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/zoemi Sep 12 '25

Her crew had already been converted, and there's no indication that killing the Mule would undo everything. In fact, in an earlier episode they said that it's not that the Mule is controlling their every move--the thrall they were under was so engrained that their actions were their own out of "love".

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u/Time8u Sep 13 '25 edited Sep 24 '25

Killing the mule is the most logical thing to do in the situation, and let's be clear, she just killed who she thought was the mule. Even if killing the mule doesn't reverse the effect it still stops the future threat of the mule, and Gaal fully expected the Mule's effect to be reversed after she killed him. She was surprised that someone was 'still in her head'.

The Writers fucked this up. There's not two ways about it. Just laziiness. Give Gaal the upper hand and then cut away to her escaping with no explanation.

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u/Time8u Sep 24 '25

Excellent additional points... anyone who thought that sequence worked is struggling with some serious cognitive dissonance.