What could be nicer than a cosy family dinner? Linda has good reason for second thoughts…

And so Lucifer is back with Dennis Haysbert playing a very Morgan Freeman-esque God, apparently very laid back, and only able to be pushed so far by his warring sons. The centrepiece of the episode is the dinner that Linda hosts, with Michael, Lucifer and Amenadiel all sniping at each other and at their father, with Lucifer reaching a particular point of realisation about his relationship with his dad that I suspect will underpin the rest of this season.

There’s no “previously on” at the top of this episode, which might have been handy, but we’re quickly reminded of the way that both Dan and Ella feel betrayed by serial killer Pete, and that Chloe thinks she’s on the verge of a breakthrough with Lucifer. Things are thrown up in the air by the arrival of God but there’s still a murder to be solved – and a nice appearance by John Glover (who of course has form for playing the Devil – if you don’t know why, check out the late 90s series Brimstone). The parallels between murder case and personal life are even thicker than ever (even if the writers try to lampshade the issue).

The sense of fun that characterised the show rears its head very very occasionally – but this is quite a dark affair.

Verdict: Good to have Lucifer back but a bit of a less dark blend of moods would be good. 7/10

Paul Simpson