: Sergei’s promotion to the Devs division begins when he demonstrates an algorithm capable of predicting a simple organism's behavior. This suggests that with enough computing power, the entire future—and past—could be calculated and "seen".
: CEO Forest is portrayed with messianic imagery. His obsession with determinism is deeply personal, driven by a need to believe that the tragic death of his daughter was an inevitable event for which he cannot be held responsible. Symbolic & Aesthetic Depth Devs_2020_streaming_s01e01_subbed
: The episode introduces the theory that the universe is on a "fixed tramline". If every action is merely a reaction to a prior physical cause, then free will is an illusion. : Sergei’s promotion to the Devs division begins