Lucifer: Season 5 - Episodes 1 to 8

Ever since the finale of Season 3 of Lucifer, the TV show has experienced a roller coaster of a ride, from shock announcements to long waits, to eventual news that made us all sigh with relief. Within a month after Fox cancelled Lucifer when season 3 ended with a monumental cliffhanger showing what everyone wanted since the very first episode, Chloe Decker, the Detective, finding out that what Lucifer has been saying has all been true, Netflix picked up the show for Season 4.

Season 5 was announced not long after season 4 wrapped up its ten episode run, but had brought along some unwanted news for many that it was going to be the shows last ever season. It, too, would have only ten episodes and whilst many fans struggled to accept that, after such a powerful campaign to bring the show back from the dead, having it end so shortly afterwards felt like a kick in the teeth, and so they started a new campaign to keep the show going for longer. This, too, worked, as the show-runners gave the news that there would be 6 extra episodes added to the final season, bringing the final total to 16 episodes.

Season 5 began production and along with everything else in the world, had to be put on hold as the entire world was forced to shut down to stop the spread of Covid-19. To not let the fans wait even longer, the show runners decided to split the series in half and release the first batch of 8 episodes, and then, once the global lock down starts easing, resume filming the final 8 episodes and release when done.

During lock down, a couple of rumours began flying around the internet, stating that Tom Ellis who plays the titular character, Lucifer Morningstar has reportedly signed up for a series 6, but no official announcement had been made because the show runners were adamant that the series 5 was going to be the show's last. Another strong rumour reported that Tom Ellis had signed up for a series 6, but backtracked on the amount he was going to get paid and asked for a re-negotiation meeting, which ultimately violated the contract - this rumour developed into that which started Tom was going to be replaced by another actor, which I found difficult to believe, especially considering how hard it was to find any comments from fans reacting to that news.

I don't think anyone had predicted the announcement that series 6 was confirmed. Dubbed, the "final, FINAL" series after series 5 was labelled as the "final series", it just goes to show just how much traction the show Lucifer had made throughout its run. Going steady all the way through the the finale of series 3, and then had experienced a roller coaster of a ride from then on, until finally settling down with the news that we're getting another series after the supposedly final one. How many of us fans are hoping that they'll change their minds once more and dub the seventh series as the "final, final, FINAL," series?

What can I say about the first 8 episodes of series 5. It's Lucifer, the show has made a huge impact because of the quality of every episode, and those episodes are no different, if not, better. Now that the show has found its place on Netflix, it's not governed by Fox's rules anymore, meaning it can go above and beyond what it ever could, making each episode of season 4 and season 5 so far, the best the show's ever produced. I binged-watched all 8 episodes in one day, it's that good, and I'll do it again when the next batch comes out, especially considering the final few moments of episode 8 was filled with adrenaline-rushed action with a shock appearance by God himself - if series 6 keeps up this level of quality maybe we really will see a seventh looming over the horizon. I know I gave away a mighty big spoiler, so I'll reel myself in and won't say anything else, except that Tom does a wonderful job playing two characters who are twins, oh, and we get to see another moment we've been waiting for, for some time now, and trust me when I say that you'll know exactly what I mean when you see it happening.

Thanks for reading

Antony Hudson

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