Halfway through filming the episode, production was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Because the show was renewed for a sixth season after the script was written, the original planned ten-minute epilogue was removed to allow for the exploration of Lucifer’s new role as God in Season 6.
Michael attempts to coerce Lucifer into returning to Hell by revealing he orchestrated Dan Espinoza's death specifically to fill Chloe with enough guilt to send her to Hell, where she could be with Lucifer eternally. A Chance at a Happy EndingLucifer : Season 5 Ep...
about why Lucifer didn't actually burn in Heaven. Lucifer Season 5 Ending Explained - Den of Geek Halfway through filming the episode, production was halted
During the final battle, Michael stabs Chloe with a piece of Zadkiel’s staff. Because she realizes her guilt over Dan's death was a manipulation, she dies guilt-free and ascends to Heaven—the one place Lucifer is strictly banished from under threat of incineration. about why Lucifer didn't actually burn in Heaven
After God retires to an alternate universe, Michael gathers an army of angels at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to secure the vote to become God. Team Lucifer counters with a smaller force, eventually bolstered by Maze, Eve, and a demon army composed of souls from a crashed prison bus.
The episode ends with the remaining angels and demons kneeling before Lucifer as he raises the Flaming Sword, effectively becoming the new God. Thematic Analysis & Trivia