Lucifer Season One Review

Certificate – 15

Starring – Tom Ellis; Lauren German; Lesley-Ann Brandt; Kevin Alejandro; Rachael Harris & D.B. Woodside.

Running Time – 753 minutes (40/45 minutes each episode)

★★★½

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To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I was going to like and enjoy Lucifer (based on the Vertigo comic) after hearing not the best of things from reading and listening to TV critics reviews. You know what, I’m glad I watched the first season on DVD and Amazon Prime.

It was 13 episodes that were completely binge-worthy. It’s perfect to download from Amazon and watch on long train journeys, which is what I did travelling to and from London.

The standout MVP is defiantly Ellis, he brings sexiness, charm and humour to the role of Lucifer and his interactions with German, Harris and Woodside are highly entertaining. Meanwhile, German brings more of dramatic side to show and it needs otherwise would be too over the top.

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Storytelling-wise it is paint-by-numbers, completely predictable and they solve it every week ladies and gentleman. It’s also very tame which lowers the value of the show because it wouldn’t lose any of its campy fun if the Lord of Hell was able to drop the f-bomb and other swear words.

Finally, despite the writing being every soapy and lousy, it’s a lot of fun, Ellis is incredible on the show (as he carries it on his shoulders) and I couldn’t stop watching it and binged the whole of season one in four days.

If you fancy owning it on DVD/Blu-ray then you’ll get a few bonus features like the 2015 comic-con panel and a gag reel. Otherwise, watch it on Amazon Prime where you can watch the first season and start season two.

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Based on the character from DC Entertainment’s Vertigo comic. Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar (Ellis) has relocated to the City of Angels (LA to you and me), where he indulges in a heck of a good time. When a beautiful pop star is murdered before his eyes, Lucifer feels something for the first time in 10 billion years. Is it this natural desire to punish the wicked? Or something else – like compassion? When LAPD homicide detective Chloe Decker (German) investigates the murder, she is both repulsed and fascinated by Lucifer, who helps her solve the crime. Intrigued by Chloe’s inherent goodness, Lucifer wonders if there might be hope of him yet – maybe even a chance at redemption.