[SPONSORED] Lucifer Season 3 Episode 5 UN-CUT REACTION!
Added 2021-12-13 08:46:20 +0000 UTCthe real charlotte isn't so bad :( and i feel really sad for her.
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Thank you for another thoughtful and well-expressed reactions. I really do like how you take the time to unpick the scenes and explain your ideas and queries. Many of us have asked the same questions and the Lucifans are known to be among the most analytic fanbase anywhere, sharing thoughts and ideas but you of course want to avoid spoilers! I love Heidi and Chantal's similar idea that God brought Charlotte back because her body was used by his ex-wife...or to give her another chance maybe. I always thought maybe it was something to do with her body being used by a goddess which somehow gave it back life when her light left it, but now I think about it, I prefer Heidi and Chantal's idea more.
Celia Fox
2022-09-10 19:32:26 +0000 UTCThanks for another great reaction! I love this episode, and I love Charlotte. Tricia Helfer has long been one of my favorite actors, and seeing her playing two such wildly different characters in the same show just reminds me how brilliant and amazing she is. She’s so good at playing Charlotte as a woman who is deeply traumatized by everything she’s experienced, and I love that the writers decided to keep the character around to deal with that. As for how she came back - keep in mind, she went to Hell. She was really, genuinely dead. So, presumably, when Mum exited Charlotte’s body… God decided to bring Charlotte back! Who knows why - we rarely, if ever, get to know why God does anything. I think it speaks to Lucifer’s personal growth that, despite the difficult place he’s in right now, with his wings back, and his lost Devil face, he *does* feel somewhat responsible for Charlotte, and takes the time to help her as best he can. It’s interesting to me that you keep wondering how and why the people around Lucifer don’t take more time to point out how crazy he is! I think the short answer is pretty obvious: Chloe, Dan, Ella et al, have known him for a while now, so they’re used to it! He’s just weird, crazy Lucifer who says crazy things all the time. Of course, they *know* what he’s saying is crazy - in 3x02, Chloe was certainly concerned about how Lucifer would come across with the new Lieutenant. But - he is also getting increasingly erratic and unreliable since getting his wings back. I think it’s smart to keep thinking about this, and how it affects those around him, especially Chloe. She has a lot of patience, as you said, but I think even she has her limits.
Chantal Griffin
2021-12-13 19:09:34 +0000 UTCWelcome Back, Charlotte Richards- Thank you so much for this wonderful and fun reaction for an episode that is closer to growing more and more one of my favorite episodes within this season for me, Ky! I absolutely enjoy this episode a lot. I especially love that Charlotte Richards is brought back into the show once more as herself, and not as Lucifer's and Amenadiel's mother. And what an amazing way of doing so, by having her struggle so deeply with the time she's lost upon her body becoming possessed by the Goddess of all Creation, while her soul had become trapped in Hell after she was killed, as was shown back in season two's episode... Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire. And I realy love that we see Charlotte in Tricia Helfer's performance as Charlotte herself, and that we don't see the Goddess of all Creation any longer. Tricia Helfer as just Charlotte is marvelous!! You can see two very different people from how she portrays Charlotte and the Goddess of All Creation. And her chemistry with Lucifer... first as his mother and now as just Charlotte, is absolutely phenomenal! Tricia Helfer and Tom Ellis work so well with one another. Welcome back, Charlotte Richards, indeed. :) First... my absolute favorite moment is in the very end, when Lucifer shares with Charlotte how much the woman Charlotte was during her lost time really meant to him, without sharing with her that the woman was his mother and revealing the truth about him really being the Devil and that she had been possessed by his mother, knowing she couldn't possibly understand that more so... because he wanted to protect her from hurting her anymore than she is already hurting thanks to her time in Hell and because of her guilty conscience. It's a really beautiful moment that shows just how much his mother really means to him, in spite of all the pain she put him through. It also shows how forgiving and understanding Lucifer truly is. And I love seeing how much Lucifer really wants to help heal Charlotte too. Because like he says, Charlotte is now an innocent who is suffering because of his mother's time in her body, and he truly does want to help her heal and to help her to avoid going back to Hell if he can. I really love this. It's really quite a beautiful moment between these two. :) Another favorite scene... I also absolutely love the earlier scene between Lucifer and Charlotte inside his penthouse as well, just after Charlotte attempts to make out with Lucifer, until they eventually get into a deep conversation about how she feels so lost, scared, and guilty for her past sins and longs to find redemption to avoid going back to Hell. And I love how understanding Lucifer is while he listens, as we see sadness in his eyes showing us how sorry he is for what's come of her, and that he bpartly lames himself for her troubles, even though he's really not to blame for his mother's actions. What a beautifully acted scene. Another of my favorite moments is when Lucifer saves Charlotte from making the mistake of hurting the three real criminals involved in Chloe's and Lucifer's pudding case. They may not have murdered the victim who committed suicide in order to bring the problem to the police's attention, but they are involved in slowly poisoning everyone who eats the pudding, including Dan. I love that Lucifer helps her to understand that hurting them won't help her to clear the red in her ledger, and how he asks her to trust in him to help her to avoid going back to Hell. Quite a powerful moment! :) I also love how Lucifer then reveals that he had been lurking in the shadows while waiting for the right moment to enter, while the criminals confess to the crimes that Chloe and Dan could actually nail them all for so they could arrest them. That Lucifer had been wearing a wire on him so he could do this to help her, while Chloe and Dan are listening in on them. Brilliant! Now... like I've said in my comments throughout other episodes, I've never liked the idea of Dan and Charlotte being together while Charlotte was being possessed by Lucifer's mother. It was a twisted relationship. But now that there's a possibility of Dan and the real Charlotte coming together in a new relationship, I do actually really love the idea of Dan being together with her, and seeing them starting off slow while they both begin getting to know their true selves. Plus... I really like the chemistry between Dan and Charlotte too. As well as both the actors... Kevin Alejandro and Tricia Helfer. As for the brief storyline of Lucifer teaching Trixie the loopholes on how to swear without actually swearing... I hate swearing, and I myself never swear because like Chloe says to Trixie, these words can hurt people. But I have to admit that the beginning scene between Lucifer, Chloe, and Trixie is hilarious. I just love how awkward things are between Lucifer and Chloe in this moment, and I love how adorable Trixie is too. I also really love that this leads to Chloe talking with Trixie in the end about how swearing can hurt people, which Trixie certainly doesn't mean to do. As for Lucifer seeking a distraction in order to refrain from thinking about his father's manipulations... as always, he's just hilarious. Annoying, but hilarious. Him seeking distractions with other women is a very Lucifer thing to do. And while the scene with him starring at the half naked women in the pudding commercial is a little cringey, it's also pretty funny, and I love how uncomfortable it makes Chloe too. She gets so annoyed with him, which certainly does show the strength of her patience and understanding as well. Next... I really appreciate seeing Ella defend Dan when she confronts Charlotte, not knowing of course that she isn't the same woman. I love how protective Ella is of Dan, and I also love how Ella makes a point of saying that once she saw a light in her... when Charlotte was being possessed by the Goddess, and now all she sees is darkness. A beautiful contrast of both characters. And lastly... the moment Charlotte kisses Lucifer upon breaking into his penthouse is very cringey, but Lucifer's reaction to the woman who was at one time his mother because she had been possessed by his mother, is funny. Tom Ellis is really good at acting so uncomfortable. Very funny. Oh, in regards to your questions about Charlotte's death in the hotel room... As far as we learned from Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire, Charlotte was in that hotel room helping one of her clients try to cover up for his crimes involving the cocaine the LAPD seized at Charlotte's home when they begin investigating her death. However, one of the other lawyers at her firm... angry with her for helping to make another lawyer her partner at the firm, kills Charlotte and then her client as well. Charlotte was/is a corrupt lawyer, but only because she goes out of her way to help her clients get away with their crimes, even if she knows they're guilty. Whether it's for drugs, prostitution, kidnapping, or even rape and murder too. Now... Charlotte is finally coming to understand the gravity of all she's done, and her guilt most certainly caused for her to wind up in Hell for the few months in which the Goddess was in possession of her body. Yikes! Talk about severe consequences. This is why we should always try to live righteously, and try to treat everyone well. And why is she able to be alive again, when Charlotte did actually die in that hotel room? I believe her resurrection has more to do with God possibly saving Charlotte from Hell in hope of giving her a second chance at life to right her wrongs so that he won't have to suffer an eternity in Hell. As a way of making things right for her by way of apology for all that the Goddess has done while possessing her body. And if I'm right, this is truly beautiful. Overall... this is a great episode and a wonderful reaction from you once more, Ky! I really enjoyed it a lot. So, thank you very much again, dear friend! Until your next reaction for more Lucifer... Another one fo my favorite episodes this season!! :) Sincerely, Heidi
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2021-12-13 09:49:20 +0000 UTC
