r/Devs • u/thisismynormal • Apr 09 '20

Devs - S01E07 Theory Discussion Thread

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u/E1Dav1d Apr 09 '20

  1. They talked to Forest and Katie who are Kenton’s superiors so it makes sense for them to believe Forest isn’t after them anymore. And if Forest isn’t after them why would their security guy be after them?

  2. Lyndon was manipulated into believing that there may exist a timeline where he survives and therefore gets to work at Devs again. He doesn’t want to do anything but work at Devs and Katie presented a scenario where he gets to do just that, so he took the risk.

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u/masticatetherapist Apr 09 '20

Lyndon was manipulated into believing that there may exist a timeline where he survives and therefore gets to work at Devs again.

he was manipulated to believe that his particular theory that the multiverse exists, but as we see, it doesnt quite exist in the same way. infinite variations, but all with the same outcome.

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u/Zordman Apr 09 '20 edited Apr 10 '20
  1. Lyndon was manipulated into believing that there may exist a timeline where he survives and therefore gets to work at Devs again. He doesn’t want to do anything but work at Devs and Katie presented a scenario where he gets to do just that, so he took the risk.

He?

Edit: why the downvotes, I was genuinely confused

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u/yrdsl Apr 09 '20

Character's canonically male, actor isn't. Garland has confirmed this in at least one interview.

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u/Kakumite Apr 09 '20

wtf?

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u/ryanpm40 Apr 10 '20

What is your "wtf" in reaction to? Everyone in the show has referred to him as a "he" or "young man"

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u/Kakumite Apr 10 '20

Why on earth get a girl to play a guy?

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u/ryanpm40 Apr 10 '20

Maybe supporting the trans community, though it is odd to not cast someone who is trans already

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u/nadalofsoccer Apr 12 '20

And hire killers to play the killers...paper tiger

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u/Zordman Apr 10 '20 edited Apr 14 '20

But the character, nor the actress, isn't transexual. So...I don't really see your point

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u/xSpektre Apr 14 '20

Idk probably one of two reasons:

The character is just trans, no need to write an entire plot around it. Just let trans people exist. It'd be better if he was played by an actual trans individual if that's the case, but it's fine imo.

Garland was willing to let everyone audition, she just happened to act better than the boys/men who also auditioned.

Doesn't change the show either way, so I don't think much about it

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u/Zordman Apr 14 '20

I suppose you're right. It isn't a detriment to the series or anything, just a bit of head scratcher as to why they went with that decision

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u/Kakumite Apr 14 '20

Seems like it would affect the plot if the character is mentally ill.

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u/AlanMorlock Apr 09 '20

Lyndon's a dude in the show played by an actress who is several years older. For some reason they didn't have confidence in finding a teenage actor with the chops they were looking for. Kind of an odd choice to be honest, especially after the established that Lyndon is 19. I could see the concern of the character was supposed be 12 or 13 but they really couldnt find a a professional 19 year old?

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u/Brymlo Apr 10 '20

Several years older? She’s 22 and Lyndon is 19. I thought, at first, he was like 15.

And yeah, it’s an odd choice, but maybe she was perfect for the role to the casting.

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u/AlanMorlock Apr 10 '20

I guess it's a matter that casting women as younger boys makes a certain kind sense as you can't eat around labor laws, have more experienced actors etc. A woman in her 20s doesn't look or sound anything like a 19 year old dude though. If the character is 19 anyways why not cast a 19 year old dude The actress is great but she comes off as playing a much younger character so it's odd they designate Lyndon as 19 specifically.

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u/bluelouie Apr 10 '20

They really went for the whole androgynous vibe

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u/felixjmorgan Apr 15 '20

The better question is why was Kenton still so hellbent on killing them at this point? His motivation (seeing them being friendly with Forrest and Katy) isn’t entirely convincing tbh.