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 takes justice for murder seriously and shows the hurt caused by careless words, but it frames the devil as a charming, sympathetic lead and treats God with mockery, leaving 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
A serial killer targets couples, with murder victims shown at crime scenes and a tense confrontation. Regular sexual innuendo and heavy drinking also appear.
- Under 8No
- Ages 8–12Wait
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- AdultsCheck first
A crime-of-the-week episode about a copycat killer of couples, with jealousy, drinking and innuendo. Violence is mostly seen in the aftermath, within a series that makes the devil its likeable hero.
Watch guide
What's in it?
LanguageOccasional mild words
Expect occasional mild swearing and crude remarks, typical of a network crime drama.
BlasphemyA few exclamations
God's name is likely used as an exclamation a few times, and Lucifer speaks about his Father with sarcasm.
Sex and nudityInnuendo
Lucifer's usual sexual innuendo runs through the episode, and Chloe and Pierce pose as an unfaithful couple for a sting.
RelationshipsRivalry and romance
Lucifer tries to come between Chloe and Pierce as a romance grows; the killer targets couples, including cheating ones.
ViolenceMurder victims shown
A copycat serial killer murders couples, and victims' bodies are seen at crime scenes, with a confrontation when the killer is caught.
Frightening scenesTense crime scenes
Murdered couples and a tense sting to lure a killer may unsettle younger viewers.
Drugs and alcoholHeavy drinking
Maze is drunk and Dan tells her to pull herself together; Lucifer drinks socially as usual.
AttitudesHurtful words, jealousy
Maze insults Trixie without realising she is listening, and Lucifer acts out of jealousy; both are shown as hurtful.
OccultDevil as hero
The series presents the devil and angels in a fictional mythology; Amenadiel reveals his divine nature to Charlotte.
- To knowContent to know about
- DiscussWorth discussing
- Early
Violence
Two new victims of a couple-targeting serial killer are found, echoing murders from 1958.
- Early
Jealousy
Lucifer suspects that romance is blossoming between Chloe and Pierce, so he tries to interfere, using his customary suggestive remarks.
- Mid
Alcohol
Maze has been drinking heavily, and Dan urges her to sober up and compose herself out of concern for Chloe.
- Mid
Hurtful words
Maze argues with Dan and insults Trixie without realising the child is behind her.
- Late
Violence and peril
To draw out the killer, Chloe and Pierce pretend to be an unfaithful couple phoning a radio show, and the plan culminates in a tense face-off.
- Late
Fictional mythology
Amenadiel reveals the truth about his divine nature to Charlotte, in the series' fictional mythology of angels and the devil.
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Faith & story
What does it say?
What's it about?The plot, without the ending
Chloe and Lucifer hunt a serial killer who targets couples in love. Pierce realises the murders echo a case he worked in 1958. Meanwhile Lucifer is unsettled by Pierce and Chloe growing closer, Maze struggles with drink, and Amenadiel faces a difficult conversation with Charlotte.
Through a faith lensHow it connects to the Bible
This episode turns on love that is possessive rather than patient. Lucifer's jealousy over Chloe and Pierce shows a heart that wants to keep what it loves for itself, and the Bible warns that jealousy and rivalry spoil relationships. Love, by contrast, is not envious or self-seeking. The killer's obsession with an older murderer's journals shows how dwelling on dark things can shape a person, which is why Paul urged believers to fill their minds with what is true, pure and lovely. Maze's careless insult, spoken without knowing a child could hear, shows how words wound. Dan's blunt but caring word to a drunken friend echoes the call to bear one another's burdens. Cain's story, where unchecked resentment ends in violence, is a sobering parallel to a killer driven by obsession. Families may notice that the show makes the devil its charming lead and treats God's authority lightly, so it is worth asking what the story gets right about hurt and what it gets wrong about evil.
Fruit of the SpiritWhich fruit does it show?
1 out of 9 fruits ripe in this episode
Ripe grapes are shown in the episode, buds are missing
- Love
- Joy
- Peace
- Patience
- Goodness
- Faithfulness
- Gentleness
Dan shows kindness when he urges an intoxicated Maze to sober up and compose herself out of concern for Chloe. Jealousy and envy drive Lucifer as he tries to come between Chloe and Pierce. Strife flares when Maze and Dan argue and she insults Trixie. Drunkenness marks Maze's struggles. Hatred shows in the killer's murders of couples, fuelled by an obsession with an earlier killer. Self-control is the quality most missing, in Maze's drinking and Lucifer's possessiveness.
The charactersExamples to follow or avoid
Lucifer MorningstarTom EllisThe devil turned police consultant. He is charming and flippant, and here he is thrown by jealousy as Chloe and Pierce grow closer.
Chloe DeckerLauren GermanA detective leading the case. She works closely with Pierce and must decide how far to let a new relationship develop.
Marcus PierceTom WellingA detective whose past case from 1958 links to the murders. He considers whether he should seek a romantic involvement with Chloe.
Mazikeen 'Maze'Lesley-Ann BrandtA demon and Lucifer's friend, drinking heavily and struggling. Her careless words wound Trixie.
AmenadielD. B. WoodsideAn angel and Lucifer's brother, pressed by Charlotte to tell her the truth, with Linda advising caution.
How Christians are portrayed
No Christians or church appear. God and angels belong to the show's own mythology, where Lucifer mocks his Father and the angels are family members rather than figures of worship, so faith is not portrayed in any recognisably Christian way.
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Details
Episode details
- Cast
- Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D. B. Woodside
- First aired
- Mar 19, 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 (2.60) + 8 × worldview (−1) = 50
This is a guide to help families choose with wisdom, not a verdict on anyone's conscience ().
Updated 2026-10-14