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He really nailed Dawn’s fear (and unfamiliarity with fear) as he fled for his life. I’d like to take a moment, before moving on from this section, to mention how impressed I was with Cassian Bilton and his role as Brother Dawn in this episode. So I’m not sure which way he’ll lean when it comes to Dawn’s fate. But he also witnessed a man help him from dying along the way, and he was hurt when the man died. He lied about a fake vision in order to gain acceptance and help the Proxima sympathetic to the Empire be chosen. Although he disapproves of how brutally Dusk responded to the destruction of the bridge, he also responded brutally when his rule was threatened and forced Demerzel to kill Zephyr Halima. I really don’t have a guess as to what Day will choose. But because they rule as a trio, it is ultimately going to be Brother Day who is the tiebreaker and decides whether Dawn lives or dies.

He’s a constant reminder of their weakness. He’s still an imperfect clone and, thus, a threat to the Empire, in Dusk’s viewpoint. But Dawn’s future still hangs in the balance. So Dusk and his Imperial guards took out Azura and her group. But Dusk had picked up on Azura and Dawn’s romance, supposedly because the Cleons have a history of being rebellious and making mistakes when they’re young. They planned to send this “perfect” clone in his place and take over the Empire from within. They had absconded with Cleon DNA and grew their own clone, while sabotaging Dawn’s DNA so he’d be different and feel compelled to escape at some point in his life. And in the back of my mind, I wondered if Azura might be a spy for Dusk, but I didn’t suspect what really happened.Īzura was working for a group that had been planning for more than 20 years to take down the Empire from within. The scenes where Dawn was escaping were suspenseful because I wasn’t sure where the show would take the plot next. When Dawn realized what happened, he followed Azura’s step-by-step instructions for escaping and finding her. Then in this episode, Dusk tested whether or not he was colorblind by hiding drawings of the extra birds in his paintings. In a previous episode, he tried to hide how many more birds he killed than Dusk, but his secret was uncovered anyway. If you recall, Dawn’s inconsistencies with the other clones mean that he’s a better hunter, is left-handed, colorblind, along with a myriad of other tiny differences that amount to a lot. Foundation Episode 9 (Apple TV)ĭusk had a trap set up for Dawn. Was he going to die? Was he going to escape? I felt like we could have equally compelling storylines no matter what road they chose. So throughout this week’s episode, I wasn’t certain what was ultimately going to happen to Brother Dawn. The Empire won’t collapse if one of the Brothers dies an untimely death. Now that we know they have clones at each age range, who can step in at a moment’s notice, no one is safe. This is especially true with the Emperors.

Anything can happen, so you never feel quite comfortable imagining that one of your favorite characters is safe. Although Gaal was a centerpiece in the beginning, she wasn’t even present for a good part of this season. They killed Raych off early in the season, teaching viewers that anyone can be expendable. I have no idea which characters are safe and which might not survive. One of the things that I love the most about Foundation is that I have no idea what to expect from various storylines or how they will ultimately converge. (This is written from the perspective of not knowing how the books’ storyline turns out.)īrother Dawn’s Story Was Suspenseful & Compelling Foundation Episode 9 (Apple TV)

It had so many twists and turns, moving the plot forward quickly in preparation for the season finale.īelow is a review for Season 1 Episode 9 of Foundation, “The Missing Piece,” along with explanations of some key plot points, so there will be SPOILERS in the article below. Despite their absences, the episode was brilliant.

While last week’s episode focused mostly on Brother Day’s journey, he was almost entirely absent from this week. Foundation Episode 9 might very well be the season’s best episode so far.