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STAN MAZE AND TRIXIE!

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Heidi Elizabeth Marcum

Thank you so, so much for another fun reaction, for another of my favorite episodes in this season!!! I absolutely love, love, love this episode titled, Monster! Once again, this episode showcases Tom Ellis' tremendous talent, as we see him show his dark side, his humorous side, as well as his heartbreak that comes from the devastating guilt he's feeling after having to kill his brother. I love seeing this side of Lucifer that so far has been rare, because he bottles all of his pain down inside so deep, that he doesn't even understand or realize what he's feeling most of the time, which is why he is putting himself through therapy with Linda so that he can come to understand. Himself, as well as humanity. And it's really incredible to see these different sides to Lucifer, especially throughout this episode. And we're beginning to see just how Lucifer truly sees himself... as a monster, as is revealed by him in the very end, and it's heartbreaking, yet beautiful to watch. But I'll come back to that in a moment... First... this episode begins at a Halloween themed wedding where the bride, groom, and their guests are all dressed up as the living dead, and tragically, a shooter suddenly shoots the groom in his arm, then kills the bride with a single shot to her chest, just as they are announced man and wife. I love that this episode was Halloween themed, and this case throughout I found to be very intriguing from beginning to end. Unfortunately, as Lucifer struggles deeply with his guilt from killing his brother and being unable to deal with his pain and anger in a more healthy manner, he does the only thing he can to try to avoid dealing with it by going to work with Chloe and immediately begins to act out darkly, and irrationally. I absolutely love that it's later revealed by Lucifer's and Amenadiel's mother when she's talking with her oldest son, that Lucifer acts out through rebellion whenever he's in pain, which is also why Lucifer initially rebelled against God through a great rebellion, which as we know... tragically ends with God casting Lucifer out of Heaven and into Hell. And then... it's also beautifully and tragically revealed in the very end through Chloe when she comes to understand why Lucifer has been acting out as he has after she arrests the sniper killing the innocent people, that Lucifer has been acting as he has because he wants to be punished for killing Uriel. Because he believes he deserves it. And you can see the devastation, the anger, and the anguish Lucifer is suffering all throughout the episode, whether he's lashing out against Dan and Chloe or their suspects while they're solving the case, or he's just playing his piano inside LUX after he's been thrown off the case for pushing the detectives too far. I absolutely love seeing Lucifer's many sides, and it all coming down to him feeling like he's a monster. Seeing him in so much pain is really heartbreaking, and Tom Ellis shows his emotions so phenomenally. I also love the moment he snaps at Chloe in anger after he punches Dan in the face once Dan calls him selfish for only doing what he wants to do, and tells her that he's acting as he is simply because he's evil. Then later, I really love the moment between them inside the hospital just after Chloe arrest the killer when she's trying to get him to open up to her and to let him know that she's there for him if he would just try to help her to understand what's wrong, and Lucifer admits that she can't possibly understand what he's going through because she and no one else will ever truly understand why he killed his brother and why he acts in all the way he does because they won't ever believe he is the Devil in spite of all the ways he's been trying to tell them. And it's so sad, because Lucifer's absolutely right. Lucifer facing off against the sniper as he begs the man to kill him in order to receive the punishment he feels he deserves for all the pain he's inflicted on those he cares about, as well as the moment between him and Chloe afterwards, are my favorite moments throughout this episode. They're phenomenally acted and they're heart wrenching, which brings out my own emotions. I love being able to feel the deep emotions from a character in any show or movie. When you do, you know that the show or movie is well written and beautifully acted. This episode shows this off in spades. This is why I truly love this episode. And why I love Tom Ellis as an actor so much, because he has this incredible ability to make me feel exactly what I am meant to be feeling. And this brings me to the very end, when Lucifer finally reveals his Devil face to Linda upon her getting fed up with what she still believes to be all his metaphors about how Lucifer feels towards himself. This is a brilliant scene and moment, because at last Lucifer proves to someone that he truly is the Devil, but tragically, the revelation ends badly, when Linda freezes in fear and Lucifer simply stands up so he can leave her office without a word, once again feeling devastated because he's just frightened and hurt yet another person he deeply cares about by revealing his monstrous side to her. And he's ashamed and afraid he won't ever see her again because she won't want anything to do with him again. Lucifer's face is once again... heartbreaking. I feel so bad for Lucifer because he's suffering so much, and yet he can't talk to anyone about what he's really going through because no one can understand the truth about him. No matter how many times he's told Chloe, Dan, Linda, and everyone else that he's the Devil, no one believes him and because of this, he can't share his true feelings. And when he finally takes the chance to do so with Linda, he fears he's broken her, which he very well may have done. It's all so sad. Now... some of the funniest moments throughout this episode are first, when Chloe confronts Lucifer at the crime scene in the beginning when he shows up disheveled and about as drunk as he can possibly get despite his supernatural metabolism keeping him from getting drunk, then later when Chloe, Lucifer, and Dan are at the hospital and Lucifer hugs Dan to steal his badge and gun and uses the badge to get the files the detectives need for their case just before he then punches Dan in the face once the situation becomes heavy. And lastly... I also really enjoy the scenes between Amenadiel and Charlotte as well. I like learning a little more about Amenadiel as their mother talks about her children growing up, in order to hep her oldest son to open up and to let out his own grief for the loss of his brother, after which he reveals that he's begun to turn against their father just as Lucifer has. And while this is sad, I love that Amenadiel finally has begun to see the kind of heartbreak and pain that Lucifer has felt since before he was even cast out of Heaven and forced to become a torturer in Hell. Overall... this is a phenomenal episode and I enjoyed watching your reaction for it. I'm so happy you're continuing to enjoy this show that I love so much. So, thank you once again, Joe! As always, I can't wait for more reactions to come!! Until your next reaction...

Cynthia Jehl

I love this episode ! Lucifer completely going off the rails while dealing with his guilt after killing Uriel. Tom's acting is just really good in this episode. The scene when he plays the piano gives me chills because you can just feel all that he feels in that moment. Trixie and Maze are my fave friendship on the show, they're just so adorable. I wonder how much money Trixie got at the end of the day XD But of course, the best scene is when Lucifer shows Linda his devil face, the scene is just perfect, the acting, the play on the light and Linda's reaction, she just froze in terror. I can't wait for the next reaction. You're really getting into the good ones now :)