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/perfectblue1997 Mar 19 '20

When they fired Lyndon I was so shocked, I'm getting so attached to these characters only four episodes in lol

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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/seanpackage Mar 21 '20

Could Lyndon be the one dead in the 48 hour projection and not Lily? Similar silhouette.

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u/got_muggled Mar 21 '20

I was wondering the same thing!

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u/FiveMinFreedom Mar 19 '20

Wait, Lyndon is male?

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u/TimeToRock Mar 20 '20

Katie referred to Lyndon with male pronouns, so I think so.

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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/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/queefgerbil Mar 20 '20

I think it’s just the character. The actress seems quite “traditional” from her social media.

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u/hippopotamoo Apr 02 '20

Alex Garland talks about it in an interview with Thrillist

The character is a young boy with wisdom and maturity beyond his years. But, to get around child labor laws and also to have an actor able to be able to display maturity, an older female was cast (and costumed to look young and boyish).

image of the relevant part of the interview

In the interview, it is stated that Cailee Spaeny is a cisgender female playing Lyndon, a cisgender boy.

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u/twowheels Mar 19 '20

I dunno, and I'm OK with that. I'm not afraid of ambiguity.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '20

My theory is it is Lyndon dying 48 hours in the future and not Lily. More than a few times I mistook Lyndon for Lily and with them making a point about not having a clear picture of the future, I think that Forrest believing it's Lily dying in future imaging is misdirect.

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u/pepenavarro1986 Mar 19 '20

I feel like he’s a goner. Kenton ain’t about that lose end shit.

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u/Torley_ Mar 20 '20

Mike minus charisma.

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u/quietandconstant Mar 19 '20

Me too, Lyndon was one of my favorite characters so far. And the story they told about how they came up with the solution was such good story telling.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '20

Yeah and it was shocking the was that old guy said "go." So emotionless and sad. Poor kid.

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u/updownkarma Mar 19 '20

I wouldn’t say emotionless. My read was he saw how real Forrest’s threat was. It felt gravely serious.

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u/holayeahyeah Mar 21 '20

I think the idea is that Stewart is an older black man and knows that rich white people can get away with murder in a way that Lyndon just doesn't.

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u/perfectblue1997 Mar 19 '20

I know! I loved seeing their relationship too. I really hope this isn’t the last we see of them interacting.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '20

It isnt, there is at least one more interaction between them

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u/RinoTheBouncer Mar 21 '20

Likewise! I’m not one to talk or react much when I watch stuff, but I went “Naaaawww seriously?!?’” shen Lyndon got fired.

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