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 asks whether people can change and lets a brother's loyalty temper Lucifer's rage, but it frames the devil sympathetically and treats leading teenagers into drug dealing as a joke.
- +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
Moderate violence including a murder, a shooting and a near-fatal beating, plus a comic cannabis-dealing scheme run with teenagers and regular innuendo, are the main concerns.
- Under 8No
- Ages 8–12No
- Ages 13–15Wait
- Ages 16–17Check first
- AdultsCheck first
A crime case at a reform programme mixes murder, a shooting and a comic teen cannabis scheme led by the devil himself. Moderate violence and innuendo sit within a fantasy that reshapes biblical figures.
Watch guide
What's in it?
LanguageOccasional mild swearing
Expect occasional mild and moderate swearing typical of the series' network seasons, without f-words.
BlasphemySome exclamations, jibes
Expect a few exclamations using God's name and Lucifer's usual sarcastic remarks about his Father.
Sex and nudityInnuendo
Lucifer's flirtatious, suggestive banter continues, and Amenadiel's attempt to live like Lucifer brings him into contact with a pimp and the nightlife scene.
RelationshipsUnspoken attraction
Chloe wonders about Pierce's feelings for her, and Lucifer's feelings for Chloe sit beneath the episode.
ViolenceShooting, beating
The murder of a youth counsellor opens the story, Pierce takes a bullet while shielding Chloe, and Lucifer hunts down the gunman and almost beats him to death. Amenadiel assaults a pimp.
Frightening scenesTense moments
A murder scene, a shooting and Lucifer's furious attack on the gunman are tense.
Drugs and alcoholCannabis dealing ring
Hoping to show that troubled teens are beyond reform, Lucifer organises a cannabis dealing operation with them, and the scenes are meant to be funny. Drinking at his club is likely.
AttitudesDevil corrupts teens
Lucifer insists young offenders cannot change and deliberately leads them into crime, and he takes violent revenge. The story partly challenges his view, and Amenadiel steps in.
OccultDevil and angel leads
The hero is the devil and his brother an angel, in a fantasy that recasts God and heaven; no rituals or spells are shown.
- To knowContent to know about
- Skip for kidsSkip for younger viewers
- DiscussWorth discussing
- Early
Murder scene
A youth counsellor is found murdered, and the case leads Lucifer and Chloe into a reform programme for troubled teenagers.
- Mid
Drug useSkip if under 13
Lucifer wants to demonstrate that young offenders are unable to change, so he runs a cannabis dealing scheme alongside the teenagers, and it is treated humorously.
- Mid
Sexual themes and violence
Amenadiel tries to live as Lucifer does, meets a pimp and the nightlife scene, and is arrested after assaulting him.
- Mid
Innuendo
Lucifer's flirtatious, suggestive banter and nightlife setting bring frequent innuendo, with scantily clad people possible.
- Late
Shooting
Pierce is shot while protecting Chloe, and Lucifer's fury follows.
- Late
Violent revengeSkip if under 15
Lucifer finds the gunman and almost kills him until Amenadiel intervenes, after which Amenadiel angrily scolds his brother.
- Late
Brotherly loyalty
Amenadiel concludes his purpose is to stand by Lucifer, prompting talk about loneliness, loyalty and whether people can change.
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Faith & story
What does it say?
What's it about?The plot, without the ending
When a counsellor at a high-end reform programme for troubled teenagers is murdered, Lucifer and Chloe investigate. Lucifer is sure young offenders can never change and sets out to prove it. Meanwhile Amenadiel tries living like his brother to understand him, and Chloe wonders about Lieutenant Pierce's feelings towards her.
Through a faith lensHow it connects to the Bible
The episode asks whether people can change, and its devil insists young offenders never will. Scripture is more hopeful: Paul says anyone in Christ is a new creation. Lucifer's scheme to draw troubled teenagers into drug dealing to prove his point sits badly with Jesus' warning about causing the young to stumble. His rage after Pierce is shot, and his wish to kill the gunman, echoes the Bible's call to leave vengeance to God and not to repay evil with evil. Amenadiel's decision to stand by his brother, even when rebuffed, resembles the friend who sticks closer than a brother. His realisation that Lucifer's excess masks loneliness fits the wisdom that laughter can hide an aching heart. The show recasts God and the angels in its own way, so families may want to set its picture beside what the Bible actually says about Satan, who is a tempter and not a misunderstood hero. The story lets loyalty temper violence, but it does not deal with sin as the Bible does.
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
- Goodness
- Gentleness
Faithfulness is shown in Amenadiel, who decides to have Lucifer's back even when rebuffed, and kindness in his talk with Lucifer after Dan bails him out. Against this, Lucifer's fits of anger show when he hunts down the man who shot Pierce and nearly kills him, and his hatred of the gunman drives him. Sensuality and drunkenness belong to his nightlife, which Amenadiel samples when he tries living Lucifer's way. Self-control is conspicuously missing in Lucifer's rage.
The charactersExamples to follow or avoid
Lucifer MorningstarTom EllisThe devil, now consulting for the police in Los Angeles. He is charming and cynical, convinced people cannot change, and his anger grows when those he cares about are hurt.
Chloe DeckerLauren GermanA detective who leads the murder case. She believes in second chances and is unsure how to read her boss's attention.
AmenadielD. B. WoodsideLucifer's angel brother. He tries living Lucifer's lifestyle to understand him, and comes to see a purpose in standing by him.
Marcus PierceTom WellingChloe's lieutenant, who assigns her the case and acts to protect her when the investigation turns dangerous.
Dan EspinozaKevin AlejandroA detective and Chloe's ex-husband. He bails Amenadiel out and talks honestly with him.
How Christians are portrayed
No Christians or church appear. God and heaven are present only through the angel Amenadiel and Lucifer's bitter jibes about their Father, in a fantasy that reshapes biblical figures rather than portraying actual faith.
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Details
Episode details
- Cast
- Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D. B. Woodside
- First aired
- Oct 23, 2017
- 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: medium.
Score = 100 − 16 × content concern (2.70) + 8 × worldview (−1) = 49
This is a guide to help families choose with wisdom, not a verdict on anyone's conscience ().
Updated 2026-10-14