I'll do a spoiler review for both part 1 of the season itself and this episode alone.
The Episode
S5E8 "Spoiler Alert" is an amazingly directed episode that never stops going, it's intense action packed and left off on an amazing cliffhnager. I loved the final fight scene and the scene before that in which Lucifer is about to tell Chole that he loves her, now I do have a theory or two about why he didn't say it earlier but we'll get to that later. 9.7/10.
Part 1 of Season 5
I think the season started out very funny, and to be honest this actually would be one of the funniest seasons of Lucifer, which is great for the first part and boends really well with the story. But I hope it doesn't stay that way til the finale, I want the latter half to be nothing but epicness after epicness like season 4 and contain no filler episodes like the first half of this season. I really think it has the potential to take all of these plotlines for all of these characters and bring them together in the season finale.
Maze & Lilith
For example, Maze got some amazing character developement this season with hr mother and her sudden feel of being lost and needing a soul, her mission from what I believe, is to take the ring that Lilith gave to Lucifer as that ring might contain the soul of Lilith her self. She knows better than to trust Michael, but in this case she is too desparate of reaching her goal that she'll do whatever it takes.
Chloe & Lucifer
We all know Lucifer changed when he finally came back to earth, which is understandable since he was in hell for thousands of years, althought the change in him is very significant. He now more than ever wants Chloe. In episode 3 it's revealed that all this time Lucifer chose to be vulnerable around Chloe, and later on he no longer chooses to be vulnerable around her, which makes her believe he's quote on quote subconsciously pushing her away. This will remain a mystery for the time being, aswell as the mojo swapping thing. I did think it was weird of Lucifer to not tell Chloe that he loves her back in season 4 though. I believe that the reason he never told her about that was because of the prophecy, that once the Devil finds his first love, evil shall walk the earth. In this case Lucifer is scared of what might come if he tells her that he officially loves her. Since Eve also is rumored to come back this season they might stumble across some further implications.
Amenadiel & Linda
These characters were always great and all bit they really got special treatment this season that made them some of the best characters on the show. Amenadiel pro,ised to take care of hell while Lucifer was gone, until God apparently told him that he could leave hell without any further consequences. I personall thought this was a cop out and made the season 4 finale pretty useless, although I also believe there is more to it and that hell will strike back at them in the future, perhaps even the latter half of season 5. As for Linda it was revealed she had a baby at 17 that she abandoned because she felt she wasn't good enough for the baby. This storyline coincides with Maze's storyline this season and the whole "mother abandoning her child" thing. Which I felt was a necessary plot for both of their characters. Detectiv Amenadiel was a very interesting episode that showcased his profession as a detective due to him being an angel, and also introduced his own kind of "mojo". His power is capable of pulling out the truth in people. Which is a very interesting concept.
Ella & Pete
Ella this season took on a whole different path for her character, in the final 2 episode arc of part 1 she found a guy believed to be good named Pete. They started an unusually good relationship, Ella later discovered that her boyfriend actually was a serial killer, unlucky am I right. I've got to say the actor that played Pete was phenomenal, he did a great job at playing both sides of the card.
Michael & The Celestial Side of Things
Michael is a great villain so far and is played perfectly by Tom Ellis who also happens to play Lucifer. They really seem like different characters especially in small details like the face expression, the posture and even the accent. We still have yet to discover what Michael's true intensions are which really intrigues me. At the end of the mid-season finale though, God himself finally showed up on the show. And since the next episode after the break is called "Family Dinner" I expect some great drama from them. There's also a synopsis for the last episode of season 5 on IMDb "A Chance at a Happy Ending" that states that it's the final episode of Lucifer and that he has his final fight with dad. Since we know that this is not the last season, that synopsis might be meant for the finale of season 6 now that they expanded the course of this series and that IMDb simply forgot to move that. This really leaves some mystery though. Will it happen in season 5 or season 6?
Daniel
Daniel had a really interesting character arc this season, some good some not. I really enjoyed when Michael kept being nice to him in episode 2 and 3. That made it even funnier when Lucifer came back and remained dickish to him like always. I did find some things odd though, when Lucifer came back and was continuisly mean, Dan was never mean back. Which made Lucifer look like kind off an asshat. This makes me think Dan got some sort of treatment for his behaviour after Charlotte's death. I think it would have made more sense for Dan to keep being dickish back when Lucifer was, just for old times sake. But I did enjoy this new Dan, just wish we got some sort of explanation as to why he is different. Later on when he mourns Charlotte's death and Michael arrives, that really showcases the best of Kevin as an actor. And what follows after really boosts his character arc this season.
Pacing
What I loved about season 4 is that it got straight to the point, every episode was pretty much perfect. This season is different. It was meant to be a 10 episode final season but was made into a 16 episode season 6 and a season 6 with no confirmed episode count. It was later split into 2 parts because of the current state of the world. This will lead to filler episodes such as episode 4 of season 5. Netflix is doing it differently though. Some shows just decide to make filler episodes with nothing important or interesting included in them. Here, in episodes like 3, 4, 5, possibly even 6 and 7 are filler episodes even though they all share a specific point, they all have an important ending or cliffhanger that is important for the plot of the season while 80% of the episode was just a crime of the week, jokes and some lovely character developement. This is my main gripe with season 5. I really hope the second half is more plot focused like season 4 and includes less humour since we already got plenty here. However, I do like that since this is a longer season, the beginning is more soft and slowly but surely starts to plot the main course of the season. Almost like the first part is meant to be this more humourish, but still brings the plot forward. I was so amazed at how every episode of season 4 hyped me up and never stopped basically. So please Netflix, make the latter half of season 5 EVEN BETTER.
Final Score and Final Thoughts for the First Part of Season 5
Acting/Cast: 10/10
Story/Plot so far: 9/10
Pacing: 7/10 if it continues like this. 8 or 9/10 if it's meant to be a slow start and save the best for the next half.
Character Developement: 9/10
Action/Cinematography: 9/10
CGI: 10/10
Overall Score of the First Part of Season 5: 8.5/10
The Episode
S5E8 "Spoiler Alert" is an amazingly directed episode that never stops going, it's intense action packed and left off on an amazing cliffhnager. I loved the final fight scene and the scene before that in which Lucifer is about to tell Chole that he loves her, now I do have a theory or two about why he didn't say it earlier but we'll get to that later. 9.7/10.
Part 1 of Season 5
I think the season started out very funny, and to be honest this actually would be one of the funniest seasons of Lucifer, which is great for the first part and boends really well with the story. But I hope it doesn't stay that way til the finale, I want the latter half to be nothing but epicness after epicness like season 4 and contain no filler episodes like the first half of this season. I really think it has the potential to take all of these plotlines for all of these characters and bring them together in the season finale.
Maze & Lilith
For example, Maze got some amazing character developement this season with hr mother and her sudden feel of being lost and needing a soul, her mission from what I believe, is to take the ring that Lilith gave to Lucifer as that ring might contain the soul of Lilith her self. She knows better than to trust Michael, but in this case she is too desparate of reaching her goal that she'll do whatever it takes.
Chloe & Lucifer
We all know Lucifer changed when he finally came back to earth, which is understandable since he was in hell for thousands of years, althought the change in him is very significant. He now more than ever wants Chloe. In episode 3 it's revealed that all this time Lucifer chose to be vulnerable around Chloe, and later on he no longer chooses to be vulnerable around her, which makes her believe he's quote on quote subconsciously pushing her away. This will remain a mystery for the time being, aswell as the mojo swapping thing. I did think it was weird of Lucifer to not tell Chloe that he loves her back in season 4 though. I believe that the reason he never told her about that was because of the prophecy, that once the Devil finds his first love, evil shall walk the earth. In this case Lucifer is scared of what might come if he tells her that he officially loves her. Since Eve also is rumored to come back this season they might stumble across some further implications.
Amenadiel & Linda
These characters were always great and all bit they really got special treatment this season that made them some of the best characters on the show. Amenadiel pro,ised to take care of hell while Lucifer was gone, until God apparently told him that he could leave hell without any further consequences. I personall thought this was a cop out and made the season 4 finale pretty useless, although I also believe there is more to it and that hell will strike back at them in the future, perhaps even the latter half of season 5. As for Linda it was revealed she had a baby at 17 that she abandoned because she felt she wasn't good enough for the baby. This storyline coincides with Maze's storyline this season and the whole "mother abandoning her child" thing. Which I felt was a necessary plot for both of their characters. Detectiv Amenadiel was a very interesting episode that showcased his profession as a detective due to him being an angel, and also introduced his own kind of "mojo". His power is capable of pulling out the truth in people. Which is a very interesting concept.
Ella & Pete
Ella this season took on a whole different path for her character, in the final 2 episode arc of part 1 she found a guy believed to be good named Pete. They started an unusually good relationship, Ella later discovered that her boyfriend actually was a serial killer, unlucky am I right. I've got to say the actor that played Pete was phenomenal, he did a great job at playing both sides of the card.
Michael & The Celestial Side of Things
Michael is a great villain so far and is played perfectly by Tom Ellis who also happens to play Lucifer. They really seem like different characters especially in small details like the face expression, the posture and even the accent. We still have yet to discover what Michael's true intensions are which really intrigues me. At the end of the mid-season finale though, God himself finally showed up on the show. And since the next episode after the break is called "Family Dinner" I expect some great drama from them. There's also a synopsis for the last episode of season 5 on IMDb "A Chance at a Happy Ending" that states that it's the final episode of Lucifer and that he has his final fight with dad. Since we know that this is not the last season, that synopsis might be meant for the finale of season 6 now that they expanded the course of this series and that IMDb simply forgot to move that. This really leaves some mystery though. Will it happen in season 5 or season 6?
Daniel
Daniel had a really interesting character arc this season, some good some not. I really enjoyed when Michael kept being nice to him in episode 2 and 3. That made it even funnier when Lucifer came back and remained dickish to him like always. I did find some things odd though, when Lucifer came back and was continuisly mean, Dan was never mean back. Which made Lucifer look like kind off an asshat. This makes me think Dan got some sort of treatment for his behaviour after Charlotte's death. I think it would have made more sense for Dan to keep being dickish back when Lucifer was, just for old times sake. But I did enjoy this new Dan, just wish we got some sort of explanation as to why he is different. Later on when he mourns Charlotte's death and Michael arrives, that really showcases the best of Kevin as an actor. And what follows after really boosts his character arc this season.
Pacing
What I loved about season 4 is that it got straight to the point, every episode was pretty much perfect. This season is different. It was meant to be a 10 episode final season but was made into a 16 episode season 6 and a season 6 with no confirmed episode count. It was later split into 2 parts because of the current state of the world. This will lead to filler episodes such as episode 4 of season 5. Netflix is doing it differently though. Some shows just decide to make filler episodes with nothing important or interesting included in them. Here, in episodes like 3, 4, 5, possibly even 6 and 7 are filler episodes even though they all share a specific point, they all have an important ending or cliffhanger that is important for the plot of the season while 80% of the episode was just a crime of the week, jokes and some lovely character developement. This is my main gripe with season 5. I really hope the second half is more plot focused like season 4 and includes less humour since we already got plenty here. However, I do like that since this is a longer season, the beginning is more soft and slowly but surely starts to plot the main course of the season. Almost like the first part is meant to be this more humourish, but still brings the plot forward. I was so amazed at how every episode of season 4 hyped me up and never stopped basically. So please Netflix, make the latter half of season 5 EVEN BETTER.
Final Score and Final Thoughts for the First Part of Season 5
Acting/Cast: 10/10
Story/Plot so far: 9/10
Pacing: 7/10 if it continues like this. 8 or 9/10 if it's meant to be a slow start and save the best for the next half.
Character Developement: 9/10
Action/Cinematography: 9/10
CGI: 10/10
Overall Score of the First Part of Season 5: 8.5/10