A Glimpse of Darkness

The first season was mildly entertaining but this second season is utter dreck trash. Characters are just spouting nonsensical sentences that no one lucid could care about. The first episode was horrific but still I thought I'd continue but after several days trying to watch this tedious, boring nothingness I just gave up. The show is just a bunch of random scenes featuring the most uninteresting people I've had the displeasure to watch. I've seen hundreds of sci-fi shows in my life and this has to be one of the worst. At least with these production values. For every good show on Apple they throw at least a dozen lousy ones to sift through. Adios.

I am shocked at the drop in quality through the two first episodes of this season. The "Gaal and Salvor "-show is still absolute rubbish, but even worse than before. Writing and acting is absolutely appalling.

The Empire is still more classy in terms of acting apart from the princess who absolutely blows.

Then there is the sudden f-bomb explosion. What gives? They all of a sudden speak completely differently, all of them.

This is the greatest disappointment in a very long time. At least the production values are still top notch most of the time. I really hope it picks up again, this was just rubbish.

It is well established now that this show has veered so very very very far away from the prey fun and interesting source material, as to now have less than a homeopathic relationship to Asimov's books...It has also been my understanding that some people have still enjoyed the show on its own merits, but how is that possible after this incoherent blob of storytelling, long and tedious exposition scenes that are supposed to explain the whys and whos but just keep on stumbling around the expensive sets and production values invested and wasted on this mystical mumbojumbo. Shame on all involved in this nonsense. I give it two stars for now as I'm certain it hasn't hit rock bottom yet.

Sorry,

what the heck is going on? The story is just a mash-up of different phantasy movie tropes. What does this has to do with SF anymore? No, sorry, SF is gone. We get some magic, we get some fairy talles, we get some religious stories, which might work on their own, I mean it worked quite well in the last century for other shows but ONLY IF DONE RIGHT. And this thing does NOT feel right. This is mostly drama and feelings, sometimes without explaining the background and sometimes just overdosed, shoved down your throat.

And it does not even make sense. The obvious technical challenges which act as a plot device in the beginning are suddenly washed away and are never mentioned again. This is just an offense of viewer's intelligence and is the last episode of "Foundation" for me. The first of season 2 was creepy nonsense - but this one is FUBAR. Enough is enough.

Nice CGI, though. At least that is done right nowadays..

In Season 2, Hari Seldon emerges from the Prime Radiant, shocking Gaal and Salvor. Salvor's plan is to seek Hari's help to rescue their ship. The second episode follows the mother-daughter duo as they attempt to fly out of Water. Hari helps them after scolding Gaal for trapping him inside the Prime Radiant. Together, they successfully fly out of Synnax and embark on a new journey. The visuals in this season are impressive, leaving the first season behind. Episode 2 focuses on Hari Seldon, the prophet and second foundation he hopes to connect with. The second foundation is more complex to explain than initially thought, as it is assumed to exist but is not due to Gaal's failure to allow it to happen. In Trantor, Brother Day invites Queen Sareth to lunch with him and his brothers Dawn and Dusk to create an emotional attachment for their alliance. Queen Sareth questions Brother Day about the assassination attempt and wonders if he would be replaced with a similar-looking clone. Queen Sareth is an interesting character in the season, but her true intentions remain unknown. The upcoming episodes may reveal the answers, but defeating the Empire in his own home is challenging. In Sivenna, Brother Constant and Poly Verisof, true followers of Hari Seldon, are spreading the word of their prophet on the planet. They receive a message that Hari Seldon is returning and are called back to Terminus. Poly Verisof, who started his journey with Hari Seldon and witnessed him alive, is asked to manage the crowd when he returns to Terminus. The concept of a second foundation is complex for Gaal and Salvor, and they attempt to navigate through their visions using Prime Radiant. They discover that they are not the only telekinetics, as Mule appears in the future. Gaal discovers a mysterious name, Hober Mallow, which later appears on Terminus on the Vault, where Hari Seldon was expected to appear. Season 2 moves slowly, with no regular time jumps, but time works differently on each planet. The series hints at a planet within their reach that might have answers about Hober Mallow, a mystery. The Prophet, Dr. Hari Seldon, was supposed to appear on Terminus, but he did not, and Hober Mallow stole the show.