Thanks for the info. The pilot really didn't do it for me, but that's good to know. Can you give me some details? Did he have sex with a guy or is there some potential romance?
I mean you don't see anything explicit. But there is a scene where Lucifer wakes up in bed with his female demon and another dude. The camera specifically focuses in on the guy (who is on the other side of the woman). I am sure many straight dudes can read it as Lucifer and the dude didn't do anything, but I feel like the zoom is a nod. Who knows if we'll see more in the future (either explicit sex or romance) but for me it's kind of big because of how NBC refused to do anything like that with Constantine. I am also a fan of how he does his whole "tell me your desire" schtick exactly the same with men as women. They could have made it so he delivers those lines in a dudebro-ish way or with a straight face, but instead he does the same lean in and flirting/convincing smile.
I'm really surprised so many people weren't into the pilot. I kind of expected all the SPN/genre fans to love this show. :/
I am also a fan of how he does his whole "tell me your desire" schtick exactly the same with men as women.
Yeah, I thought about that in the pilot. And like you said, I'm sure straight men can more or less ignore it, but it's still more than anything the Constantine team >_> ever gave us.
I'm really surprised so many people weren't into the pilot.
From what I've seen, Lucifer (the character) left people either utterly charmed or completely disinterested. No middle ground. I'm part of the immune.
Also, most of the reactions I've seen come from bi women. I wonder if it works well on straight women and badly on lesbians.
Interesting. I haven't talked to enough people yet about the show, but at least this post seems to suggest you are right on the polarization. And perhaps true on the bi thing, too. Which is really interesting! I didn't go into the pilot expecting anything (unlike I did with Constantine's development) so if it appeals to bi women but not genre people, I wonder what it is.
I've seen two more positive reactions since then and I think both women are straight. I'm bi and it didn't work on me and it definitely made me think: "I'm so gay" (which I'm not, and bi isn't half-straight/half-lesbian, but you know, that was the inner reaction I got from watching this guy on my screen).
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I'm really surprised so many people weren't into the pilot. I kind of expected all the SPN/genre fans to love this show. :/
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Yeah, I thought about that in the pilot. And like you said, I'm sure straight men can more or less ignore it, but it's still more than anything the Constantine team >_> ever gave us.
I'm really surprised so many people weren't into the pilot.
From what I've seen, Lucifer (the character) left people either utterly charmed or completely disinterested. No middle ground. I'm part of the immune.
Also, most of the reactions I've seen come from bi women. I wonder if it works well on straight women and badly on lesbians.
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