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The Devil Entered American Homes Last Month

The Devil Entered American Homes Last Month

Selwyn Duke
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If late radio legend Paul Harvey were around to update his famous commentary “If I were the Devil,” he might include on his demonic to-do list, “portray Satan as a nice fellow.” Because this is precisely what Fox network is doing in its new series Lucifer, which premiered January 25.

Characterized by one reviewer as “redemption for the Devil,” the show casts Satan (Tom Ellis) as the main character, “Lucifer Morningstar,” who has become bored being king of the netherworld and decides to retire to Los Angeles. As owner of upscale nightclub “Lux,” he’s enjoying a libertine lifestyle when, one evening, a beautiful pop star of whom he is fond is murdered outside Lux. Inspired, Lucifer ends up allying himself with comely Detective Chloe Dancer (Lauren German) and using his supernatural powers to help authorities fight crime.

Billed by Fox as “Hot as Hell,” the Brit-accented Morningstar certainly reflects the biblical description of Lucifer, “perfect in beauty.” He’s also likable, charming, witty, and fun-loving as he lives his life of wealth and indulgence. And Lucifer is a champion of both today’s popular (i.e., loose) sexual mores and our new faux morality: political correctness. He emphasizes that while he hates hip-hop, he’s not racist and loves the black music genre the blues; makes a statement against domestic abuse; and terrifies a school bully, telling her there’s a special place in Hell for her kind.

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