A Song for the End of Everything

I have watched every episode at least two times and several three times. I am familiar with Asimov's Foundation books and I accept that this is different, but it is still compelling television.

Season three opens up with quite different versions of Brothers Dawn, Day, and Dusk, which takes awhile to get used to, but it is one of the aspects of this series that I love. Each incarnation of the Cleons is unique. Though they are alike genetically, their personalities are distinctive. I love this hippie, nature loving version of Brother Day, while Dawn is more assertive and confident.

I understand there are people who being loyal to Asimov's books are very critical of the television series, but what I don't understand is why after 20+ episodes they are STILL watching the show and complaining. One viewer gave every episode they reviewed 1 star. I can't imagine watching anything I disliked so much for over two seasons.

Still truly a pointless, nonsensical mess. Just why? I understand one will redo original source material to better fit different times and different medium than originally intended, and original books while entertaining also had a bunch of shortcomings, but this show, while looks good, really does not make any sense, is just dumb, the characters are heavily overdramatizing weak story, the interesting threads from the books have been utterly lost and season three seems to desperately try to jam the poor choices of the earlier seasons into a new cgi fueled mess that will convince no one that those responsible for this show have ever been in the same room as one of the books much less read as much the back cover, just why?

...the single most important line in the entire episode, right at the start and so throwaway that even us avid book readers could have missed it.

The Empire in decay, the hierarchy of Foundation in complacent "yeah, yeah, Hari's got a plan" mode, Demerzel's very *very* long game gets lampshaded (*that* law!).

It's almost as if the producers and writers have read and studied the books in detail and know what they are doing...

The look is outrageously beautiful, literally everybody is trying to out-snark everyone else and,..,.oh, yeah - the human race might be trundling towards its end.

And there is one last shocker to come for those who don't know the books. I sort of envy them.

The Best Sci-Fi show of my lifetime continues to impress! I have been waiting years for this season and almost thought it might not happen .They didn't open with the most climactic theatrics you might expect, but enough foreshadowing to leave counting the days until the next episode. I admit I am biased, but this Sci-Fi Epic appeals to die hard nerds and action buffs alike without doubt. I do think the first 2 Seasons are very hard to beat, but with this being Apple's Most well made and successful show anything is possible. If you want to know what happens you'll have to watch it yourself, but I expect this to end up being the lowest rated of the season (hopefully).

Just why, at this point just name it something else, make up the rest of the story and call it a day. Besides the character names and a few plot points there is nothing left of Asimov's Foundation here. The mule was supposed to be this unknown powerful figure that no one knows how he looks like or how he is able to be such a good conqueror. As the story started I already know that we are gonna stray even further from the story. So much potential lost, the source material is GOATED, and the sad part is, because of this show we might never get another adaptation of the book series, which makes me very sad.