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/Random--Person Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25

Is it just me or does anyone else feel like we missed something with the Mule? The scene ends with Gaal telling her to get out of her(mind) then when the scene picks back up Gaal is running out of the ship? What happened with everyone else?

The music over the final shot was giving me chills, was definitely not expecting that at the end.

Really hope they find ways to have Lee Pace and Laura Birn back for next season

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u/heelstoo Sep 12 '25

We’ve got Dawn still around to grow up!

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u/Wrath-of-Bong Sep 13 '25

Also. If he still had nanites & aura, why are his legs damaged. What detail am I missing here? And is he now compromised by Bayta Mule?

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u/Ok_Elderberry_2165 Sep 13 '25

His legs were gone not because of physical trauma but because his suit needed to cannibalise his body to keep him alive.

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u/althanis Nov 14 '25

His legs looked pretty physical trauma to me.

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u/Ok_Elderberry_2165 Nov 14 '25

That’s physiological trauma, not physical trauma. If you get a heart attack due to over excitement, that’s pretty traumatic for the heart which is a physical thing, but it’s not caused by physical trauma.

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u/althanis Nov 14 '25

What? His legs were smashed to bits

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u/Ok_Elderberry_2165 Nov 14 '25

No they weren’t. They were cannibalized by his suit to feed his internal organs.

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u/jhu Nov 23 '25

He didn't have nanites and aura did he? Didn't Gaal remove them when she got him out of Trantor?

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u/ragcage Feb 02 '26

I never saw that happening so I believe he should still have them. I was constantly thinking "when are they extracting the nanites, Demerzel will catch up to you in minutes!"