The devil's in the (security) detail.
Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
Aside from the very end of this one, when Courtney Ford's Kelly gave Castiel the (easy) slip and decided to keep her devil spawn nephilim, "Lotus" was a really cool chapter - acting as a fun fall finale and a great connector for the separate Lucifer/British Men of Letters plots.
No, we're no longer covering Supernatural on a weekly basis here at IGN, but I'll still be checking in when notable episodes roll around, like premieres and finales. Since I don't pop in regularly though, I'll just say that I really liked the two episodes that preceded this one - "Celebrating the Life of Asa Fox" and "Rock Never Dies." Season 12, up until those two episodes, was a bit of a meandering affair, which isn't exactly the worst criticism the twelfth season of a show can bring about. These last three though -- I'm including "Lotus" now -- were very strong.
Sam being the one to expel Lucifer from the President's body felt very satisfying too. Seeing Lucifer's rage over, first, Sam attempting to draw out his essence and then his fury toward Sam when the exorcism egg actually worked was a great touch.
I do wish that Lucifer had more of a plan in mind when he took over the President's body. Creating an unholy baby was pretty sinister, but it wasn't his idea. Kelly brought up fatherhood first. Also, story-wise, he didn't need to be President to impregnate someone. By the time the boys got around to breaking into the compound, it was still pretty much playtime for Lucifer, as he was mulling over pardoning Charles Manson.
So would Lucifer have really posed a threat as President? Like, a serious one? He could have if he was more determined to scheme his way around. It certainly seemed like he wanted to, given the internal conversation he was having with the real President, who was buried within his own body. But he never really got that far. In keeping with his new temper tantrum mode, he had no ultimate plan. He just wanted to posses the beloved and mighty and take them down. Still though, if you're going to jump into the President one would hope for more ambition.
Overall though, "Lotus" had high stakes (that, thankfully, weren't "the world's gonna end right now!") and a wicked sense of humor that didn't distract from the tension. The introduction of Men of Letters cleaner Mr. Ketch (David Haydn-Jones) made for an interesting insert, giving the brothers a way to defeat Lucifer without it feeling too forced. Also, Ketch added to the slight Buffy-ness of the episode as not only was there a "Scooby Gang" mention, but Haydn-Jones also once played a member of the Watcher's Council back in the Buffy episode "Helpless."
The Verdict
"Lotus" was a fun, twisted ride that made for a satisfying midseason finale. It was more effective though as an end to the Lucifer story (for now) than it was as set up for the second half of the season. Kelly wanting to keep the nephilim didn't feel quite right. Wouldn't she assume, like anyone who can guess at horror movies, that Lucifer can come back through his own baby? Also, it just gives our heroes another person to track down (while hitting dead ends and doing monster-of-the-week work).
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