Chloe’s mother, Penelope Decker (played by guest star Rebecca De Mornay ), makes a surprise appearance. Her flamboyant, aging-actress personality creates immediate friction with Chloe’s grounded nature.
While Lucifer is projecting his issues onto the case, Chloe is dealing with her own familial chaos:
Feeling rejected by Lucifer, Mazikeen seeks out Dr. Linda Martin for therapy, asking how to be "normal". This leads to a touching sub-plot where Maze makes an unlikely friend in Chloe’s daughter, Trixie. Character Growth and Turning Points
In Season 1, Episode 10 of Lucifer , titled the series leans heavily into its central theme: the messy, often destructive nature of parent-child relationships. While nominally a police procedural, the episode serves as a mirror for Lucifer’s own "daddy issues" as he investigates the murder of a beloved figure. The Case: Death of a "Pops"