'To Hold And Horrify': Recapping 'Devs' Episodes 5-8 [Be Reel Podcast]

This week, your Be Reel hosts decipher the back half of Alex Garland‘s limited series “Devs.” (If you missed the Episodes 1-4 podcast, find it here.)

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With the help of sci-fi novelist Tochi Onyebuchi, we examine the mesmerizing, loose-end-tying, head-scratching, quantum-defying final episodes of the FX on Hulu series. In that sense, the eight-part show certainly holds true to form for the director of “Annihilation” and “Ex Machina” and writer of “Sunshine” and “28 Days Later.”

In this episode, we break down the larger plot beats of the show (spoilers abound!), the sneaky Easter eggs (“Deus” + “Ex Machina”), and what the show ultimately believes about a many-worlds theory.

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If you’re still catching up on “Devs,” please make use of the episode discussion times below!

  • Episode 5 – 0:00
  • Episode 6 – 15:10
  • Episode 7 – 24:40
  • Episode 8 – 44:40

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