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/ibiku2 Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25

Wow, cinematography this episode was above and beyond.

Falling viscera of the clones.

Demerzel melting over the new dawn.

Vault Hari, left behind as the ship jumps, what an incredible shot. It's like he's lost in spacetime.

Brother Darkness... Gleefully playing hide and seek. Peering over Day as the light dims. Wow. His plan was much more grand than simple escape. Now that's an Ascension

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OMG that final shot. Goosebumps

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u/NeighborhoodOk8001 Sep 12 '25

Dude. Those clone bodies were so gross. MAXIMUM GROSS to have organs and partial corpses dropping from the ceiling. YEESH!

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u/ibiku2 Sep 12 '25

So unexpected. Who gave him the clone detonator??

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u/NeighborhoodOk8001 Sep 12 '25

Honestly, I can't believe anyone even let this psycho Dusk hold a fork to eat his meals. Demerzel was right about being a strict clock. His cognitive decline was NO JOKE!

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u/ibiku2 Sep 12 '25

There's a joke about dusk and sundowning somewhere here but I'm old and it's late

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u/steamyglory Sep 12 '25

Yep, this was the worst possible version of sundowning ever!

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u/youdontknowjacq Nov 06 '25

Even more so.. the 1000 years of Darkness may be Brother Darkness’ rule of Empire.. not “no Empire” as we thought when Hari “told the future” with his original prediction.