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 a mother's love and protecting family, but it treats God's role as a job that angels, or even the Devil, could take on, which is at odds with the biblical God.
- +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 (a murder case, fights, a shooting and a character held at gunpoint), suggestive banter, occasional swearing and a light treatment of God and divine authority.
- Under 8No
- Ages 8–12No
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- AdultsCheck first
A crime episode about a therapist's longing to protect her adopted-away daughter, with fights, a shooting and a casual fantasy take on who should replace God. The violence is moderate and the themes are mature.
Watch guide
What's in it?
LanguageSome mild swearing
Expect occasional mild to moderate swearing typical of the later seasons.
BlasphemyCasual exclamations
God's name is used as an exclamation at times, and the idea of replacing God is treated lightly.
Sex and nudityInnuendo
Expect suggestive banter, including between Maze and Eve, without sex scenes.
RelationshipsUnmarried couples
Lucifer and Chloe discuss making their relationship official. Maze and her former girlfriend Eve reconnect. Linda's search for the daughter she gave up for adoption is central.
ViolenceMurder case, shooting
A man is found shot dead. Maze fights a rival bounty hunter, and a character is shot in an ambush. Linda holds a suspect at gunpoint.
Frightening scenesTense moments
There is a murder scene, fights and a tense standoff with a gun.
Drugs and alcoholSocial drinking
Some drinking appears in a social setting.
AttitudesStalking, vigilante threat
Linda follows her daughter and then threatens a suspect at gunpoint, and other characters talk her down. A young man frames his girlfriend for murder.
OccultFantasy divine politics
Angels and the Devil debate who should take God's throne. Religious leaders are consulted with gentle humour. This is fantasy rather than occult practice.
- To knowContent to know about
- DiscussWorth discussing
- Early
Murder case
Linda is found at the scene of a murder and arrested, apparently covering for her adopted-away daughter.
- Early
View of God
Lucifer and Amenadiel discuss Amenadiel becoming the new God, with the role treated as a job anyone might take.
- Mid
Fighting and innuendo
Maze battles a competing bounty hunter, who proves to be Eve, her ex-girlfriend. Expect flirtatious banter and innuendo between them.
- Mid
Shooting
Clive ambushes Maze and Eve in a warehouse and Eve is shot during the fight.
- Mid
Faith and God
Amenadiel seeks advice on taking up God's role, including from a rabbi, a priest and an imam, played with gentle humour.
- Late
Gun threat, vigilante anger
Linda points a gun at a suspect and orders him to give himself up, until Chloe and Lucifer persuade her to back down.
- Late
View of God
Lucifer suggests he might himself become the new God.
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Faith & story
What does it say?
What's it about?The plot, without the ending
Dr Linda secretly follows Adriana, the daughter she gave up for adoption. When a man is found shot dead and Linda is arrested at the scene, Lucifer, Chloe and Maze suspect she is protecting someone. Meanwhile Maze meets a familiar face while chasing a lead, and Amenadiel wonders whether he could take on a new heavenly job.
Through a faith lensHow it connects to the Bible
This episode turns on a mother's fierce love for a daughter she gave up, and on the question of who should hold God's place. Linda's longing echoes the mother who pleaded for her child before Solomon, where love showed itself in willingness to give up rather than possess. Her gun-point threat shows how love can slide into vengeance, and Jesus' call to Peter to put away the sword speaks to that moment. Her friends talking her down reflects the call to leave wrath to God. Owen framing the woman he claims to love shows how deceit and self-interest corrupt a relationship. Amenadiel weighing whether to become God, and Lucifer's offer to take the role himself, treat the Almighty as a vacant post. Scripture presents God as unrivalled, and the first sin was the wish to be like him. Amenadiel's admission that he is not ready fits the humility Scripture commends.
Fruit of the SpiritWhich fruit does it show?
5 out of 9 fruits ripe in this episode
Ripe grapes are shown in the episode, buds are missing
- Joy
- Peace
- Patience
- Goodness
Love is shown in Linda's devotion to her daughter Adriana, and Adriana's willingness to take the blame shows a costly love of her own. Faithfulness appears in Chloe and Lucifer standing by Linda, and Kindness and Gentleness in how they talk her down rather than condemn her. Self-control is shown when Amenadiel admits he is not ready for power and holds back. Fits of anger flare when Linda threatens Owen at gunpoint, Strife in the fights Maze has with Clive and Eve, and Jealousy in Owen's scheming against Adriana.
The charactersExamples to follow or avoid
Linda MartinRachael HarrisThe therapist, driven by love for the daughter she gave up. Her protectiveness leads her to take risky and unlawful steps.
Lucifer MorningstarTom EllisThe Devil turned police consultant. He decides to trust his instincts about his relationship with Chloe and begins to think about a bigger role.
Chloe DeckerLauren GermanThe detective who works the murder case and helps keep Linda from a serious mistake.
AmenadielD. B. WoodsideThe angel weighing whether he is ready to take on God's responsibilities, and seeking advice.
Mazikeen 'Maze'Lesley-Ann BrandtThe demon bounty hunter who tracks a suspect and reunites with a figure from her past.
How Christians are portrayed
Christians do not appear as characters. A rabbi, a priest and an imam are consulted briefly about the idea of God's job, with light humour, and are neither mocked harshly nor taken as authorities. Faith is treated as background for a fantasy story about heavenly management, not as lived belief.
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Details
Episode details
- Cast
- Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D. B. Woodside
- First aired
- May 28, 2021
- Created by
- Tom Kapinos
- Networks
- FOX, Netflix
- Genre
- Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Episode length
- 1h
- 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