 1), a wide variety of celestial characters, and all sorts of other stuff like that. Instead, the audience got a police procedural with a little bit of divine window dressing.
To put it simply, Lucifer got cancelled because it got its wires crossed.
Do you agree or disagree? Let’s talk about it in the comments!
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