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 care
- 35–59Think it throughThis episode
- 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 care
- 35–59Think it throughThis episode
- 15–34Strong caution
- 0–14Not recommended
Worldview score
What the story celebrates or condemns.
Why −1 for this episode
The episode values friendship, honesty and kindness, as when Lucifer does something generous for Chloe, but it rests on a series that recasts Satan as a misunderstood hero and treats God lightly. That leaves its outlook ambivalent.
- +2Affirms faithPresents faith in God positively and as true
- +1Positive valuesHonesty, sacrifice and family win out
- 0Mixed or neutralNo clear stance
- −1AmbivalentThis episodeShows 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
The main concern is a sympathetic devil in a reworked version of Christian belief, with a curse treated as real, which younger viewers may struggle to weigh. Other content is fairly low in strength.
- Under 8No
- Ages 8–12Wait
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- AdultsCheck first
A lighter, comic murder mystery set at a high school reunion, with innuendo, deception and the series' sympathetic devil at its centre. Milder than many episodes, but the premise remains the main concern.
Watch guide
What's in it?
LanguageOccasional mild words
Expect occasional mild swearing and crude remarks typical of the series' network run, with no f-words.
BlasphemySome casual exclamations
God's name is likely used as an exclamation a few times, alongside Lucifer's usual flippant remarks about his Father.
Sex and nudityInnuendo, no nudity
Lucifer's flirtatious innuendo runs through the episode, and Linda and Amenadiel's secret romance is referred to. Nothing explicit is shown.
RelationshipsSecret romance, tension
Linda and Amenadiel keep their relationship hidden, and Maze, Linda's friend and Amenadiel's former lover, takes revenge by setting up awkward blind dates. Lucifer and Chloe's bond deepens.
ViolenceMurder investigated
A novelist has been murdered and her body is seen in the investigation. Lucifer's dream of Chloe dying is briefly upsetting.
Frightening scenesBrief nightmare, crime
A nightmare about Chloe's death and a murder scene give some tense moments.
Drugs and alcoholSocial drinking
Drinking appears at the reunion and in social settings.
AttitudesDeception, petty revenge
Lucifer impersonates a classmate undercover, the couple deceive Maze, and Maze retaliates. The consequences of the deception are shown.
OccultDevil as hero, a curse
The series presents the devil as a sympathetic lead, and the episode follows his effort to break a curse on Pierce, a theme that runs through the season. It is set in a fantasy world built on a reworking of Christian belief.
- To knowContent to know about
- DiscussWorth discussing
- Early
Distressing dream
Lucifer wakes from a nightmare in which Chloe dies, leaving him badly shaken.
- Early
Murder investigation
A best-selling novelist has been murdered; the crime scene and her body are examined by the detectives.
- Mid
Deception and innuendo
Lucifer goes undercover at a high school reunion posing as a former classmate, with flirtatious innuendo and drinking among the guests.
- Mid
Secrecy and revenge
Linda and Amenadiel keep their romance secret, and Maze, who already knows, sets them up on awkward blind dates as revenge for the deception.
- Late
Curse and the occult
Lucifer works on breaking Pierce's curse, treating it as a real supernatural power in the series' reworked version of Christian belief.
- Late
Kindness and grief
Lucifer falls apart when he learns that the writer's work has been destroyed, and he then organises for Chloe the school dance she missed out on.
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Faith & story
What does it say?
What's it about?The plot, without the ending
After a bestselling novelist is killed, Lucifer and Chloe discover that the figures in her books were modelled on people she knew at secondary school. To catch the killer they go undercover at her school reunion. Meanwhile, Linda and Amenadiel try to keep their relationship secret, and Lucifer searches for a way to help Pierce.
Through a faith lensHow it connects to the Bible
This episode turns on a hidden relationship, a deception and a sulking act of revenge, and Scripture speaks to all three. Jacob deceived his father and brother, and the fallout of that lie followed him for years. Linda and Amenadiel's secrecy hurts Maze, who learns the truth anyway and answers with a petty trap rather than honest words. Paul's advice cuts the other way: put away falsehood, speak truthfully, and do not let anger turn into revenge. By organising a dance for Chloe that she missed out on as a girl, Lucifer shows a generous, costly kind of love, nearer to what Paul describes than to his usual self-indulgence. The show reworks Satan as a misunderstood hero and makes light of the Father, which Scripture does not do. Jesus called the devil a liar and a murderer from the beginning. Peter warned that he prowls like a lion looking for someone to devour. Watch with that gap in mind: the fantasy is entertaining but is not the Bible's picture of evil, and the lies in the story carry real consequences.
Fruit of the SpiritWhich fruit does it show?
3 out of 9 fruits ripe in this episode
Ripe grapes are shown in the episode, buds are missing
- Joy
- Peace
- Patience
- Goodness
- Gentleness
Kindness and love show in Lucifer's gift of the prom to Chloe, who has never had one, and in Linda's loyalty to Maze when she ends things with Amenadiel for her friend's sake (Faithfulness). On the other side, Maze's hurt turns into strife and a fit of anger when she sets up the blind dates and storms out, and her wounded feelings carry a touch of jealousy. Self-control is the gap that matters most, since the revenge and the secrecy both grow out of it.
The charactersExamples to follow or avoid
Lucifer MorningstarTom EllisThe devil, who runs a Los Angeles nightclub and consults for the police. Charming and flippant, he is troubled by fear for Chloe and is trying to help Pierce.
Chloe DeckerLauren GermanA detective who leads the investigation and goes undercover with Lucifer. She is practical and warm, and the reunion touches on the high school experience she missed.
AmenadielD. B. WoodsideLucifer's angel brother, who is secretly in a relationship with Linda and finds the secrecy hard to keep up.
Linda MartinRachael HarrisA therapist who is torn between her romance with Amenadiel and her loyalty to her friend Maze.
Mazikeen 'Maze'Lesley-Ann BrandtA demon and Lucifer's friend. She knows about the secret romance and hits back with blind dates, then storms out when hurt.
How Christians are portrayed
No Christians or churches appear. Faith comes in only through the series' fantasy of angels, the devil and an unseen Father, which treats God lightly and recasts Satan sympathetically, so it is not a portrayal of Christian faith as believers live it.
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Details
Episode details
- Cast
- Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D. B. Woodside
- First aired
- Feb 26, 2018
- Created by
- Tom Kapinos
- Networks
- FOX, Netflix
- Genre
- Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Episode length
- 42m
- 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 (2.05) + 8 × worldview (−1) = 59
This is a guide to help families choose with wisdom, not a verdict on anyone's conscience ().
Updated 2026-10-14