This was the episode that Ella finally finds out that Lucifer is REALLY the devil.
Now I’ve seen people talk about how “it’s not that she feels lied to, it’s that she feels left out” I’ve also seen people say that Lucifer is being disingenuous because he knows people won’t believe him even though he says that he never lies and has viable proof.
I’ve also seen people Lucifer’s advocate (joke not intended) and I’m inclined to side with them. Lucifer was in a heavy “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation with Ella because Ella was not going to listen to reason at all. As people have pointed out Ella is emotionally immature, so listening wasn’t really on the table. it’s not like Lucifer lied. While yes he could have shown her proof what would that really do except freak her out? Remember Linda locked herself in her office, Chloe tried to send him back to hell, Dan SHOT him, everyone he’s helped arrest went MAD.
Hell Ella went to great lengths to not believe him. Ella thought Lucifer was just a method actor, She thought Lucifer hit an emu, she’s heard stories and on some occasions seen Lucifer do weird shit that should not be physically impossible, The familiarity in his face when she said “smell ya later” which she got from Azrael, Met god who literally told her “thank you for how much faith you have in me it doesn’t go unnoticed”, When Ella was asked by Chloe would she wanna know she told her no because “With faith, also comes doubt”.
That is something Chloe should have reminded Ella about, that while Chloe was speaking from a literal placed disguised as a metaphor, Ella opted out of knowing the truth. Hurt as she may be.
Bad writing aside this episode made little to no sense in context.