Episode 5 reveals a lot about the main characters' motivations.
Here’s what the show’s star and writer-director have to say about it.
Warning: This article contains spoilers forDevsepisode 5.
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Devshas been careful about unveiling its mysteries.
Devsviewers have come to know Forest as a stern overseer with a single-minded focus on his project.
But he wasnt always that way!
That is the formative event.
The show doesnt exist without it, thats the impetus for the entire narrative arc, Offerman tells EW.
Thats the question that starts it all off for Forest.
Hes like, Ive suffered this extreme loss, but can I actually do something about it?
Well I just might be, so I have to try.
There’s an interesting juxtaposition about Forest’s tragedy that gets at the heart of whatDevsis exploring about humanity.
Because of it, he has constructed this massive golden pyramid to explore the nature of time and space.
“This is the point of our people, isnt it?”
Were constantly an elastic band being flipped between the two."
There are still three more episodes ofDevsleft, each debuting on subsequent Thursdays.
Stay tuned for more coverage at EW.
