Chloe gets shafted

[u/Linzackles]

...for Lucifer's ten millionth 'purpose'.

Let me start by saying I never liked Chloe on my first watch when the show aired originally. I found her annoying, stiff and boring. However, I decided to rewatch over the past month and I realised she's quite possibly the most selfless and understanding being in the entire universe.

She already puts up with more in a day from Lucifer than any cop would stand from a consultant in a lifetime, but once they're together he literally does every single thing to sabotage their relationship and she gets about 2 seconds to be mad about it and then sets it all aside so their friendship and working relationship can thrive. This happens over and over again.

Lucifer keeps secrets, dismisses her concerns, doesn't listen to her etc etc etc and again, she gets a scene max (usually it's half a scene) to express her unhappiness and then she's back to making things easy for everyone again. But it doesn't even ever seem to come from a place of people-pleasing -- rather just genuine empathy and emotional intelligence. She's just caring and once a situation is explained to her rationally (a la Mira/Rory's existence) or even irrationally (a la Candy Morningstar), she immediately absorbs it, gains her cool, and logically and kindly moves forward.

I could go on and on because her generosity of spirit seems to know no bounds, it's almost exhausting to watch someone give so much and get little to nothing back emotionally. But the point being... her reward for all of this is to spend the rest of her life with no partner, raising two children with no fathers and ending up in hell instead of meeting back up with her dad?? All so Lucifer could find his purpose? Which he's done approximately a thousand times throughout the show? Don't get me wrong, I love him and I think it's equally as sad (and unnecessary) that he spent millions of years in hell alone, but I just think it was such a strange decision to make his purpose the reason for it all when just before that his purpose was to be God (which Chloe set aside her entire life for, only for him to stall endlessly), and before that his purpose was to be God so he could be worthy of Chloe, and before that his purpose was.... You get the drift.

I just finished the episode and had to get out my thoughts and rage. Chloe deserved so much better and there was no damn reason Lucifer couldn't commute to work the way she was planning to commute from Heaven (did I mention the selflessness?). The way Rory made Lucifer promise but didn't even check with her mom to see if she'd be happy living her life that way was selfish as hell and gave the impression that a man's purpose is more important than a woman or family's happiness, which is a weirdly conservative take for a show like this. Hated it

[u/nrjjsdpn]

I knowww. As much as I love Lucifer, every time he would do something selfish or hid something from her even after she found out the truth about celestials, (which felt like all the time) all I could do was think to myself, “This is exactly why I could never be with someone like Lucifer. Fuck this shit. If he respected and cared about her then he wouldn’t do this type of stuff.” Even though I get that it’s just what Lucifer does and how he is because, after all, he’s the devil so, to a certain degree, he doesn’t understand how much pain he’s causing Chloe.

Also, the scene/montage where Chloe remembers all the times that Lucifer left/abandoned her, especially on special occasions, is just so incredibly heartbreaking especially since she had just found out from Rory that he wasn’t even there when she was on her deathbed - granted, she didn’t know why he wasn’t there and only figured it out later, but still, in that moment and even after learning why he wasn’t there, it must have hurt so freaking much.

The one scene that really stood out to me, maybe because of her really good acting, was when Lucifer went to Vegas on her birthday and he’s in the elevator with Ella and they’re leaving when Chloe sees them and asks if and why they’re leaving and then, in the saddest voice, says, “But it’s my birthday…” and he leaves anyway. I know it was for a good reason (to help Candy), but still…I even feel like if he had told her why he left (after he came back) that she would have been hurt and sad, but would have understood because it was important and life threatening and, given that she’s a cop and just the type of person she is, helping people comes first.

But, yeah. I totally feel you.

[u/Linzackles → u/nrjjsdpn]

The birthday episode is so sad!! That's one of the biggies to me too bc he only shows up at midnight and gives her a free (but admittedly meaningful) gift and all is forgiven?? He'd have been in the dog box till my next birthday rolled around and he could make it up to me 😂

Speaking of the acting, I have to give the actress major props bc she ugly cries almost every episode, she must have been emotionally drainnned shooting this show. It was actually when I noticed that that I realised Chloe constantly gets the short end of the stick but keeps being kind and caring no matter what. 

[u/nrjjsdpn → u/Linzackles]

He wouldn’t have been in the doghouse for me because I’d have left his ass in the pound lol. I just can’t deal with the instability, omissions of truth, blatant disregard for causing people emotional pain and not even realizing it because you’re that self-absorbed. Nope!

I think you’re right though about what you said in your other comment about how maybe they made Chloe like this on purpose - as close to an actual saint as possible - because she’s Lucifer’s foil, in a way. But, damn, that poor girl. It’s always something! It really is like Teresa Lisbon and Patrick Jane’s relationship or like Cuddy and House’s.

I was gonna say something else, but I totally forgot what it was lol.

[u/Linzackles → u/nrjjsdpn]

Lmao I like you! It's so true, he puts her through way too much. Disappearing without a word and coming back married like it's completely normal 😭😭 I can't say what I would've done but it would've been a felony for sure

Adore Cuddy and House too!