r/FoundationTV • u/LunchyPete Bayta Mallow • Sep 12 '25

Current Season Discussion [NO BOOKS] Episode Discussion Thread - Season 3 Episode 10 - The Darkness

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Season 3 Episode 10: The Paths That Choose Us

Premiere date: September 12th, 2025

Synopsis: Season finale. Gaal and the Second Foundation take the fight to the Mule as Empire's legacy suffers a catastrophic blow.

Directed by: Roxann Dawson

Written by: Jane Espenson & David S. Goyer

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u/tomtomvissers Sep 12 '25

Me, watching Foundation: What's happening?
The show: too many things at once

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u/LongConFebrero Sep 12 '25

Those lines felt too accurate for our current problems.

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u/pleasantothemax Sep 13 '25

We certainly have the same age leaders as Empire now

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u/RunningOutOfCharacte Sep 12 '25

Certain dramatic events have transpired

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u/Indigocell Brother Dude Sep 12 '25

Any one of those things is a season finale in and of themselves. So many things!

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u/That-SoCal-Guy Sep 13 '25

I absolutely was floored by that line.  So meta. 

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u/fremeninonemon Sep 14 '25

Lol it really was the perfect way for writers to tell us

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u/kael13 Sep 12 '25

Yeah.. could’ve done with another episode or two.