The surprising popularity of Netflix's Lucifer played a large part in the show's quick un-cancelation after Fox shut it down prematurely. It not only proved that audiences are more than willing to accept a show which features the literal Devil partying around L.A. and helping the police, but it also developed over time into an emotional experience for its stars. The show's stars came to share a genuine connection with Lucifer fans, and it turned out to be mutually beneficial in the long run.
Aimee Garcia, who plays the plucky forensic scientist Ella Lopez on Lucifer, had a particularly eye-opening experience during the cancelation incident as well as throughout the series itself, and she holds the fans in the highest regard. Garcia ran through a range of emotions when it fully sank in just how widespread the Lucifer fandom is, and the massive fan outcry when the show was (temporarily) canceled demonstrated the true connectivity that can happen between people from all over the world. At least, it showed the less drama-focused side of fandoms.
"We were canceled and people from all over the world, Europe and Mexico and Australia and Canada and India and Japan and Malaysia, just started voicing their opinion and banding together," Garcia said in an interview with Collider. "It makes you feel like we are all in this together and we're not islands and we're part of the human community. And so, to me, the best storytelling really brings people together." Not bad for a crime drama show often compared to the likes of SVU. Garcia realized just how passionate viewers were about the little devil show that could, but she was also shocked in the best way to find out that people actually cosplay as her character.
"I don't play a cool character," Garcia said when speaking with Collider. "I'm not an angel, I'm not a demon. I have no celestial powers. I'm just a scientist. And I'd go to these comic-cons and girls would dress up and cosplay my character." She then demonstrated how her appreciation goes further than simply the effort and commitment to her own character, as she continued, "I was so tickled, because these girls weren't dressing up like Storm or Squirrel Girl or Black Widow, they were dressing up like a scientist, which is something they could become."
It's an interesting form of irony to find that a show called Lucifer, which features the actual fallen angel himself, cultivated such an inclusive and loving community. Granted, a large number of real-world Satanist communities share similar views about love and acceptance, so maybe what the big guy really needed was just some good P.R. After all, the more well-known mythical character of Lucifer is in charge of punishing wicked people, so why do people tend to assume he's evil himself? The show's version of the character addresses that very discrepancy multiple times throughout the series, so aside from the dedicated fanbase, maybe that rather unorthodox take on the big guy is part of the reason Lucifer has endured.
Lucifer is still enjoying its living and devoted following in the lead up to its next batch of episodes. Lucifer's father, God himself (played by Dennis Haysbert) has finally made an appearance now, so the dynamic is sure to change up a bit. But even with that new shake-up, that same loving, connected group of fans is sure to stay just as grateful and welcoming as ever, and for stars like Garcia, they wouldn't have it any other way.
Lucifer season 5 will continue on Netflix on May 28th.
Source: Collider