Lucifer season 2 episode 16: Was God Johnson really God?
Lucifer season 2 episode 16 was a fantastic hour of television in many ways from the onset. The title of “God Johnson” was hilarious. Meanwhile, so was most of the story’s writing.
Getting Timothy Omundson of Galavant / Psych fame to play God was one of the reasons why this story worked so well. He does whimsical and mysterious better than almost anyone, and he presented the central mystery of the hour: He was a man who seemingly knew far more about Lucifer than he should, and yet, he was locked away in a mental institution. At first, Lucifer was cagey to trust this man — just as he should have. Then, he realized that God knew his real name, and over time he opted that the best thing that he could do was help to bust him out of there.
While in the end Lucifer learned that not everything with God was as it seemed — he was more of a vessel for the story than a permanent presence. He did along the way produce some really fun moments, especially when Lucifer attempted to create a Parent Trap situation with him and his mother, thinking that pairing the two up would keep Charlotte from trying to execute her current plan. It’d certainly make things a whole lot easier for him, as well!
Another notable moment? Well, let’s just say that it revolved around how far Chloe attempted to go in order to get information on a mysterious “Santa Claus” who may have been behind one of the murders that God was accused of. She tried to woo over a doctor at the mental institution after realizing there was some interest there by inviting him over … where Maze made things a million times more awkward with all of the sex talk. Eventually, Chloe learned that she could’ve gotten the info she wanted without making the mission anywhere near as complicated.
While there’s an argument to be made that this episode could’ve done even more in terms of furthering along the main story with the gates of Heaven, it didn’t matter so much when by and large, there was so much fun over the course of the hour. Omundson was great, the Lucifer / Chloe moments drew some laughs, and there is an argument to be made that this is a show that works just as well, if not better, in a standalone format.
What did you think about “God Johnson” as an episode? Sound off in the comments!
Meanwhile, head over here to preview the next new installment of Lucifer coming up on Fox. (Photo: Fox.)