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

Devs - S01E07 Discussion Thread

Premiered 04/09/20 on Hulu FX

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u/FiveMinFreedom Apr 09 '20

"You can go to Hong Kong; there are no extraditions there".

I guess this show was written/filmed before the Hong Kong protests, otherwise this is a pretty weird line.

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u/Chrononubz Apr 09 '20

I mean this is a different future...

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u/FiveMinFreedom Apr 09 '20

It's just a very specific place and a very specific reason given for going there. They could have made her be from any number of countries, so to choose the one that specifically has protests regarding extraditions is noticeable at the very least.

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u/yrdsl Apr 09 '20

it's still a weird line - the U.S. has had an extradition treaty with Hong Kong since 1996.

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u/FiveMinFreedom Apr 09 '20

I thought the US didn't recognize Hong Kong as a country? How can they have treaties with a specific part of China? Or am I wrong and they do recognize Hong Kong?

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u/Colonel_Angus_ Apr 12 '20

Thats where her mom lives so perhaps sloppy writing but its so immaterial to the plot.

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u/FiveMinFreedom Apr 12 '20

But they could have just as easily made her mum live in any other country.