History Recap / Lucifer2016S03E15HighSchoolPoppycock

* {{Foreshadowing}}: While discussing Kathleen's books Ella mentions how common it is for writers to draw from their own life experiences, for example she's writing her own book about a forensic scientist who [[Recap/Lucifer2016S03E25BooNormal talks to ghosts]]
* GenderBlenderName: The detectives are looking for a person called Ashley, whom they assume must be a girl (since it usually is a female name), and are a bit confused when said Ashley turns out to be a man.[[note]]Ashley ''was'' a male name before the 1960s, but it had underwent a major cultural shift since then.[[/note]]

* HighSchoolDance: Chloe has no experience in this, because she grew up homeschooled. At the end of the episode, Lucifer rectifies this by inviting her to a two-man prom at Lux.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Linda realize Maze was right to be angry at her friend's betrayal, since she knew that her relationship with Amenadiel would upset Maze.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Maze tears into Linda and Amenadiel, especially Linda, for lying to her and selfishly carrying on an affair behind her back. Linda calls her out right back.
* SamusIsAGirl: GenderInverted -- [[GenderBlenderName Ashley]] is a guy.

* WhatTheHellHero: Linda (rightly) calls Maze out for her attitude regarding her affair with Amenadiel, as well as Maze's general selfishness regarding their friendship.

* GenderBlenderName: The detectives are looking for a person called Ashley, whom they assume must be a girl (since it usually is a female name), and are a bit confused when said Ashley turns out to be a man.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Maze tears into Linda and Amenadiel, especially Linda, for lying to her and selfishly carrying on an affair behind her back. Linda calls her out right back.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: While discussing Kathleen's books Ella mentions how common it is to draw from your own life experiences, for example she's writing her own book about a forensic scientist who [[Recap/Lucifer2016S03E25BooNormal talks to ghosts]]

* GenderBenderName: The detectives are looking for a person called Ashley, whom they assume must be a girl (since it usually is a female name), and are a bit confused when said Ashley turns out to be a man.

* LostForever: In-Universe: The editor burned the only copy of Kathleen's last book. Lucifer would never know what her afterword which would have help his writer's block.

* HighSchoolReunion:
** Kathleen wanted to finish her book in time for it.
** Lucifer may turn his nose up on the whole shebang, but Chloe is visibly gushing over the glamour of it.

* EurekaMoment: Lucifer has one when Chloe tells him he can't change the past, and declares that actually, he needs to [[TimeTravel do just that.]]

** The whole episode is a shoutout (and possibly a subtle TakeThat) to the many, many YA series that revolve around teen heroes trying to save the world while dealing with the drama of life in high school.

* WhatTheHellHero: Linda (rightly) calls Maze out for her selfishness regarding her affair with Amenadiel, as well as Maze's general selfishness regarding their friendship.

* WHatTheHellHero: Linda (rightly) calls Maze out for her selfishness regarding her affair with Amenadiel, as well as Maze's general selfishness regarding their friendship.

** Katheel had been suffering from a massive case of it; it took her five years to figure out how to end her book series.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Maze tears into Linda and Amenadiel, especially Linda, for lying to her and selfishly carrying on an affair behind her back.

** And also possibly a subtle TakeThat to the many, many YA series that revolve around teen heroes trying to save the world while dealing with the drama of life in high school.

** Ella makes a joke about Kathleen being [[Franchise/Alien a synthetic]] due to the white "blood" coming from her head (actually melted ice cream that had spilled on the floor), but receives only blank stares from Lucifer, Chloe, and Dan.

* FacialDialogue: Amenadiel doesn't say much during the double date when Maze hugs him, drapes herself over him, licks his face, etc, are priceless.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: The faces Amenadiel makes during the double date when Maze hugs him, drapes herself over him, licks his face...

** The heroes of Kathleen's YA book series, ''3001'', are high school students in a slightly dystopian, sci-fi setting. They're also based on her old classmates.

* ShoutOut: And possibly a subtle TakeThat to the many, many YA series that revolve around teen heroes trying to save the world while dealing with the drama of life in high school.

* ShoutOut: And possibly a subtle TakeThat to the many, many YA series being published that revolve around teen heroes trying to save the world while dealing with the drama of life in high school.