#lucifer speculation

Look, maybe some people have gotten over the way Maze sobbed over that NSYNC t-shirt, but I sure haven't.

Since Dan being in Hell was a catalyst for Lucifer's realization that the whole system is unjust, I am sure he'll play a role in S6's arc. And given the intense emotion shown by everyone who loves(d) him, I'm sure conversations will be had.

Dan's arc is so freaking fascinating. I mean, I hated the guy in S1. I'm pretty sure I was actually okay with thinking Malcolm had killed him.

I reluctantly started to like him in S2 ... and that just grew until, y'know, I spent last Friday ugly-crying into a pillow. And of course Dan has to be the one to show us (and Lucifer) how wrong the system is. We know Dan is a good guy. We know he's grown. We know he took his second chance and used it to become a better man. We love him, and we know he doesn't belong in an eternity of pain and torture for mistakes he made and atoned for--but for which he couldn't forgive himself.

He's an echo of Lucifer: the pain, the suffering, the rebellion, the impatience, the guilt, the self-loathing. So, if we're uncomfortable with the idea of Lucifer returning to Hell (and we should be; he doesn't want to be there), we should be just as uncomfortable at the thought of Dan there.

I think something Lucifer and Maze's reactions to Dan's death show so well is how potent personal connections are. It makes things more real.

Even with the ribbing and the occasional animosity and jabs and shootings and epic prankings ... Dan is family. Dan is like a brother to Lucifer, to Maze. The kind of brother that sometimes drives you crazy. The kind of brother a stranger might think you dislike if they heard you speaking about him out of context. But in Lucifer and Maze's world, that like-calling-to-like of darkness, of struggle, of violence is familial. Like, Lucifer may call him Detective Douche, but if anyone else said it, he'd go full Devil-face on them. You can tease your own family, but god forbid some outsider is mean. It's like Maze's "No one calls my skank a skank" line.

Oh, this last season. It so brilliantly showed so many different flavors of love and affection. And Lucifer and Maze, especially, highlighted this variety so beautifully.

And yeah. Dan needs to know that. He needs to know that he belonged in the weird messed up found family we've all come to love just as much as the others do. He deserves to know that he wasn't just tolerated, he was loved.

Things I want:

I want more soft Lucifer and Chloe. I want them to have some real, maybe difficult conversations, and grow even closer. (i wouldn’t say no to seeing some cuddles). i want to see them COMFORTABLE and IN LOVE.

i know its probably impossible but wing touching OR devil form touching. 

Apparently this is controversial, but I want Lucifer and his dad to reconcile. That doesn’t mean I think one party is innocent over the other. I don’t want Chloe punching god in the face or everyone spitting mad about his appearance. I want there to be growth and acknowledgment of faults on both sides (and pinned on Michael lol). I want Lucifer and God’s relationship to be okay. 

Maze to actually break the pattern of behavior she’s been stuck in since s1. Stop siding with bad guys, Mazikeen!! Go find Eve and kiss her!

A reveal for Ella!

A: Chloe becomes immortal, they live on earth forever with occasional visits to heaven to see their human friends and family.

B: Lucifer becomes mortal, they live out their lives on earth, grow old together and die. Then they both reunite in heaven.

C: They separate because he's God now and, because he feels he can't be selfish anymore, he wants to put the universe's faith before his own happiness. He also wants her to live a normal life because he loves her too much and wants her to have that. When she dies, they reunite in heaven.

D: Chloe dies (again), he's devastated, but as he has redeemed himself, they reunite in heaven.

E: Lucifer dies / sacrifices himself. She's devastated, but still lives a long life because that's what he would have wanted and they reunite in heaven.

Now that we've got all of season 5 and season 6 is somewhere on the horizon, here are some thoughts about what the final season might look like and where I would personally like to see the characters go.

This posts contains no spoilers or BTS information for season 6. I don't know anything beyond a couple interviews with writers and cast members. Everything here is purely speculation. If you have been following BTS and have speculations based on them, kindly do not spoil me here.

Warning! This assumes you've watched all of Lucifer 5B. Do not read unless you've seen the latest episodes.

Ever since I saw the s5b trailer, I’ve been thinking some Thoughts™ about where the show is going, where these characters’ journeys of self-discovery will lead, so on and so forth. Putting aside my Deckerstar fears (which, hello theme of the season — “that’s all they are, fears”), I want to talk about the plot they’ve introduced with the return of God, and more specifically, who I believe will actually “become God.” (Though can an angel just assume this role…? I’m getting ahead of myself.)

For the first time in millennia (possibly ever), God has touched down to earth. This unexpected visit is fraught with tension and unease for a myriad of reasons: Why now? How come God hasn’t reached out before? What does this mean for everyone? What does this mean for Lucifer? Why did God do what he did? Why, why, why… 

Already, Lucifer is trying to navigate his new-and-fragile relationship with Chloe and deal with Michael, The First Fearmonger, who is still lingering about. There’s no doubt about the inevitable internal turmoil Lucifer will experience with facing the being he curses the most (besides himself). Then, to really top everything off, God announces his retirement. Like, holy shit, that’s a lot to deal with. 

So, what does Lucifer do? Well, in Peak Lucifer Fashion™ totally not avoiding the issues at hand — as there are no issues, obviously — he decides that he’s going to take his father’s place and become G-O-D (or Lod, if you’re feeling fresh. Please don’t call him Lod). He certainly can’t let Michael take their father’s place, that’s for damn sure. But, and this is important, is ruling the universe what Lucifer truly desires?

Lucifer has grown so much since his and Chloe’s first meeting, there’s no denying that. Of course, he’s not without slip-ups, just as anyone else isn’t, but he’s trying and that’s what matters. Before, everything he did was ultimately flipping the bird to his dad (but also to himself, but that’s some other shit), yet he willingly, selflessly returned to the place he vowed to never step foot in — just to protect Chloe, to protect humanity. He had no idea when he would be able to return, if he would even be able to. Would he ever get to see Chloe again? I’m sure the question haunted him for those thousands of years, as there’s no way he’d believe they’d reunite in hell.

Anyway, deeper Lucifer analysis aside, I just… don’t see him actually wanting the responsibility the role of God brings. Ruling hell, being a king, was always a job that was put on him and he met it great reluctance, if not outright hostility. “It was a job, Detective. Something I was forced to do.” Lucifer doesn’t have any desire to rule demons — he was all for the demons themselves to become the new king, just so he didn’t have to go back — but... Lucifer will be fine and dandy to rule... well, everything? Like, if he hates being the king of hell, what’s to say he’s even going to find fulfillment in being Master of the Universe? Lucifer wants to experience humanity, to help them to realize their deepest desires — and, hopefully, understand his own in the process. I believe that he’s latching onto this idea of entering Godhood because he’s avoiding the issues in front of him: Chloe asked him if he loves her back, and he never gave her an answer. He’s distracting himself, doing something dramatic as he’s wont to do — just to realize that he’s right where he’s supposed to be. (Chloe was just getting used to being in love with Thee Devil™, and now he’s... God? Mm, fancy that. The devil doth protest too much, methinks.) So, what does Lucifer want? Well, that’s a whole other convo, which I’m planning to get into later.

Now we have the question: Who is fit to be God?

It’s rather obvious when you think about it. Who is most often ought out, prayed to for help? For guidance?

Amenadiel is known for his strength, his unwavering loyalty, his compassion, and his love for humanity. He didn’t come by the last two easily by any means. Before, he held humanity at a distance by slowing down time and visiting earth without it knowing. It was after staying and experiencing humanity that he began to feel a change in himself. Since his journey of self-discovery, he’s learned that separating himself from people is not what he wants. He’s come to love humanity, and so, let go of the walls that kept him apart. “Look, I wasted so much time keeping them at bay, looking down on them for millennia when they have so much to offer. I’m only now just realizing how lucky that we are that we actually get a chance to connect with them. So I say put up your sign: ‘Open for business. Humanity, come on in.’”

The nuns felt God’s love stronger than ever reflected back at them in the presence of Amenadiel. This had never happened to him before and it couldn’t have happened because he wasn’t ready. After losing his wings, becoming human himself, experiencing loss, he’s closer to humanity than he’s ever been. He’s even a father now, and he finds fulfillment in just being there for Charlie; he doesn’t need anything else. Whereas Lucifer says he’s ~practicing his dad jokes, but has never been too terribly fond of offspring — with the Detective’s being the exception — and has shown no inclination for fatherhood, except, y’know, now that Godhood is dangling in front of his face like the shiny distraction it is. There are the few instances where he’s seen drinking out of the #1 Dad mug, which I think was foreshadowing for God’s arrival and this subsequent idea of Lucifer’s to be God, more than anything. There’s more to being a father than the puns, though. Between these two, I think it’s pretty self-evident who is more fit to carry the responsibility of the universe.

I think, perhaps, Amenadiel will take the universal throne, and Lucifer will continue as he has by guiding souls to their deepest desires. It will be another partnership, the brothers working together instead of against one another — just as they did to light the flaming sword. Someone for strength, someone for honesty. (Who knows, maybe Michael will be in charge of hell — it would either have to be something he’s bound to, or of his own free will. I mean, ~what do you truly fear~ definitely vibes more with the “you fuel your own hell experience with your guilt” thing.)

And now, some visuals and dialogue that make my brain go brrr. 

“Oh well, thanks for nothing.” “Listen, I really wish I could help you find Chloe, but I have faith in you, brother.”

“And what do you need?” “I think I just need someone to hold my hand and tell me everything’s going to be okay.” “I promise you, Linda. Everything is going to be okay.”

“You couldn’t wait to tell everyone up there how all of God’s children create their own fate, how we decide where we belong.”

“I don’t think it’s God’s job to stop the bad. I actually think he’s there to give us the strength to get through it.”

God, thy name is Amenadiel.

tl;dr

I believe s5b will not end with Lucifer as G-O-D, but with Amenadiel. If I haven't convinced you to come over to the Amenadiel as God side, what if I told you that the combined name is Godadiel. God -> Dad -> Amenadiel.