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trixstar has us in a chokehold with the graceful way in which they write relationships and dynamics 🤝​

Lucifer: My dear, sweet child. I can't.

Can we please talk about this scene?!? Can everyone who watched Lucifer S5 please drop me your comments on this damn beautiful, heartbreaking scene.

Season 1 of Lucifer will still eternally be my personal best, but this is my favorite damned scene of the entire series so far, and it's not even celestial, it's so achingly human. Everyone in it acts their butts off, even the characters who don't have lines, and Trixie Espinoza is the ALL-STAR OF THE MILLENNIUM. When Chloe is begging Lucifer, and he stares over her shoulder and his face melts with dread, you know Trixie is there before you even hear her speak because she's the only one who could have that impact on him.

For as little screen time and she has, Trixie carries so much emotional gravitas of the show.

She demands that Chloe tell Dan to go get up and come home, because she thinks the world of her mom and knows that she can tell him to do anything and he would do it for her. Then she tells Maze not to cry because it'll be okay, and you believe that Trix could command Mazikeen to follow her into hell because Maze clings to her every word. Linda, who counsels for a living, has no words to console that. And when she finally turns to Lucifer for the truth, and Chloe collapses to the floor in the background knowing that's the ultimate plea for help which she can't soothe or comfort, because she knows that her daughter wouldn't ask Lucifer if she didn't truly have the hope— the unfailing optimism — that her dad was alive, because she knows Lucifer has no choice but to break her heart, even as he mouths the silent plea "I'm so sorry" in between spoken gasps. And then Beatrice turns back to her mother and says "I want my daddy," and Chloe knows that she has to be strong for her daughter and overcome that primal kind of feeling that she understands the most in this world from losing her father too, so it's the smallest and the most important thing that she can say all at once as she tries to hug the hurt away: "I know, baby." It's the most true thing she's ever said, so much that it rocks Lucifer off his feet.

“You abandoned me.” They’re really going to beat this horse.

So one minute angel-baby wants to kill him and the next minute she flies away? That tracks. Wot?

I bet Dan feels guilty for abandoning Trixie…just if we’re running with the father-daughter guilt theme we should definitely go and examine that. Hm? Crickets? Okay.

Oh look at Lucifer’s face…he can’t lie, so he’s definitely not telling Dan something about why he left Dan in purgatory. Gotta be better than something worse.

“Why does everyone think that beam me up is a thing?” Because you’re a self-proclaimed cheesy Penelope Decker sci-fi nerd, Lucifer. It’s not that big of a stretch.

“Need I remind you of your nephew?"PS: where’s Charlie?

"Who wants to visit the 90s? Frosted tips, dial up, Creed?” Now that’s truth in a one-liner, as someone who's formative youth was the 90s in a love-hate way. Also, what a hell of a long intro.

Why have we turned Dan into the butt of every joke except calling him a d-bag? I appreciate the Kevin's comedic chops, but I feel like this writing is derivative.

Okay, this trip down sexscapades memory lane and old relationship insecurities is getting stale AF.

Amenadiel and Lucifer clearly inherited share as much artistic skill as Chloe inherited a singing voice.

Hahaha, Maze can absolutely see Dan. She’s torturing him.

LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT…WE CAN’T REVISIT A PRIEST IN A BAR BUT WE CAN GET A RABBI IN AN ORGY IN MIAMI. I’M O-V-E-R IT.

Dan-diel-ion is BACK, thank the celestials, one redeeming thing in this sh*tshow.

I’m telling you, make Dan an angel because this non-corporeal ghost thing ain’t cutting it.

Two secrets in one episode, devil needs to get back on the couple’s therapy couch.

First-lady-to-all-things tag-team fight against backwater bad guys? Okay, two redeeming things about this episode.

“I plan to be a boots-on-the-ground type of god” Yes, I dig it!

“We” will figure it out. Huge props to a blended, atypical celestial family with all my love.

That Trixie breakdown scene with Dan watching at the window feels so out of place in the editing. Is that all we get?!

“I can’t carry you back even if I wanted to.” there’s that omitted truth.

“She’s my daughter.” Look, not to diminish the whole angel-daughter storyline… But Lucifer already has a daughter that he shares with his blended angel-mortal Deckerstar-Espinoza hella-hyphenated family. Her name is Trixie, he would do anything to protect that little urchin, and I feel like this whole storyline is a substitution for the fact that we’ve only seen her for 30 seconds so far this season and I don’t like it one bit.

Trixie’s asleep for the familial angelic reveal?! Supreme, utter, nonsensical b*******!

"Our siblings are answering prayers and making a mess of it / Apocalypse by a thousand papercuts/ You're not the God of us" soooo, Amenadiel should ascend!

"Where's a goddamn celestial when you need one!" Ultimate mood, Dan!

"Check in on Father Frank" is such a tease you white-board-dry-eraser-wielding jerks!

Water balloons off the penthouse balcony and Bones, now that's a perfect day for these clowns.

Free will or fate or both? Free will is the future, fate is history...this has been the ultimate back and forth of the series and I feel like we're losing ground now instead of making meaningful storyline insights. Literally, send in Father Frank now and clear this up!

Morningstar and Martin are making me a) finally believe in the merits of the last season and b) making me sob silly and it's absolutely unfair.

Morningstar and Miss Lopez making me cry and it's absolutely unfair!

I can't say this enough, Lauren German and DB Woodside on screen together is supremely underrated gold and I am vastly glad for every moment the plot brings them together because it is a shining moment.

"You'll find your calling too, I have faith in you. / Of all our siblings, I'm glad it's you I've got to spend all this time on Earth with. You are my favorite brother, brother, and I will miss you/ You can't get rid of me that easily." HeavenlyBros™ Lucifer and Amenadiel making all the snot come out of my nose and it's absolutely unfair!

PS: can't wait to see a LUX celestial mixer #BootsOnTheGround AmenaGod

Maybe Lucifer's calling is to be human? A better kind of man.

#Goodguyinabadguysbody thank you, finally something worthy of Ghost Dan/ Kevin Alejandro.

If Lucifer doesn't say goodbye to Trixie, if TRIXSTAR™ doesn't get their moment to make me sob unfairly, if I don't get that squirmy hug, I will riot!

Dig out that guilt Dan: he wanted to be good role model for Trixie. Ding ding ding, hello OF COURSE, it's the beating heart of everything in this show. Parents and children. Love and feeling worthy of love! Also, since it is now clear that Lucifer isn't saying goodbye to Trixie —and I have to riot— I'm glad Dan did!

Look at Trixie doing the emotional heavy lifting of this show —on par with all her grown counterparts— like a damn champion! The fact that the power is that be behind this show didn't take into account Scarlett's schedule to include much more is sinful!

But when Dan ascends and leaves Le Mec's body, Trixie/everyone is in danger.

"Everything's fine room," Bigger on the inside. Classic Timelord move. Can I get a don't panic panic room if I try to rewatch this season from the beginning?

All I'm saying is SUPERWHOLOCK should be endgame... Lucifer isn't going to die, he's going to save Rory and Rory is accidentally going to time travel him into the future, closing the time loop like Amy and Rory in "The Angels Take Manhattan" where the Doctor never sees them again but writes an epilogue to Linda's now-charred memoir, hence why Lucifer blips out of existence in Chloe's timeline. And if that's not what canon does, I will scrub canon from memory and that's what will happen in my recollection.

"I find a large majority of the human race to be insufferable" me on a Monday.

"Half cocked / Full cocked" I knew that line was coming from the teaser trailer and I still laughed. Am I an easy person to please? You bet.

"This is the voice of God" because OF COURSE!!!!! One liner one million.

Linda: I thought I was no longer your therapist.

Lucifer: And look how that turned out. The universe has no God, clearly I belong on this couch.

Me: She ought to write a book.

"Out of my way Ms. Lopez, I care about you" right up there with "I don't care if you die"

I feel very guilty that I love the banter between detective Corbett and Lucifer, like I'm cheating on Detective Douche.

Chloe Decker from cop to crime, how quickly we fall.

I can't believe it took six seasons to get Lucifer Morningstar singing in a drag club. How have we not been here yet, by God!!!

"Shh, Trixie's sleeping" another episode that Scarlett Estevez doesn't grace the screen! This is torture from hell.

"If we're going to change the world, and hunty, we are, queens like me gotta work on facing all of our fears and know we're enough" SNAPS, SNAPS, SNAPS Busty!!! All that power.

OMG... When we say the man who almost killed Lucifer are we talking Danimal or are we talking Malcolm Graham?

WHEN is ELLA actually GOING TO MEET THE CELESTIAL FAM ALREADY! #murderflowers

Maze and Decker sparring is absolutely fan service and it's silly but I'm not mad at it.

I think Chloe might be coming apart at the edges a little bit after Dan died, feeling vulnerable, hence the super-strength addiction. Or worried about how she stands up next to a celestial would-be-God?

Lucifer didn't want to fly you back up to Earth, Dan, because he didn't want you to get the hell hunger like Malcolm did, you wackadoo! Classic season one throwback dilemma.

It's raining frogs? I could have sworn that in an episode about drag queens it would be raining men, but okay. Also, they really should have found a way to put that in the episode titlecard, no?

August 6, 2020, 21 Days of Lucifer Countdown

Obviously, this is not a comprehensive list of all of Trixie Espinoza’s finest moments throughout LUCIFER, just my top favorites with a brief explanation of why I am endeared to Scarlett Estevez for life. While is pains me deeply to dethrone any other cast member in the ensemble that I adore, including Tom Ellis, Trixie is my favorite.

School smackdown / Introducing Beatrice: “There’s no smoking in here, my mommy could arrest you. - I kicked [the mean girl] in the no-no touch touch square - what’s a hooker? - bye Lucifer, it was nice meeting you.” The whole scene from start to finish is blessed, especially when she sticks her fingers in her ears when Chloe and Dan star fighting. We get such a clear picture of precisely who Trix is from page one that it is impossible not to fall hard for her.

Trixie runs in for a hug: “Lucifer!” / Lucifer: “ah, get back!” The repellent hug reactions and how he rebuffs her like a puppy never gets old.

Maze reveals her true face while trick-or-treating, Trixie says “cool!” and subsequently Maze extorts ever neighbor for candy and cash on Trixie’s behalf like a mob racket.

Amenadiel: “Lucifer asked me to watch over your mom” / Trixie: “Like a guardian angel? - I think you are good.” And I thought Lucifer’s introduction to Trixie was stellar, when she met Amenadiel, it melted my stone cold heart. And she hugged him. An he loved it, as opposed to Lucifer he always looks like he’s about to keel over from toxic levels of fluffy human emotion. Trixie is the celestial pep squad morale captain, and its joyous.

“I missed you dummy.” Maze and Trixie’s reunion is the best.

Trix answers the door for Ella with blades at the ready, and subsequently they bond over a sushi t-shirt. It would surprise me -5% if Trixie grew up to be a lab tech or mortician consultant for a local PD outfit. She’s such a mini-Ella, complete with a PhD in hugs.

“Good, I don’t like you [to Malcolm]” Trixie was just abducted by a corrupt cop and presumably threatened at gunpoint, and she sassed Malcolm straight back to hell. It was unbelievably satisfying.

“You shot someone...again? - If you shot Lucifer, that must mean you really like him.” #TeamTrixie steers the Deckerstar ship

“[To Eve] Are you the kind of friend Lucifer needs right now?” Her level of interrogative intensity is unreal, enroll her in a government agency shadow program ASAP

“Wusses don’t get Lollies” Dr. Espinoza says while bandaging Mazikeen and Lucifer and only giving Maze candy. This was so funny to me, she inherited all of Chloe’s deadpan tendencies including calling Lucifer a wuss.

Honorable mentions:

Trixie rampages Lucifer’s penthouse, pirouettes, and claims that Lucifer has stairs up to his bedroom “Like a princess.” Of all the times his eyes could have glowed red, and they missed this golden opportunity!

“Your whips and knives are moving.” Trixie tries to smuggle herself in Maze’s luggage, but settles for “watching her mom” while giving Mazikeen a stuffed alien for her bounty hunting trip to Canada, an exchange completed with secret knuckles handshake and throat slice. Mazikeen returns the plush toy stained in / blood, sans a bottom and Trixie is reverentially awestruck. 

Her Morningstar driving lesson

Coloring crime scene photos

Mangling the doll and getting a new one from Lucifer

Trix high-fiving Lucifer when he least expects it after he made off with her breakfast sandwich. Lucifer didn’t even know what was happening while he was shielding himself from a tackle hug (what’s a high five and why are there no drugs involved) like he’d just inadvertently taken part in some demonic ritual. (2x07)

Also as just mentioned in 2x07 Lucifer takes Trixie’s sandwich claiming that he’s much larger and hungrier, and she is so forgiving when she replies, “That’s okay mommy, he must have really wanted it.”

Maze and Trix asleep on the couch while Chloe tucks them it.