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"The One With the Baby Carrot" is the second episode of the third season of Lucifer. It aired on October 9, 2017.[1]

Summary[]

"After Lucifer removes his wings yet again, Linda becomes concerned that he is too focused on tracking down the Sinnerman and neglecting his own well-being. Tensions continue to rise between Lucifer and Chloe, but they realize they must put their differences aside to solve a case in which Lucifer takes a sudden interest. Once Detective Pierce's past is revealed though, everyone realizes that the Sinnerman is much more dangerous than they thought."[1]

Plot[]

Lucifer appears in the penthouse elevator as the doors open, locked in a deep kiss with a woman. As they enter the bedroom, shedding clothes as they go, his wings suddenly snap open. She is startled, and he is exasperated, “Sorry, I don’t usually suffer from premature… unfurling.” When she says she's into cosplay and suggests she wear a devil costume, he asks her to leave since he is not interested in having sex with himself. He leaves to perform a “rather gruesome form of manscaping.”

He later complains to Linda about the Sinnerman, “Not only did he stick my wings back on and take my face, but he's stolen my shtick as well. He gives out favors to people for a price to be named later. Sound familiar?” When she worries about his self mutilation and suggests that he after all, “didn't invent the idea of giving out favors....Yep, forgot who I was talking to. I suppose you did. But you haven't given out favors in a while.” Lucifer says he will stop at nothing to find the Sinnerman.

At the station, Chloe and Lucifer bicker over the Sinnerman. Chloe is convinced he is just an urban legend, and furthermore, Lucifer really needs to stop saying it with that accent of his. They both shut up as Lieutenant Pierce arrives to tell Chloe she has a case.

At the crime scene, Dan gives them the rundown. The victim is JD Woodstock, a struggling comedian, and as Lucifer looks over the notes found on the body asks, “Is it rude to throw tomatoes at a corpse?” During the ensuing discussion, Lucifer lets Dan's secret slip… Dan does improv. Ella contributes that Woodstock not only was a struggling comedian, but he made the news only days earlier. He claimed red hot comic, Bobby Lowe, stole his act. Lucifer identifies with this, still smarting from the Sinnerman treading on his toes by granting favors. He decides he is going to champion the dead man and solve the case. Nearby, Pierce sits in his car, keeping the others under surveillance.

Back at the precinct, Dan decides to talk to Pierce. He is not a dirty cop, and he hates that Pierce called him one. Pierce decides to leverage Dan, and says he knows he must have done a background on Lucifer, and he wants everything that Dan has.

Meanwhile, Chloe, Lucifer and a delighted Ella head out to interview Bobby Lowe. The difficult comedian proves himself a prima donna, and tells them he has no time for them. As it’s almost show time, the team stays for a taping of the Bobby Lowe Show. As Lucifer watches the silly, puppet based comedy, he gets fed up with the drivel, and heads to the stage. When Bobby won't talk to him, Lucifer commandeers a puppet, and it explodes. It seems someone stashed a gun inside the puppet’s head and Lucifer inadvertently pulled the trigger. Lowe crumples to the ground, clutching his arm. Bobby is fine, however, only a minor flesh wound. As a paramedic bandages his arm, he admits he stashed the gun in the puppet after receiving death threats. He also admits he did steal JD’s act, but that he didn’t kill him, rather he wanted the controversy in order to break his contract. He feels stifled and wants out, so why would he kill JD?

Lucifer returns home, and calls Maze who is still not about, he needs her to find the Sinnerman. Lucifer hangs up just as a voice intones, “Lucifer Morningstar, I figured out what you really are….” Lucifer turns to see Pierce; Lucifer wonders if someone has actually, finally, believes him, “What do you think I am?” Pierce disappooints with the response, “An idiot.” Pierce warns him to shut up about the Sinnerman, and claims to have faced off with the very real, very dangerous Sinnerman while working in Chicago. While he doesn’t elaborate, he says he paid a steep price. Lucifer assures Pierce he is also very dangerous, “He stole from me, Lieutenant, and I won't stand for it...You can keep your head buried in the sand if you want to...I've got this.”

Meanwhile, Linda asks Amenadiel to meet her at Lux so she can thank him for helping save her life. While they talk, he indicates he has a difficult task to perform, and she volunteers to help. He takes her up to the penthouse where she stares at the dismembered and discarded angel wings Lucifer left there. The reality of it is a bit much but she says she will help, so Amendiel asks her if she knows where the trash bags are. They haul the wings to the dumpster, and Amenadiel throws in a lighter. Linda says, “I thought this would be more…reverential? Less angel wing dumpster fire.”

The investigation has led the team to realize that not only had Bobby stolen the act from JD, but JD had stolen it from another comic, and they set out to find him at an open mic night at a club threatening e-mails originated from. Dan takes the stage as their undercover operative, despite him telling them improv and stand-up are not the same thing. Dan, of course, bombs - especially after Lucifer begins heckling - and throwing tomatoes. After the set when Dan complains, Lucifer says he thought he would be the sympathetic ear Mr Micropenis could talk to. It worked, and they netted a suspect.

Under interrogation they realize he is not their man, but everything seems to point to Bobby’s opening comic, Shelia. Chloe and Lucifer return to the deserted television studio where they find Bobby sprawled semiconscious on the floor. Shelia is still in the building, and she’s armed. Up on the catwalk above the stage, Lucifer faces off with Shelia. She tells him how hard it is to pull yourself out of the stand-up world, that Bobby stole half her act too, but, “Who cares...Jokes don't make a comedian. Everyone has an itchy butt joke, it's all about what you do with it.” Chloe then distracts her, and Lucifer punches her in the face, knocking her out. They take Sheila into custody.

Lucifer then gets a text to go to the precinct where Pierce approaches him, and admits Lucifer is right, the Sinnerman is in LA. Pierce insists this be kept between them,Chloe can’t be involved, because she has a kid. Lucifer agrees, and Pierce lets him into the interrogation of the alleged Sinnerman soldier in custody.

At his next session with Linda, Lucifer admits his wings are again back, and she points out he cannot keep mutilating himself. He agrees, it's exhausting, he has to do something else. Then he realizes what Sheila had said about itchy butt jokes is correct, “It's not about the idea. It's about the execution.... Someone else is giving favors. Who cares? I'm Lucifer bloody Morningstar! I do favors better than anyone else....And I think that maybe it's about time I got back in the game.” He is then seen holding court at Lux, a line of favor seekers awaiting him.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Guest Starring[]

  • Kevin Christy as Bobby Lowe
  • Camille Chen as Sheila Vestal[1]

Co-Starring[]

  • Sina Amedson as JD Woodstock
  • Elia Cantu as Frazzled PA
  • Kevin Carlson as Puppet
  • Orson Chaplin as Alonso
  • Wesley Choi as Kid
  • Angie Teodora Dick as MC
  • Prince Hammond as puppet suit
  • Brian Kimmet as Eric
  • Brittany Panzer as Beautiful Woman
  • Tanner Sarff as Aspiring Musician

Trivia[]

  • Lucifer is the one who says the episode's title at Dan's stand up comedy.
  • Lucifer is revealed to have not granted any favors in a while. Likely because he spends more of his free time assisting Chloe.
    • It is, however, confirmed that he, indeed, invented the idea of giving favors.
  • One of the puppets calls Lucifer "Doctor Who". Tom Ellis actually played character Thomas Milligan in Doctor Who in 2007 in the episode Last of the Time Lords, his character was later said to be engaged to Doctor companion, Martha Jones.
  • The episode title is a reference to the episode title structure of the T.V. sitcom FRIENDS where every episode title began with "The One With" or "The One Where", such as "The One Where Monica Gets A Roommate" or "The One With The Cake".
  • Lucifer name drops the fandom name, Lucifans, during the interrogation sequence.
  • The name of the victim, JD Woodstock, is apparently a play on co-star DB Woodside's name.
  • Stealth pun: the fake show is about Bobby Lowe's life. - "lowlife".

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