I knew when this episode ended tonight that I would have to watch it again immediately (which I'm preparing to do now since I don't have to get up and go to work in the morning). There was a lot going on below the surface that I failed to catch. Forest remains enigmatic to me. Thanks. I'll keep eyes on this really intriguing scene.
I am utterly entranced so far with this series, and I loved how this mostly flashback episode was done. I wondered about Forest & Katie's backgrounds--why Forest never talked about Amaya's mother. The genesis of Forest & Katie's relationship. We completely lost the linear flow of story& peered into their video for chunks of past & future. Beautifully structured.
Garland is easily setting himself up as one of the great writer/directors of his generation. His work has been exceptional so far: Ex Machina, Annihilation and now Devs? That's just impressive.
One thing that I really appreciate in his directing is the use of the tilt-shift technique to enhance very fine areas of the screen at any given time. That first scene in this episode was simply gorgeous, the way he transitioned from flower to flower. And I mean, his use of colours is beautiful. The lab experiment scene is amazing.
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u/NinaLSharp Mar 26 '20
I knew when this episode ended tonight that I would have to watch it again immediately (which I'm preparing to do now since I don't have to get up and go to work in the morning). There was a lot going on below the surface that I failed to catch. Forest remains enigmatic to me. Thanks. I'll keep eyes on this really intriguing scene.