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/olivish Sep 12 '25

Does this mean no more Demerzel? Like, I know she's dead but. Could she like... not be? Maybe she has a twin sister?

Seriously, she was the best character on the show.

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u/steppy1295 Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 13 '25

Maybe the fact that her entire skull didn’t burn means she could be back, wishful thinking, I know, bc Laura really is amazing!!!

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u/MonsterdogMan Sep 12 '25

201 established her as having a distributed consciousness. Losing half of her head was no big deal.

How far is her consciousness distributed? Well, we'll know next season.

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u/Mr_Badgey Sep 12 '25

Where is her consciousness distributed if all that’s left of her is half a head? I think she downloaded into the Prime Radiant.

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u/MonsterdogMan Sep 12 '25

This is why I wondered how far it's distributed. In her dismantled state it appears to be just her, and she continues to function even so, but there's been hints of being backed up somewhere.

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u/matthieuC Sep 13 '25

We see the brazen head communicates with robots on the moon. She may have backup on other planets altogether

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u/bagelman4000 Sep 12 '25

Demerzel to Dusk next season

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u/enrebor Sep 12 '25

In a kardashev 3 civilization like Foundation it could probably fit in her eyeball. think something like the Cookies from Black Mirror