The Netflix series Lucifer follows the original fallen angel Lucifer, who is unhappy with life in Hell and is based on characters developed by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith, and Mike Dringenberg. Lucifer Morningstar, the Lord of Hell, portrayed by Tom Ellis, asks Linda Martin for her assistance on a regular basis, generally on personal matters involving Chloe Decker or his family. When you become close to him, he will give you advice on occasion, forming a deep relationship between the two of you.
Dr. Linda Martin, Lucifer’s therapist, gets tired of the biblical cliches and demands that he explain the entire narrative. In Season 2 Episode 6: “Monster,” Lucifer takes a chance by showing Linda his demonic appearance. Lucifer’s faith in Linda builds over time, and he finally regards her as a close friend and confidant. This subsequently leads to Lucifer revealing his actual identity to Linda as the Devil. Linda was taken aback when she realized Lucifer was a demon.
That has to happen eventually. Viewers were outraged that no one, not even Lucifer’s therapist, knew his secret after two seasons. As a result, this was just one of the show’s many stunning scenes. She became one of the first among the other humans to learn of the existence of celestial life in Lucifer’s Season 2 Episode 6. Linda is a therapist who has been trained to deal with such trauma.
It is not her own, but it is more than Chloe can say. Linda’s feelings for Lucifer were not romantic in nature. He was a patient/ sorta friend at the time. They used to be physically involved, but that was in the past. It was a much more formal connection. Linda was actively seeking answers, even begging Lucifer to unveil his real self to her. She was dumbfounded when she saw his demonic appearance.
Lucifer Reveals Himself to Linda
Rachel Harris is the person who can portray Linda Martin better than anybody else. From her facial expressions to her body language, everything seems so genuine and authentic. At 00:52, “When all hell breaks loose on me,” Lucifer says, we know she’s becoming desperate.
Then she moved her neck as if to say, “Here he comes again,” with a look on her face. Glance down, take a big breath, try to shake it off, maintain your composure, and be professional. She conveyed the message without saying any words. When Lucifer is ready to show her his actual appearance at 2:28, you can see the stillness gently transform to absolute horror, as if you were staring at it.
That doesn’t appear to be natural, yet it is. She also realized the fact that he was speaking nothing but the truth the entire time, and it was not any biblical cliches that he was referring to. I appreciate how the camera zooms in on Linda’s reaction, and a stream of light filled the room from a passing vehicle, the song High Hopes by Quails is played in the background, everything is a masterpiece on its own. In such a pivotal scene as her discovering the truth, the cinematography is short yet powerful.
This scene shattered my heart because, after all this time with Dr. Linda, Lucifer expected her to understand and had mustered enough courage to completely break down the walls, but instead was rejected. His hesitant smile, uncertain mannerism, and the way he soon regretted it and was like, ‘Well, of course, no one could expect this…’ was devastating.
He finally opens up to her, but he hates the way he appears in his demonic form and is not the frightening and horrible person we perceive. The deep scar is deeply hurt on the inside, but he conceals it with his charm and charisma. It is painful to watch that he received a stunned look from someone he was able to get vulnerable with and smiled after exposing himself for the first time. But I also believe that her reaction is completely valid as a response to finding out that you are the devil’s therapist. Even though she is a trained therapist, it is just a lot to take in.
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