The Lucifer writers definitely know how to leave a lasting image and impression with their season finales, and “A Chance At A Happy Ending” is no different in that regard.
“Can’t you… stay and annoy me for a bit longer?”
I suppose that since God/Dad’s tenure on
Lucifer officially began with a family dinner, it only makes sense that it ends with a family reunion. Or, a few family reunions, actually. Dad’s retirement barbecue at the park, Dad and Mom’s second act, even the double Decker date (featuring a returning Rebecca de Mornay as Chloe’s mother, Penelope). You could even say that Maze’s plans for Hell are technically plans for another family reunion. But ultimately, the family reunion that matters most is the one that means Dennis Haysbert’s time on
The most important moment of “Resting Devil Face” is the one that inspires the titular line: the scene in which Dad sees Lucifer’s Devil face up close for the first time. As He is omniscient, He’d obviously seen the face before even when He closed his eyes but never in person. It’s the face Lucifer chose when he became King of Hell. The face of the monster Lucifer considered himself to be after his failed rebellion and banishment. Dad obviously knows that and knows how it’s the result of His fun little self-actualization feature for His kids, but there’s a clear detachment when you can only see it from afar and a clear path of denial that comes with that detachment. So “Resting Devil Face” doesn’t just remove that detachment (and subsequent denial) from the equation, it does so while making sure Dad also witnesses it as a human. As someone who can not only feel the fear others must when they see His son’s Devil face but can also finally feel the emotional anguish
At this point, musical episodes of shows are more a matter of “when” than “if.” But as I’ve surely noted before, Lucifer’s gimmick episodes tend to be as integral to the series’ stories and arcs as any other episode. Of course, a musical episode should be even more integral when done right. The purpose of a musical episode is to reveal through song what can’t be revealed simply via dialogue, as the characters refuse to talk about. That’s obviously the key to an episode like “Once More With Feeling” (Buffy The Vampire Slayer); whereas, the failure to do so is one of the reasons I’ve never vibed with “My Musical” (Scrubs). “Bloody Celestial Karaoke Jam” falls into the former camp.