Though there is certainly plenty of action in the episode, its strength lies in the dialogue rich exchanges between Lucifer, Chloe, and Pierce. That Chloe is able to so quickly narrow the focus to Chamberlain’s driver seems a bit too convenient, but it does set the wheels in motion for Pierce’s eventual takedown. The entertaining scene with the hedge fund manager under investigation by Charlotte’s office provides the only real banter of the evening, but once they move on from him, the already rapid pace gathers more steam. However, the leaps keep coming fast and furiously, and “A Devil of My Word” begins stretching its own credulity just a bit. She makes the leap from liar to killer pretty quickly, but that’s okay too. Does he come by Pierce’s file a bit too easily? Perhaps, but the decision to speed things up here is a good one and followed in turn by Chloe’s assessment that the lieutenant’s emotional speech to his officers is clearly disingenuous. There’s no one we feel more for than Dan, but at least this outburst produces the case’s first solid lead. Watching him throw the never used waffle maker into the glass table drives home the point that this is a fundamentally good man who can’t seem to catch a break despite his best efforts to find peace and happiness. Still in shock, Dan (Kevin Alejandro) goes to Charlotte’s apartment to grieve under the guise of putting her effects in order. Though it has nothing to do with him being the boss, Pierce never really assimilates into the core group which makes it easier to see him as Charlotte’s killer once the evidence points in that direction. Unlike most procedurals, we already know the killer’s identity, so here we get to watch a cat and mouse game play out as each side attempts to out think the other. “I’ve never been scared of dying before,” he tells one of his Sinnerman minions, but this fear goes far beyond what a normal person might experience. Regardless of which Pierce presents itself, we’ve never seen him exhibit fear until tonight. Pierce has run the gamut from immortal punished by God to roam the Earth forever, to a man who’s fallen in love and seems content to live out his days with the woman who changed his life. Marcus Pierce has been one of the highlights of season three, and nothing changes here. Does he regret the attempt, or does he beat himself up because he failed? Either way, it’s an internal struggle that still has not resolved itself. Why does he see himself as he does? Tonight we get more of a concrete answer to that question as he explains that his self loathing carries over from the failed rebellion he led against his Father. Of course, she’s preoccupied with the crime scene, but his continued self-deprecation remains one of those threads that we’ll never see developed. It’s a poignant opening that sets the stage for everything that follows, but of particular note is Lucifer mentioning to Chloe that he won’t be able to follow her into Heaven when the time comes. Pierce appears on the scene only to ensure that he left no loose ends tying him to Charlotte’s death, even as Lucifer comforts Chloe telling her that she’ll be reunited with Charlotte in Heaven. Thanks a lot, Fox.Īs expected, the murder investigation dominates the episode, and immediately sets up a contrast that runs throughout. That said, it’s difficult to adequately assess “A Devil of My Word” since we can now only speculate what the writers had in mind for season four, and while it’s possible that another network could pick up the compelling fantasy drama and continue the story, we’ll just have to work with what we’ve been given. And while there is a fairly significant payoff at episode’s end, the long anticipated cliffhanger simply represents too much of a loose thread to function as a satisfying series conclusion.
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