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I want to like Lucifer. Really, I do. It's... it's bothered me. Unlike when I started out my notes based on Forever, there are points where I actively dislike this show. There are also points where I see the potential, for the show and for a genre.
This isn't the first time a story has given us the perspective of a devil or a demon. This isn't even the first time a story has made such a character the good guy. Heck, Paradise Lost gave us Lucifer as the protagonist. But, I don't think the full potential is even attempted, let alone achieved.
There are reasons for that. They're not good reasons, but they are compelling reasons.
So, I'm going to do like I did with Forever. I'm going to make some notes. I'm actually going to hope that Lucifer gets a second season and, like many other shows, improves to the point of hitting its stride as it continues.
That said...
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This isn't the first time a story has given us the perspective of a devil or a demon. This isn't even the first time a story has made such a character the good guy. Heck, Paradise Lost gave us Lucifer as the protagonist. But, I don't think the full potential is even attempted, let alone achieved.
There are reasons for that. They're not good reasons, but they are compelling reasons.
So, I'm going to do like I did with Forever. I'm going to make some notes. I'm actually going to hope that Lucifer gets a second season and, like many other shows, improves to the point of hitting its stride as it continues.
That said...
( Read more... )
