HeartGuard score
How suitable a title is for Christian viewers, from 0 to 100. It weighs the content meters and the worldview.
- 80–100Recommended
- 60–79Watch with careThis episode
- 35–59Think it through
- 15–34Strong caution
- 0–14Not recommended
HeartGuard score
How suitable a title is for Christian viewers, from 0 to 100. It weighs the content meters and the worldview.
- 80–100Recommended
- 60–79Watch with careThis episode
- 35–59Think it through
- 15–34Strong caution
- 0–14Not recommended
Worldview score
What the story celebrates or condemns.
Why 0 for this episode
The episode honours honesty when Chloe weighs justice against telling the truth, but it sits in a series that casts the devil as a sympathetic hero and God as distant and manipulative. The mix leaves it broadly neutral.
- +2Affirms faithPresents faith in God positively and as true
- +1Positive valuesHonesty, sacrifice and family win out
- 0Mixed or neutralThis episodeNo clear stance
- −1AmbivalentShows sin without judging it either way
- −2Glamorises sinMakes sin look attractive and rewarding
Age guide
How suitable this episode is for each age group.
Why 15+ for this episode
Frequent sexual innuendo, sarcastic and resentful talk about God, a hand-to-hand fight, and an attempt on a woman's life make this intense, with courtroom themes of murder and perjury.
- Under 8No
- Ages 8–12No
- Ages 13–15Wait
- Ages 16–17Check first
- AdultsCheck first
A courtroom episode where Chloe faces a hard choice between truth and justice for her father, with a triad fight and divine scheming. Expect innuendo, irreverence towards God and moderate violence.
Watch guide
What's in it?
LanguageOccasional mild words
Expect occasional mild swearing and crude terms, including the punning episode title. Strong language is not typical of this season.
BlasphemyIrreverent talk of God
Lucifer and his mother speak of God with sarcasm and resentment, as throughout the series. Exclamations using God's name are likely.
Sex and nudityInnuendo
Lucifer's flirtatious, suggestive banter continues. No sex scenes are central to this episode.
RelationshipsTangled loyalties
Lucifer and Chloe's unspoken attraction continues, and Amenadiel's secret alliance with Charlotte strains his bond with Maze.
ViolenceFight and threats
Maze fights a triad's best fighter in a hand-to-hand bout. Charlotte attempts to have Chloe killed, and the trial concerns the murder of Chloe's father.
Frightening scenesTense moments
An attempt on Chloe's life and the menace of the triad create tension. Penelope's grief is upsetting.
Drugs and alcoholSocial drinking
Characters drink casually, as is usual for the series.
AttitudesLying tested
Chloe is pressed to lie under oath to win a conviction, and refuses. Lucifer bargains with criminals, and Charlotte manipulates those around her.
OccultFantasy angels and devil
The devil, angels and a goddess are characters in a fantasy setting. God is shown arranging Chloe's birth through a miracle, reworked in fiction.
- To knowContent to know about
- DiscussWorth discussing
- Early
Threat to life
Charlotte makes an attempt on Chloe's life, which Amenadiel interrupts and talks her out of.
- Early
Irreverence towards God
Lucifer and Charlotte trade sarcastic remarks about God and their divine family, in the series' usual irreverent tone.
- Mid
Fighting and threats
Lucifer bargains with a triad for information. Maze fights their best fighter in a hand-to-hand bout.
- Mid
Innuendo and alcohol
Lucifer's flirtatious, suggestive banter and drinking continue in the background of the episode.
- Late
Truth under oath
On the witness stand, Chloe is urged to lie to secure a conviction in her father's murder case, and has to choose between honesty and the result she wants.
- Late
Grief and divine plan
Penelope, who is Chloe's mother, is deeply upset because the man who murdered her husband remains on her mind. Amenadiel recalls a miracle that God arranged long ago.
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Faith & story
What does it say?
What's it about?The plot, without the ending
Charlotte is set on driving Lucifer from Earth and looks for ways to turn Chloe against him. The trial over the murder of Chloe's father brings the family's loss back into focus. Lucifer seeks help from a criminal group, while Amenadiel's new loyalties make Maze doubt him.
Through a faith lensHow it connects to the Bible
This episode turns on a courtroom choice: Chloe is urged to lie under oath so her father's killer is convicted, and she cannot do it. The Bible treats honest testimony as a matter of justice, and warns against false witness even when the cause seems good. Proverbs says a truthful witness gives honest evidence, and that a false witness will not go unpunished. Chloe's refusal echoes Paul's call to speak the truth in love and put away falsehood. Her grief and desire for justice are real, and Scripture shares that longing: the Lord promises to repay, so that his people need not take wrongs into their own hands. Charlotte, meanwhile, manipulates people for her own ends, much as Jezebel used false witnesses to get what she wanted from Naboth. The episode also presents God as a distant planner who engineers events. Scripture instead describes a Father who knows his children before they are born, and whose purposes are good, not cold. It is a fantasy that borrows biblical figures and bends them, so families may wish to compare it with what the Bible actually says.
Fruit of the SpiritWhich fruit does it show?
2 out of 9 fruits ripe in this episode
Ripe grapes are shown in the episode, buds are missing
- Love
- Joy
- Peace
- Patience
- Kindness
- Gentleness
- Self-control
Faithfulness and goodness show in Chloe, who stays true to the truth under pressure from Charlotte and refuses to lie on the stand even though it costs her the verdict she longs for. Charlotte's scheming against Chloe and Lucifer shows hatred and strife, as she plots to remove them, and her pursuit of her own aims sets her at odds with others. Amenadiel's secret alliance with her breeds rivalries and divisions, straining his bond with Maze and bringing distrust into the group.
The charactersExamples to follow or avoid
Lucifer MorningstarTom EllisThe devil turned nightclub owner and police consultant. His testimony at the trial has consequences he did not foresee.
Chloe DeckerLauren GermanA detective who must decide between telling the truth and securing justice for her murdered father.
AmenadielD. B. WoodsideAn angel whose loyalties are divided. He steps in to protect Chloe and reflects on a past miracle.
Mazikeen 'Maze'Lesley-Ann BrandtLucifer's demon companion and a fierce fighter. She is suspicious of Amenadiel's choices.
Charlotte RichardsTricia HelferA goddess who has taken over a human body. She manipulates events and people to get Lucifer to leave Earth.
How Christians are portrayed
No Christians or church appear. God is a character in the background, shown as an unseen planner who arranges a miracle, and angels serve his orders with mixed feelings. Faith is treated as a family drama among supernatural beings rather than as lived belief.
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Details
Episode details
- Cast
- Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D. B. Woodside
- First aired
- Nov 28, 2016
- Created by
- Tom Kapinos
- Networks
- FOX, Netflix
- Genre
- Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Episode length
- 43m
- Age rating
- US TV-14 · UK 15
How we analysed this
We gathered the episode's summary, its reception and facts about the series that independent sources agree on, then rated each content area against our rubric and worldview scale, using AI models calibrated on reference titles. Not yet reviewed by our team. Confidence: low.
Score = 100 − 16 × content concern (2.52) + 8 × worldview (0) = 60
This is a guide to help families choose with wisdom, not a verdict on anyone's conscience ().
Updated 2026-10-14