Lucifer season 4 review: Our favorite Devil reigns and shines on Netflix

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Themes and Arcs: Lucifer and Others

Lucifer’s whole arc in season four revolved around absolution; self-forgiveness and self-acceptance. But before getting to that realization (which came to him as an epiphany), Lucifer had to deal with figuring out his identity. The arrival of Eve not only brought Lucifer’s first girlfriend back from the silver city. It also brought out Lucifer’s “evil” side. With Eve back in the mix, Lucifer felt as if he had to once again become that which he had suppressed since coming to Los Angeles: the big bad biblical Devil.

At the same time, his devilish nature mentally tore him, since he was afraid of what Chloe would think of him. Yet, this dilemma was only scratching the surface, since deep down Lucifer’s inherent problem was that he despised himself to the core. It was with the help of Linda and Chloe that he finally took the first step into absolution, by simply trying to forgive himself. While Chloe was figuring out whether she loved Lucifer in his true form, he was figuring out whether he loved himself in the first place.

Linda and Amenadiel’s arc dealt mostly with the novelties of parenthood. Amenadiel, having lost his purpose after finally returning to the silver city by the end of season three, returned to Earth to find that he would soon become a father. In episode eight, he also experienced the difficulties his son would face on Earth given the color of his skin. Linda, now a soon-to-be mother, had to accept that living with an angel and a demon was now going to be the norm and nothing was going to change that.

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Like Lucifer, Ella in this fourth season also searched deep within herself to figure out what she truly believed in. Her arc was craftily intertwined with Dan’s, whose own arc was one of grief and to some extent, also absolution. He blamed Lucifer for Charlotte Richard’s death, but all along he was truly blaming himself. Having lost all faith in “the big guy,” Ella and Dan shared an intimate moment that was left unresolved. These two now share a connection and it’ll be interesting to see what comes out of it in seasons to come.

Maze’s arc was all about love. She clung on to Linda because as a demon she was never loved by her own mother, Lillith. And because of her demonic nature Maze never embraced her more romantic side, suppressing her feelings all the more. In essence, Maze’s arc was also one of identity.

And the same can be said about Eve (played by Invar Lavi). Her entire arc revolved around figuring out who she is and what she wants. She was an integral part of season four and luckily it looks like she’ll be sticking around for future seasons, since according to the series showrunners (via EW):

"We loved working with Inbar. As you can see in the season, she’s absolutely fantastic. The question becomes, as we get into our room, how much story would we have for that character? We set her off on an amazing new starting point for her life, so I think that’s one of the first thing we’ll discuss. My hope is, in whatever way, that’s not the last you’ve seen of Eve."

That’s our hope as well. We want to see a lot more from these characters rather soon, considering everything that happened in season four. On that note, where does Lucifer go from here?