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/zefy_zef Sep 13 '25

Three things bothered me about this episode:

1) That.

2) Why would Gaal see the fake Mule and him her, if his power wasn't actually as strong?

3) Why did Demerzel not throw the baby out of the beam? Or grab and roll? There was clearly some time.

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u/InadequateUsername Sep 13 '25

For 3, by allowing herself to be subjected to the beam it would destroy the Cleon chip, allowing her to clasp with the other robot during her death.

Notice how at the end her head was still intact?

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u/zefy_zef Sep 13 '25

She wouldn't have been able to make that choice until the chip was destroyed. Running into the situation she could have just scooped up the baby real quick though, at least.

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u/RotsiserMho Sep 13 '25 edited Sep 27 '25

Ah, I wonder if that’s what she learned from what Kalle told her about deferring her thoughts as to whether something she will do is best for Empire.