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Lucifer displays and emphasizes the importance of family, and the many forms of one. Of course, the most obvious one is Chloe and Dan with their child Trixie, but their divorce makes the idea of a perfect little family more realistic. Then there's Lucifer and his damn complicated relationships with his Father, Mother and angel brothers — needless to say it isn't very easy.
However, while we may not be able to relate to the whole "fallen angel of the family" thing or anything else so celestial, I find that they merely use the supernatural themes to convey real struggles and problems within a family. It isn't relatable in the most direct way, but there are some very human aspects to everything they deal with. Then there is of course Ella's relationship with her many brothers, or Charlotte beginning to fight for the right to see her children.
But on this show, family doesn't necessarily mean being related by blood. Mazikeen and Lucifer could certainly be considered one another's family. Ella would no doubt treat her co-workers like family. Some of the episodes, some scenes, some unspoken bonds, they truly bring out the sides of a friendship that make it more of a family, but it isn't always perfect.
Lucifer shows what it means to have a family, how important it is, but also how complicated it can be.
