Lucifer is enjoying a quiet game of Monopoly with Chloe and Trixie, but after a talk with Amenadiel, he grows concerned that him spending a quiet evening with someone means that he's becoming boring. He's a top hat, not a shoe... unlike the latest murder victim.
Tropes present in this episode include:
- Bait-and-Switch: The opening scene looks like Lucifer and Chloe are enjoying some intimate time together... Then the camera pans out to reveal Trixie and a Monopoly board.
- Be Yourself: The Aesop of the episode.
- Defector from Decadence: Charlotte accepts a job at the DA's office, even though it'll mean less money from her work, because she doesn't want to defend criminals anymore.
- Earpiece Conversation: Lucifer insists that Chloe wear an earpiece for the Top Meet mixer so he can coach her on how to be "Lucinda". He keeps interrupting her and making her look strange, so she takes the earpiece out and drops it in a drink.
- Friendship Moment:
- Amenadiel comforts Linda about her fear of mortality and her certainty that when she dies, she isn't going to go to a better place.
- Later, Lucifer also asks Linda how she's doing after everything she's been through.
- Noodle Incident: Apparently, Lucifer knew Oscar Wilde, and he was straight when they first met...
- Oblivious to Their Own Description: Lucifer does not understand how a handsome man can prefer a "shoe" to a "top hat", even when he is in love with Chloe, who qualifies as a "shoe" by his standards.
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Recycled Script: Well, recycled character writing. Charlotte is clearly still using some lines and jokes thought up for "Mom", acting more like someone who's only been interacting with humans for a few months than a charismatic, high-profile attorney.
