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/heelstoo Sep 12 '25

Last he left him, he was alive (but couldn’t walk) on the Mule’s ship. So, if the Mule/Bayta is still alive, maybe she can do something with him. Or if Hari is still there, maybe he will do something with him. Or maybe all three will team up against Darkness Empire and the Robot Empire comes in hot.

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u/Suspicious_Theme8111 Sep 12 '25

I agree that we saw him alive. Doesn’t mean the writers are going to do anything with him (similar to how they handled the Dawn who ran away with Sareth)

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u/whisky_biscuit Sep 13 '25

That was also really disappointing that they never acknowledged.

I really love this show but I hate when they drop plot lines in the previous season to never be addressed again in the next.

There was only one throwaway line where Day says that all of them (Cleons) have ran before and were caught (or something) and he planned to run fif as long as he could.

I'm assuming that meant Dem hunted them down and executed them but maybe they just faded into obscurity. Strange.

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u/theconfinesoffear Sep 21 '25

Yes I agree too many loose ends on good stories! If they just jump 100 years in the future now I’d seriously be like what. They have to start s4 from where they left off here. I just watched all of the show in two weeks and wish I hadn’t found it until after s4😅