This essay originally appears on Medium, May 20, 2020. *Warning: contains plot spoilers.*Forest: Everything we do is predicated on the idea that we live in a physical universe, not a magical universe. Katie: Are you doubting that? Forest: Not the physical universe. But I am scared we might be magicians. — “Devs” Season 1, Episode 4Like any good mage, Forest, the charismatic founder of Amaya, wields the term “scared” here less out of simple fear, and more in the guise of single-minded anticipa...

This essay originally appears on Medium, May 20, 2020. *Warning: contains plot spoilers.*Forest: Everything we do is predicated on the idea that we live in a physical universe, not a magical universe. Katie: Are you doubting that? Forest: Not the physical universe. But I am scared we might be magicians. — “Devs” Season 1, Episode 4Like any good mage, Forest, the charismatic founder of Amaya, wields the term “scared” here less out of simple fear, and more in the guise of single-minded anticipa...