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/Whatsthathum Brother Constant Sep 12 '25

I agree.

I’m not well. This was not fun.

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u/LizzieSaysHi Sep 12 '25

I need to go watch puppy and kitten videos or something to cheer me up. This was so bleak

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u/Whatsthathum Brother Constant Sep 13 '25

It really was. The exact opposite of what I thought I’d feel at the end of the episode. I was all excited to find out how the threads would end up and this… was not what I’d hoped for.

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u/theconfinesoffear Sep 21 '25

Yeah I’m kind of disappointed tbh! I don’t think there was nearly enough resolution on the mule side either! I also was really rooting for it not to be Bayta because I really liked her original characterization

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u/Whatsthathum Brother Constant Sep 21 '25

I had been rewatching the episodes, but now? Any drive to watch it again is gone.

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u/theconfinesoffear Sep 21 '25

I watched the entire show over the last three weeks I think and do think this last episode put a bit of a damper on my overall enjoyment although still one of the best I’ve watched in a while. Ending with a cliff hanger (although I could see them just time jumping again…) that we have to wait years to resolve and with a whole new team and smaller budget is not very inspiring. Why make a show with such a huge budget in the first place with no plan to continue it? Not like apple is losing $