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Symbolism: Welcome, Brother

I love Gabriel’s sarcastic ambiguity. I think both of Gabriel’s comments go together here, as we can see in the way the camera pans around both Gabriel and Bellamy when they contemplate their new clothing - adopting new clothing is itself a symbolic act.

Even though he was coerced into joining the Cipher Team, Gabriel is a scientist at heart. He thinks Bardoan theology is a load of folderal, but he puts on those white pjs and joins the team to get to the bottom of what he’s spent the last 150 years searching for - the secrets of the Anomaly. When he sees Bellamy newly dressed in the disciple robes of a true believer, he understands that Bellamy will be working towards the same goal he is, only through the lens of religion. 

This hearkens back to the theme described in my Cat’s Cradle/Gem9 post: Science and religion are opposing but concurrent ways to find the truth. When Gabriel tells Bellamy that he looks good in white, he is subtley telling him that they are on the path together. 

Of course, Clarke isn’t having any of their nonsense:

CHLOE DECKER IN LUCIFER SEASON 5

”What’s happening?”