Why Did 'Lucifer' Season 3 End the Way It Did?
So I recently finished watching the current three seasons of Lucifer on Netflix, and in "A Devil of My Word" (the third to last episode of Season 3) (spoiler alert below)...
Chloe sees Lucifer's devil face and realizes he's been telling the truth about being the devil.
However, the following episode ("Boo Normal") is just a one-off episode about Ella, with no direct/significant mention of Chloe seeing Lucifer's devil face. And of course, the last episode of the season is essentially a giant reset button.
But even if the writers/producers/whoever else decided to hit the reset button in the last episode of the season, I'm a little bit confused/curious about why they decided to go with the storyline they did in "Boo Normal" and entirely avoid dealing with the fallout/aftermath from the previous episode (of Chloe realizing the truth about Lucifer). Might anybody know the reason for that?
Best Answer
Essentially, Boo Normal and the subsequent episode Once Upon a Time were intended to be part of Season 4 as (possibly) stand-alone episodes.
However, as the show was cancelled the network decided to air the episodes as "bonus" episodes as they were essentially not part of any existing continuity (pending the arrival of the recently announced Season 4).
Kevin Alejando (who directed the latter) said...
“It’s a ‘what-if?’ world,” Alejandro said of “Once Upon a Time.” “It’s a universe that doesn’t exist. So we got to joke around and call it a ‘re-pilot’ episode, because all of the traditional ‘Lucifer’ roles didn’t really necessarily have to completely apply in this episode.”
“It’s a world in which God questions — played by Neil Gaiman, by the way — would Chloe (Lauren German) and Lucifer’s paths still have crossed, had he not put Chloe in Lucifer’s path?” the actor added. “So this whole episode entertains that idea in a very beautiful way. It was super cool to recreate this ‘Lucifer’ universe with subtle differences. And still the challenge was to maintain the characters, and much of the universe the audience already knows and loves
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What was the point of Lucifer season 3 finale?
In the season three finale, Chloe finally sees Lucifer's devil face and she discovers he has been telling the truth about his identity all along.Why is Lucifer season 3 so long?
So here is your answer: 24 in total for the main season 3 but Fox showed two additional bonus episodes that were meant for season 4 but because fox had cancelled the show they chose to air the two additional episodes that had already been shot for season 4. So in total season 3 had 26 episodes.Why did Lucifer leave at the end?
While much of the final season focuses on Lucifer readying himself to ascend the throne, it's ultimately not his calling. Upon realizing he isn't meant to become God, Lucifer backs out of that responsibility, leaving it to the only other angel that the job ever really made sense for: Amenadiel.Was Lucifer Cancelled twice?
\u201cLucifer\u201d aired its first three seasons on Fox \u2014 garnering a Season 2 renewal, a second-season back order and an early Season 3 pickup all within nine months \u2014 before being canceled by that network in May 2018.CG5 - why did the chicken cross the road? (Official Audio)
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