Well now.
Having read and adored the books, I really wanted to see how they handled this reveal and they totally nailed it. From The Mayor's arrogance and self-assurance right through to Ai! Seldon's utter bafflement and emergency shutdown, that ball is flying waaay over the boundary rope.
Sooner or later Demerzel's hobbling by Cleon 1 is going to have to be resolved, because right now she is an active impediment to safety - although, if The Mule doesn't know she's a robot then....
And I klnda loved how Gaal's narration brought wholesale into the effects of Magnifico's Musical Instrument Of Mesmerism. Well played in every sense. Oh, Bayta, you beautiful silly thing.
I think what we really need is a mentalic with no real interest in music - or maybe I'm over-reading, because there is one other scene that I *so* want to see how they do, because it is *so* not visual. But it is at least a few episodes away.
Meanwhile, what's Brother Dude up to, and how will he react to be cuckolded? And it's all a bit quiet on the Dawn (MIA) and Dusk (creeping paranoia) front.
