Every Couple On Lucifer, Ranked

"Lucifer" is a show about desire. It's also about destiny, fate, and becoming who you were really meant to be, but for now, we're just going to focus on the desire part. When the devil, aka Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis), decides he's had enough of hell and moves to LA, things begin to change in the City of Angels. Lucifer has the unique ability to bring out people's desires, and he's certainly not shy about giving into his own desires. But when Lucifer's powers don't work on no-nonsense detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German), he begins to reconsider his opinion of humanity.

Being that Lucifer has dominion over the realm of desire, it's no surprise that the characters on the series see their share of romantic entanglements. Whether it's Lucifer and Chloe's will-they-won't-they dynamic or one of the less significant dalliances on the show, there's plenty of variety in that department. Of course, not every relationship is meant to be, and some should have never happened at all, which is why we thought we'd sit down and take an objective look at the romances "Lucifer" has to offer. Give into your heart's desire and keep reading to find out our ranking of every couple on "Lucifer."

Chloe and Lucifer have a long road before they get to a place where they can happily be together, and that road is filled with plenty of stumbling blocks and wrong turns. One such wrong turn is Chloe's relationship with Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling). Pierce first arrives at the precinct as the new lieutenant with a mysterious past, but it turns out he's even more mysterious than anyone could have guessed. Pierce is actually Cain, aka humanity's first murderer. Cursed with immortality for killing his brother, Pierce comes to LA in an attempt to reverse his fate and finally die.

Like she always does, Chloe sees the good in Pierce and actually begins to develop feelings for him. Unfortunately for her, this is all part of Pierce's plan to become mortal. It seems like Pierce actually cares about Chloe for a time, but his love for her isn't enough to overpower his own selfish desires. While "Lucifer" generally takes the position that even the most damned of souls can change, Pierce is selfish to the end. Most fans seem to agree that Season 3 of "Lucifer" is the worst of the lot, and the general unpopularity of the Chloe-Pierce pairing is one of the major reasons why. 

Maze (Lesley-Ann Brandt) and Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside) are another couple that just isn't meant to be. Their relationship only begins because Maze seduces Amenadiel in order to get information out of him and eventually kill him on Lucifer's behalf. Maze doesn't actually kill Amenadiel, of course, but their relationship doesn't exactly end on a positive note, either.

Maze and Amenadiel start their relationship, if you can call it that, when they are both still hanging on to who they were in the celestial world. Amenadiel is dedicated to his duty as "God's favorite angel" while Maze still believes herself evil and incapable of love. They both grow out of these outdated ideas and find new meanings in life, and their brief coupling is an important step on that journey. It becomes obvious in the following seasons that they are much better suited as friends, and they both go on to find people who they have deep, loving connections with.

It's hard to really qualify this next relationship because it exists in something of a gray area. In Season 2, Lucifer's mother — also known as The Goddess of All Creation — comes to town by hopping into the body of a recently murdered woman named Charlotte Richards. Only Lucifer and Amenadiel know Charlotte's real identity at this point, and her erratic behavior is perplexing to those around her.

One of the people The Goddess gets her claws into is poor, unsuspecting Dan. Lucifer's mom seduces Dan in order to get information out of him pertaining to a case she's involved in. When Dan finds out, he is understandably upset, but he just keeps coming back for more. It's unclear whether The Goddess ever had any feelings for Dan at all or if she is just using him, but it seems like he's starting to grow on her just a smidge right before she is banished to another universe. They certainly aren't a match made in heaven, but at least they're interesting.

Linda (Rachael Harris) and Lucifer are never really a couple as much as a therapist and a patient with a unique payment plan. Lucifer first meets Linda Martin in the pilot while he and Chloe investigate their first case together. Lucifer and Linda begin a therapy session of their own, and when Lucifer deduces that Linda desires him, they begin a therapist-with-benefits arrangement.

Their relationship is never romantic — it's purely of the carnal variety — and both parties are aware of the rules of their arrangement. Linda eventually puts a stop to the quid pro quo side of their relationship and becomes Lucifer's therapist in a more traditional sense. Linda also becomes one of Lucifer's closest friends, after several seasons, it's hard to remember a time when there was even anything sexual between them. Out of all the relationships on the show, Linda and Lucifer's is the one that ends the most peacefully, likely owing to Linda's profession, and the conclusion of their carnal entanglement also means a new, much healthier relationship can bloom in its wake.

Technically, Lucifer and Candy (Lindsey Gort) are never actually a couple, but they were literally married, so it's only fair they have a spot on the list. Candy is first introduced in Season 2 as part of Lucifer's convoluted plot to defeat his mother. After Chloe almost dies in the previous episode, Lucifer literally dies and goes to hell to save her, then flees town to escape the enormity of what happened. Like a good devil, he heads to Las Vegas where he meets a woman named Candy at a nightclub.

The two hatch a plot wherein Lucifer pays off all of Candy's debts in return for her joining him LA as his wife in order to suss out what The Goddess has in store. The Candy Morningstar we first meet is a ditzy blonde stripper who seems to be another one of Lucifer's regrettable whims of fancy. What we later learn, however, is that Candy is actually a talented actress who masquerades as an airhead in order to fool The Goddess. When Candy and Lucifer's origin story is revealed, we discover the two make a great pair and actually had a sweet, albeit platonic, mute-cute.

Of course, Candy's sudden appearance in LA only creates more problems for Chloe and Lucifer, as Chloe feels betrayed that Lucifer left town and returned with a wife right after she almost died. Nonetheless, while Candy and Lucifer are never actually an item, we enjoy them as a duo that allowed us to see a softer side of the handsome devil.

For most of her time on "Lucifer," Ella comes up short in the romance department. She always finds herself attracted to "bad boys" who are no good for her, and when she finally finds what she thinks is a nice, good-hearted guy, he turns out to be a literal serial killer. So, when Ella meets Carol (Scott Porter) at the end of "Lucifer" Season 5, we breathed a sigh of relief and hoped this wouldn't spell out another disappointment for Ella.

Prior to his death at the end of the fifth season, Dan is insistent that Ella goes out with his friend Carol, who he says was a really good guy. Rather ironically, Ella and Carol meet for the first time at Dan's funeral, which doesn't exactly seem like a great place for a meet-cute. But despite the circumstances of their introduction, Ella and Carol eventually begin to develop a friendly work rapport that slowly evolves into more.

Ella spends a lot of Season 6 struggling with the fact that she knows about all the celestials but can't discuss this knowledge with anyone, and feels dejected that nobody told her about them sooner. Through all of this, Carol is nothing but supportive and never questions her, even when she behaves rather strangely. We never really get to know Carol very well since he's only around for a season, but he proves himself to finally be someone Ella can trust, and if Ella trusts him, then so do we.

Apart from Lucifer himself, Maze is probably the "Lucifer" character who grows the most over the course of six seasons. She begins as a single-minded demon who only cares about torture, sex, and having a good time. With the help of her best friend Linda, she eventually comes to realize she does, in fact, have the ability to care about other people when she's not running away from her feelings.

Despite all of the growth she experiences during her time on Earth, Maze spends much of the series believing she's incapable of giving or receiving love. When she meets Eve, she realizes that love could actually be in the cards for her, only for Eve to reject her to do some evolving of her own. When Eve walks back into Maze's life once more, Maze thinks she's ready, only to be spooked by the idea that Eve — the woman she loves — can die at any moment.

After some literal soul-searching, Maze finally realizes that the inevitability of Eve's death is worth it for the lifetime of happiness she could have with her. Not wanting to waste any more time, Maze and Eve decide to get married and start their lives together as soon as possible. If the sight of temperamental, emotionally avoidant Maze standing up in front of her family and friends and telling the love of her life how she feels about her doesn't make your heart squeeze a little bit, then you might be the one without a soul.