To watch Devs is to watch one TV show be slowly consumed by another. It initially presents itself as adhering rigidly to a central scientific principle, its exploration of which was clever and thought provoking. But as the story unfolds, it seems to want to examine every interesting scientific principle at once, while not paying attention to the ways in which they contradict one another. The plot of the show was no longer being used to explore the science of the world, but the science of the world was being used to create dramatic moments and spectacle which chipped away at the show's internal logic.

Perhaps most of my problems with the progression of the show come from personal bias. It starts by presently a view of the world I strongly agree with, then introduces ideas which (to me) are much less scientifically plausible, choosing by the end to abandon the central principle I thought was holding the show together. But, as is visible from my score, I still liked the show overall and found it worth my time - even if it doesn't follow through on all its pledges, it nonetheless delivers an engaging story with likeable characters, and gets you thinking about the concepts it couldn't quite wrap up on its own.