{"id":32548,"date":"2021-06-30T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T02:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=32548"},"modified":"2021-06-29T17:47:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T16:47:41","slug":"lockdown-recommendations-lucifer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2021\/06\/30\/lockdown-recommendations-lucifer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockdown Recommendations: Lucifer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ttr_start\"><\/div>\n<p>I see you&#8217;re sitting there, twiddling your thumbs, waiting patiently for <em>Doctor Who<\/em> Series 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So. What to watch while\u00a0you wait for the next series?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s put some ingredients together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Lead character looks human but isn&#8217;t.<\/li><li>They have a British accent.<\/li><li>They shamelessly namedrop all the people in history they&#8217;ve met (including Attila the Hun, Oscar Wilde, and many more).<\/li><li>They can escape from handcuffs and open locks.<\/li><li>They play a musical instrument.<\/li><li>They have a strange charm, and powers of mental persuasion.<\/li><li>They are very old, and have regenerative powers&#8230;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s obvious \u2014 you should watch\u00a0<em>Lucifer<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s is a minor UK problem though, in that Seasons 1 and 2 aren&#8217;t around, Season 3 is on Amazon Prime, while Seasons 4 and 5 are on Netflix. I started with the big trailer on Netflix before watching Season 4 and it was fine. After the first half of Season 5, we had a slight gap, so I took to Amazon and watched the first three seasons. Then watched it all again. Twice. Now we have the second part of Season 5 and God even popped in for a few episodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s no need to worry about canon: each episode tells a story, there are season arcs, mad murders (in the style of\u00a0<em>Death in Paradise<\/em>) to solve, and the on-off love story between Lucifer and Chloe Decker. It looks amazing, has a great cast, boasts lots of music, and Tom Ellis (who wanted to be the Doctor) was born for the role. You&#8217;ll know Ellis for being in <em>Last of the Time Lords<\/em>. <em>Lucifer<\/em>&#8216;s based on a comic book but has found its own wings to spread on TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s not to like?! <\/p>\n<div class=\"ttr_end\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for something to watch while you wait for Doctor Who Series 13?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":32573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"Lockdown Recommendations: #Lucifer","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[73],"tags":[3234,2904,5306,1908,2745,4497,637,6041],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lucifer-Tom-Ellis.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29394,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2020\/10\/21\/last-of-the-time-lords-star-tom-ellis-really-wanted-to-play-doctor-who\/","url_meta":{"origin":32548,"position":0},"title":"Last of the Time Lords Star, Tom Ellis Really Wanted to Play Doctor Who","author":"Jordan Shortman","date":"21 October 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\"I would have loved to have had an opportunity to play Doctor Who\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lucifer-season-5-tom-ellis-netflix-1597136705.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lucifer-season-5-tom-ellis-netflix-1597136705.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lucifer-season-5-tom-ellis-netflix-1597136705.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lucifer-season-5-tom-ellis-netflix-1597136705.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31310,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2021\/03\/01\/free-download-the-first-chapter-of-paul-darrows-autobiography-youre-him-arent-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":32548,"position":1},"title":"FREE: Download the First Chapter of Paul Darrow&#8217;s Autobiography, You\u2019re Him, Aren\u2019t You?","author":"Philip Bates","date":"1 March 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Plus get 40% off loads of Blake's 7 audios!","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Merchandise&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Merchandise","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/category\/news\/doctor-who-merchandise\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Paul-Darrow-Big-Finish-lockdownloads.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Paul-Darrow-Big-Finish-lockdownloads.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Paul-Darrow-Big-Finish-lockdownloads.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Paul-Darrow-Big-Finish-lockdownloads.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Paul-Darrow-Big-Finish-lockdownloads.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29792,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2020\/10\/27\/david-tennants-podcast-returns-with-neil-gaiman-and-billie-piper\/","url_meta":{"origin":32548,"position":2},"title":"David Tennant&#8217;s Podcast Returns &#8211; 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