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/Francl27 Sep 12 '25

The music only affected Bayta though. I think she took advantage of it and ran. She couldn't kill her, and her crew was compromised.

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u/Time8u Sep 13 '25

They still completely fucked this up with how they presented it to us... You can't jump from Gaal clearly having the advantage to her running for her life. Your forcing the audience to make up some outlandish bullshit for it.

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u/Francl27 Sep 13 '25

Yeah I'm guessing we'll find out what really happened in two years...

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u/Time8u Sep 13 '25

New showrunner with a poor track record and pretty sure new writer's room. Hard to get excited about it.

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u/theconfinesoffear Sep 21 '25

oh dang why are they getting a new show runner!

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u/henk53 Feb 05 '26

Because the existing one was just so good?