On-Season Week 37: Final Week

WEEK 37

I'm not sure there's much introduction needed this week: Lucifer is our only remaining show of the season. However, I'll post only a short roundup like usual, rather than expanding and doing a full-length recap. And don't ask me what got best episode of the week, either!

Lucifer - 2x18 "The Good, the Bad and the Crispy"

"Lucifer must protect his mother when her burgeoning abilities bring a homicide investigation to Chloe's door."

After an iffy back four episodes, Lucifer did exactly what it needed to with this finale and addressed some of the important issues between its characters. The most important was Chloe and Lucifer's increased separation. I'm all for cases-of-the-week that deal with the overarching plot more than the case-of-the-week (peak Lucifer), but the last few episodes have also been at the expense of the Lucifer and Chloe relationship, soured after Lucifer discovered she was the handiwork of God. Chloe hadn't really spoke up about it and Lucifer hadn't mentioned it, but here they came to a sort of understanding, and perhaps things will soon settle back to normal in season 3.
   The other resolution was Amenadiel losing his powers. He was so effective in season 1, but since the beginning of season 2 his powers have left him, and then forgotten about. But with the revelation that God gave Amenadiel the final piece of the Flaming Sword, Amenadiel realised this loss of his powers was a test of faith, one he failed. And once his faith returned, so too did his powers.
   Just in time, too, because Amenadiel's ability to stop time bought Maze enough to transport the injured Linda to hospital before she died (an injury received thanks to "Charlotte's" own burgeoning powers). It also saved "Charlotte" from dying in a standoff with the real killer-of-the-week, buying Lucifer time to have her jump off the pier onto the beach, where he then let her go off to create a new world of her own rather than hurt God or back to Hell. A happy ending for "Charlotte", although I'm surprised I hadn't considered what would happen to the host body afterwards. I had expected the body to remain dead, but instead the real Charlotte Richards awoke, with no knowledge of Lucifer or her fling Detective Dan. Clever stuff.
   In visiting Linda in hospital, I also found it very cute that Lucifer didn't want to talk about himself for once.
   But what, then, was that ending? Just as the complete resolution - Lucifer vowing to finally, and properly, reveal all to Chloe - was about to occur, Lucifer was knocked out and awoke in the desert with his wings. A cliffhanger out of nowhere - but is this even real? Is Lucifer still on Earth or is the desert a version of Hell or Heaven? Who knows. I'm slightly frustrated by this copout, but it will lead us towards a good third season plot, so I can't be too mad.
   VIEWERS: 3.31m

   DEMOGRAPHIC SHARE: 0.9

VERDICT: Wrapped up almost everything, threw some surprises in as well and had a decent cliffhanger. 9/10

LAST WEEK'S ROUNDUP: On-Season Week 36

NEXT WEEK'S ROUNDUP: (will be posted here when complete) SEASON COMPLETE

Final thoughts

So that's it! The last episode on this roundup! Apologies for being slightly late, but these last couple of weeks have been sort of whenever I can!

Thank you to everyone who has followed TVRRoundup this season and I hope you all enjoyed it! I won't be posting any show reviews over the summer, but the season isn't over yet: I still have a Best of 2016/17 and a reflection on each show which will be complete soon, so look out for those and I will see you next fall!

Sam