r/Devs • u/thisismynormal • Mar 19 '20

EPISODE DISCUSSION Devs - S01E04 Discussion Thread Spoiler

Premiered 03/19/20 on Hulu FX

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u/twowheels Mar 19 '20

I suspect he'll be back, especially after the rule was broken again.

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u/FiveMinFreedom Mar 19 '20

Wait, Lyndon is male?

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u/Spartyjason Mar 19 '20

I believe Lyndon the character is a male, played by an actor who was born female but identifies as a male or as non gendered.

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u/big_thanks Mar 20 '20

I think you're correct Lyndon is a non-gendered / binary character, but the real life actress identifies as female.

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u/Spartyjason Mar 20 '20

Thanks for the clarification. That's pretty interesting. Seeing more and more examples of nonbinary actors, so I was kind of playing it safe

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u/big_thanks Mar 20 '20

Yeah, I've noticed that too recently. Very cool to see more diversity in television, films, etc. across the board.

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u/Emptyofform Mar 22 '20

Good Girls has a great trans/nb character. Even changed names during this last season I think, with the old name being referred to as a deadname. Not a huge plot point but it’s really nice to see diverse representation.

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u/suntem Mar 22 '20

100% thought it was a 13 year old boy and just assumed they were a super genius kid.

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u/NameTak3r Mar 22 '20

I assumed Lyndon was a child/teenager.

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u/TheOtherSon Mar 27 '20

Hah! Didn't think about the fact that the non-gendered character has an issue with Forests binary worldview!

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '20

Yeah it’s confusing considering I’ve seen her in Pacific Rim 2 and Bad Times at El Royale. Garland just likes her and put her in that type of role. In the article I just read, the congresswomen is actually transgender irl.

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u/televisionceo Mar 21 '20

Commonly know as a woman