Yay! I really hope it gets to stick around. I'm kind of surprised by the fandom not being interested in it so far.
And yes, I LOVED last night's XF! Brilliant in so many ways. I need to do a post regarding XF but I feel like I have a lot brewing which takes time while this post took me 2 minutes to type up in excitement.
Yeah, I guess I don't understand. Lots of people have said things like this, but I'm not sure what you're looking for? I think the show is funny, smart, and interesting. And while Lucifer is becoming more ~human, he's absolutely still stuck on "punishment" and he's a scary bastard when he wants to be. He's very much a Crowley (aka Neil Gaiman) depiction of a demon which is my favorite so it's hitting all the right buttons with me. And I know some people are annoyed with the case of the week format, but it is only ep 2 and Constantine had the exact same structure and people loved that? I guess maybe the murders aren't occult enough? *shrugs*
Aw, I love the cop. I think she's a little stiff so far, but I also like she's willing to play into a) what she thinks is a delusion of Lucifer and b) plays her femininity to get things she wants (i.e. when Lucifer seemed to think she was making a move on him but she was just checking for a bullet proof vest). I suspect a lot of people will not like her because she frankly is the definition of a "Mary Sue" in that she has one unique talent no one else does. But I also kind of like that a woman is getting that position - it's a contrast say to Supernatural where its dudes who have all the special talents and the demons who try to seduce them/figure them out are female. And since she is the only one, it lessens the whole "man confused by woman" trope it could have been
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Thanks for the info. The pilot really didn't do it for me, but that's good to know. Can you give me some details? Did he have sex with a guy or is there some potential romance?
I mean you don't see anything explicit. But there is a scene where Lucifer wakes up in bed with his female demon and another dude. The camera specifically focuses in on the guy (who is on the other side of the woman). I am sure many straight dudes can read it as Lucifer and the dude didn't do anything, but I feel like the zoom is a nod. Who knows if we'll see more in the future (either explicit sex or romance) but for me it's kind of big because of how NBC refused to do anything like that with Constantine. I am also a fan of how he does his whole "tell me your desire" schtick exactly the same with men as women. They could have made it so he delivers those lines in a dudebro-ish way or with a straight face, but instead he does the same lean in and flirting/convincing smile.
I'm really surprised so many people weren't into the pilot. I kind of expected all the SPN/genre fans to love this show. :/
I am also a fan of how he does his whole "tell me your desire" schtick exactly the same with men as women.
Yeah, I thought about that in the pilot. And like you said, I'm sure straight men can more or less ignore it, but it's still more than anything the Constantine team >_> ever gave us.
I'm really surprised so many people weren't into the pilot.
From what I've seen, Lucifer (the character) left people either utterly charmed or completely disinterested. No middle ground. I'm part of the immune.
Also, most of the reactions I've seen come from bi women. I wonder if it works well on straight women and badly on lesbians.
Interesting. I haven't talked to enough people yet about the show, but at least this post seems to suggest you are right on the polarization. And perhaps true on the bi thing, too. Which is really interesting! I didn't go into the pilot expecting anything (unlike I did with Constantine's development) so if it appeals to bi women but not genre people, I wonder what it is.
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And yes, I LOVED last night's XF! Brilliant in so many ways. I need to do a post regarding XF but I feel like I have a lot brewing which takes time while this post took me 2 minutes to type up in excitement.
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I know! Only 3 more. :(
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I'm really surprised so many people weren't into the pilot. I kind of expected all the SPN/genre fans to love this show. :/
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Yeah, I thought about that in the pilot. And like you said, I'm sure straight men can more or less ignore it, but it's still more than anything the Constantine team >_> ever gave us.
I'm really surprised so many people weren't into the pilot.
From what I've seen, Lucifer (the character) left people either utterly charmed or completely disinterested. No middle ground. I'm part of the immune.
Also, most of the reactions I've seen come from bi women. I wonder if it works well on straight women and badly on lesbians.
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