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** Lucifer still has his Pentacoastal Coin, since he never needed to spend it to leave Hell, and still has the habit of levitating it above the palm of his hand while thinking.

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** Lucifer still has his Pentacoastal Pentecostal Coin, since he never needed to spend it to leave Hell, and still has the habit of levitating it above the palm of his hand while thinking.
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* PointOfDivergence: The main difference between the two realities is that Chloe's father was never murdered, so she never had a reason to become a cop in the first place.
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** Chloe and Lucifer never met until this episode, which is set around 2018. This means that the two years worth of crimes they solved remained unsolved with the criminals getting away with their crimes, as implied by Dan's comment that Delilah's death was an open and shut case.

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** Chloe and Lucifer never met until this episode, which is set around 2018. This means that the two years worth of crimes they solved remained unsolved with the criminals getting away with their crimes, as implied by Dan's comment that Delilah's death was an open and shut case.OpenAndShutCase.
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* SameCharacterButDifferent: Most of the characters.

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* SameCharacterButDifferent: Most All of the characters.characters are different because of John Decker being alive, but God's closing narration discusses this trope: Ella has a completely different job due to being inspired by Chloe's character, but while more rough around the edges is essentially the same person; Maze's potential to be a better person is still there, but without Trixie or anyone else to encourage it she instead regressed and became far worse; Linda is exactly the same person, but due to different circumstances makes an immoral choice; Amenadiel is also the same person with the same desire to connect more with humanity, but because of different events occurring was never given the opportunity to make this choice; while Charlotte and Dan are much more selfish and corrupt than in the main universe, they still end up falling in love; and despite the very different circumstances that they met, Lucifer and Chloe are still drawn to each other and solve a crime because that's who they are.

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* ForWantOfANail: The key reason this world is so different is that Chloe's policeman father was never killed. Thus, she never became a cop and stuck to being an actress.
** Lucifer calls Dan "Detective Dildo" instead of "Detective Douchebag". Though Dan is the one who calls Lucifer a "douchebag".
** Chloe's performance in ''The Weaponizer'' inspired Ella to become a criminal.
** Uriel and Charlotte are still alive.


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* WhatIf: The key reason this world is so different is that Chloe's policeman father was never killed. Thus, she never became a cop and stuck to being an actress. The consequences of this change are that:
** Chloe and Lucifer never met until this episode, which is set around 2018. This means that the two years worth of crimes they solved remained unsolved with the criminals getting away with their crimes, as implied by Dan's comment that Delilah's death was an open and shut case.
** Dan and Chloe never met, got married and had Trixie because of their different career paths. As a result, their was nothing to stop Dan from embracing his darker impulses.
** Lucifer calls Dan "Detective Dildo" instead of "Detective Douchebag". Though Dan is the one who calls Lucifer a "douchebag".
** Chloe's performance in ''The Weaponizer'' inspired Ella to become a criminal.
** Linda became Chloe's therapist, who in turn helps her get her own tv show.
** Uriel and Charlotte are still alive, with the latter seemingly never having a family and remaining an AmoralAttorney.

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* BaitAndSwitch: The opening showing Chloe gunned down in an alley...until it turns out it's just a scene she's shooting for her latest movie.
** It also makes it seem like the episode is about Lucifer if he never met Chloe because she died.

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* BaitAndSwitch: BaitAndSwitch:
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The opening showing Chloe gunned down in an alley...alley, making it seem like the episode is about Lucifer if he never met Chloe because she died... until it turns out it's just a scene she's shooting for her latest movie.
** It also makes it seem like the episode is about Lucifer if he never met Chloe because she died.
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** It looks like Chloe and Linda are talking in Linda's office...only for it to be the set of Linda's talk show, which is an exact replica of her office.

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** It looks like Chloe and Linda are talking in Linda's office... only for it to be the set of Linda's talk show, which is an exact replica of her office.



** Instead of killing Charlotte, Maze lets her go to indulge in all her greedy desires as she knows the more Charlotte sins, the more fun Maze will have with her when she gets to Hell. However, Maze does threaten to gut Charlotte if she and Dan ever return to LA.

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** Instead of killing Charlotte, Maze lets her go to indulge in all her greedy desires desires, as she knows the more Charlotte sins, the more fun Maze will have with her when she gets to Hell. However, Maze does threaten to gut Charlotte if she and Dan ever return to LA.



** Seeing what they think is a suspect stealing a car, Chloe takes off after him in what looks like the setup of a big chase...and they just go about 20 feet before she quite calmly gets in front of him and he stops easily.

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** Seeing what they think is a suspect stealing a car, Chloe takes off after him in what looks like the setup of a big chase... and they just go about 20 feet before she quite calmly gets in front of him and he stops easily.



** Also like in the pilot, Chloe asks Lucifer if he's psychic, and he responds that he can't read minds he's "not a [[Franchise/StarWars Jedi]]".

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** Also like in the pilot, Chloe asks Lucifer if he's psychic, and he responds that he can't read minds minds, he's "not a [[Franchise/StarWars Jedi]]".



* CorruptCop: Without Chloe and Trixie to help him out, Dan has gone from just a few mistakes to openly taking bribes and covering up crime scenes. And the corruption is the reason why Lucifer decides to take matters on his own hands on the murder case.

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* CorruptCop: Without Chloe and Trixie to help him out, Dan has gone from just a few mistakes to openly taking bribes and covering up crime scenes. And the corruption is the reason why Lucifer decides to take matters on into his own hands on the murder case.



* InSpiteOfANail: Despite the different circumstances, Chloe and Lucifer still meet and solve a case together, with the ending implying that Chloe will become a cop and Lucifer will assist her on cases.

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* InSpiteOfANail: InSpiteOfANail:
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Despite the different circumstances, Chloe and Lucifer still meet and solve a case together, with the ending implying that Chloe will become a cop and Lucifer will assist her on cases.



* MisaimedFandom: InUniverse. Ella was inspired by Chloe's character in a movie to become a car stealer, willingly ignoring the fact that the character [[HeelFaceTurn ended up joining the police]].

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* MisaimedFandom: InUniverse. Ella was inspired by Chloe's character in a movie to become a car stealer, thief, willingly ignoring the fact that how the character [[HeelFaceTurn ended up joining the police]].

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** It also makes it seem like the episode is going to be about Lucifer if he never met Chloe.

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** It also makes it seem like the episode is going to be about Lucifer if he never met Chloe.Chloe because she died.



** Chloe thought of talking to the detective (Dan) that's on the case, but her dad doesn't want her anywhere near the investigation. So the two never got to meet.

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** Chloe thought of talking to the detective (Dan) that's on the case, but her dad doesn't want her anywhere near involved in the investigation. So the two never got to meet.



* BaitTheDog: The actor Linda was interviewing said that he got cleaned up and that his wife is giving him another chance. But then it's revealed that his wife is cheating on him.



** Chloe's performance in "The Weaponizer" inspired Ella to become a criminal.

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** Chloe's performance in "The Weaponizer" ''The Weaponizer'' inspired Ella to become a criminal.



* TheRival: Erika is this to Chloe.

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* TheRival: Fellow actress Erika is this to Chloe.


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* WellDoneDaughterGal: Chloe's dad scolds her for impersonating a cop and working with Lucifer. This led her to a brief HeroicBSOD, thinking her dad will never see her as a potential cop.
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** It also makes it seem like the episode is going to be about, Chloe getting killed before ever meeting Lucifer.

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** It also makes it seem like the episode is going to be about, Chloe getting killed before ever meeting Lucifer.about Lucifer if he never met Chloe.
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* AlternateRealityEpisode: The episode takes place in a reality where Chloe never became a cop.

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** It also makes it seem like the episode is going to be about what if Chloe dies before ever meeting Lucifer.

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** It also makes it seem like the episode is going to be about what if about, Chloe dies getting killed before ever meeting Lucifer.



** Chloe thought of talking to the detective (Dan) that's on the case, but her dad doesn't want her anywhere near the investigation. So the two never got to meet.



** Chloe thought of talking to the detective (Dan) that's on the case, but her dad doesn't want her anywhere near the investigation. So the two never got to meet.



* IChooseToStay: While Lucifer originally wanted to move to Las Vegas, he decided to stick around after helping Chloe solve a case.

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* IChooseToStay: While Lucifer originally wanted to move to Las Vegas, he decided to stick around in LA after helping Chloe solve a case.



* LampshadeHanging: Lucifer comments that in the films Chloe has starred in, Los Angeles looks suspiciously like Vancouver, which was exactly what the show did until it moved back to LA for tax reasons.

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* LampshadeHanging: Lucifer comments that in the films Chloe has starred in, Los Angeles [[CaliforniaDoubling Rome looks suspiciously like Vancouver, Vancouver]], which was exactly what the show did until it moved back to LA for tax reasons.
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* LampshadeHanging: Lucifer comments that in the films Chloe has starred in, Los Angeles looks suspiciously like Vancouver, which was exactly what the show did until it moved back to LA for tax reasons.
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* WordOfGod: Quite ''literally'', in fact. God is the one narrating the episode and, better yet, He's played by Neil Gaiman, the creator of the ''Sandman'' comics, from which the ''Lucifer'' TV show is (if somewhat loosely) derived.

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* WordOfGod: Quite InUniverse and quite ''literally'', in fact. God is the one narrating the episode and, better yet, He's played by Neil Gaiman, the creator of the ''Sandman'' comics, from which the ''Lucifer'' TV show is (if somewhat loosely) (loosely) derived.
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* OldShame: Even in this world, Chloe still puts up with her old ''Hot Tub High School'' nude scene.

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* OldShame: Even InUniverse: even in this world, Chloe still puts up with her old ''Hot Tub High School'' nude scene.
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** Uriel is still alive.

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** Uriel is and Charlotte are still alive.

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* MisaimedFandom: InUniverse. Ella was inspired by Chloe's character in a movie to become a car stealer, willingly ignoring the fact that the character [[HeelFaceTurn ended up joining the police.]]

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* KilledOffForReal: Apparently Chloe's character gets this in her fifth movie.
* MisaimedFandom: InUniverse. Ella was inspired by Chloe's character in a movie to become a car stealer, willingly ignoring the fact that the character [[HeelFaceTurn ended up joining the police.]]police]].
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** Chloe decided to talk to the detective (Dan) who's on the case, but her dad doesn't want her anywhere near the investigation.

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** Chloe decided to talk thought of talking to the detective (Dan) who's that's on the case, but her dad doesn't want her anywhere near the investigation.investigation. So the two never got to meet.

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* BadBadActing: Chloe's attempts to intimidate a suspect are wildly over the top thanks to how she's just an actress in this world pretending to be a cop. The suspect realizes she's just repeating a speech from one of her movies.

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* BadBadActing: Chloe's attempts to intimidate a suspect are wildly over the top over-the-top thanks to how she's just an actress in this world pretending to be a cop. The suspect realizes she's just repeating a speech from one of her movies.



** It also makes it seem the episode is gonna be about what if Chloe dies before ever meeting Lucifer.
** When Chloe enters the bar, it looked like she and Lucifer are gonna meet right then and there... until she walks to her friend Stryder Novac. While Lucifer was waiting for Charlotte.

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** It also makes it seem like the episode is gonna going to be about what if Chloe dies before ever meeting Lucifer.
** When Chloe enters the bar, it looked like she and Lucifer are gonna going to meet right then and there... until she walks to her friend Stryder Novac. While Lucifer was waiting for Charlotte.


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* IChooseToStay: While Lucifer originally wanted to move to Las Vegas, he decided to stick around after helping Chloe solve a case.

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** Maze and her followers help people indulge in their sins just to have fun with them in Hell.

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** Maze has a following of humans who wear robes and her followers help people indulge in their sins just to have fun with them in Hell.half-masks like hers.

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