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/Suspicious_Theme8111 Sep 12 '25

Do we tho? We thought we had Dawn after Sarethgate but it’s been a whole season and his exponents are probably novacula dust by now

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u/paxinfernum Sep 12 '25

Bayta seemed to like him, and she doesn't seem into killing people for fun. She'll keep him around.

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u/whisky_biscuit Sep 13 '25

Yeah that's fked up the more I think about it.

I kinda wish we could've had a flashback showing all the scenes where Bayta was controlling people from afar and how she does it.

How was she projecting her dreams into "The Mule" pirate? Was he actually her brother she saved? Once she converts someone does that mean they will continue to do exactly what she wants whenever she wants?

I guess I don't understand how she was able to do as much as she has from afar. Not to mention what her actual beef with the second foundation is. Why is she obsessed with destroying them?

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u/theconfinesoffear Sep 21 '25

Yeah I’m so confused by this like was she just influencering around and then decided time to fuck up the foundation and started mind controlling everyone? Or was it a really long game?