Foundation | Empire Destroys Terminus, The First Foundation | Season 2 Episode 9

[phillipyao]

Cleon 17: I’m the Cleon that chose peace.
Then proceeds to destroy a defeated enemy that didn’t stood a chance.

[dan]

The music is chilling when it is playing while showing Day’s smile at the destruction.

[muhammadyahyak.s.]

so this is what the population looks like when a Stellaris Player destroys a planet using Collosus

[zeedeva]

"Few people cried. Few people laughed. Most People were silent". - Oppenheimer

[DNAFYO]

Top 1 of most visual stunning war crimes ever committed in cinema and irl

[adams]

I can’t recall the last time I was so excited to watch a show each week. This has been absolutely exceptional. Well done Apple. Well done.

[nithinraj]

Cleon never disappoints with the punishments

[michu]

You know the actor is doing a good job when you hate him after a single smile ☠️

[kiandronootto]

It’s crazy that Demrezel told him that she bed him to change his ways and soften his heart. Then apologized because she realized that even that wasn’t enough and regretted what he had become.

[knabdank]

i had tears in my eyes during this scene! this show is up there with the expanse as best scifi in the last 10 maybe 20 years

[pol]

I saw this clip on random and was just mesmerized by the music, vfx and the sheer emotion. Then i watched both seasons of foundation and was so glad that I came accross this clip. This series did not disappoint

[uhafeez]

One of the most gut wrenching & shocking moments I’ve experienced in a show in years. Foundation is damn good sci-fi.

[tommasorucci]

The look on Day's at the end..chilling..love the actor, love the show

[SCP-POOL]

And this is why i am a massive Lee Pace fan! Truly a phenomenal actor of extreme talent! Absolutely the perfect choice for this role!

[Weathernerd]

This is not anything like the book. In the book Terminus was never destroyed. The Foundation hid from the empire for 200 years and by that point the Foundation was strong enough to seriously challenge the empire, they didn't have as many ships as the empire but they had better technology. The empire sent Bel Riose out to destroy the Foundation but Riose's fleet had to turn around at the last minute because the emperor realized that his fleet would be take a beating at best, might be destroyed and the fleet of a nearby planet would take the empire if Riose didn't come back to defend it. The book ended with the Hologram of Hari Seldom comming out and saying he had predicted this he knew Riose would never reach the Foundation. The next book started 200 years later, the empire had fallen, and the Foundation felt pretty safe because it now had way better technology than anyone else but there were strange rumors about a general called the Mule winning battles despite impossible odds against him. There was much speculation about how the Mule was winning these battles but the Foundation arrogantly thought their technology would defeat the Mule. The Hologram of Seldon warned the Foundation that another crisis was upon them and they needed the Second Foundations hope but most of the Foundations leaders laughed and were like what crisis? There were a few people from the Foundation that did take the Mule seriously and they set out on an expedition to find the Second Foundation.

[perseuswong]

Contrast Demerzel's reaction at 1:47 to Day's reaction at 2:04
Day is the one without a soul.

[kerbodynamicx]

2:03 I think Stellaris players would all smile like that after destroying a planet.

[JohnHillRSNStudios]

Never in my life have I ever wanted to punch a man like I wanted to punch Day at the end of that episode to wipe that smirk off his face!

[cmacmenow]

Best two episodes so far, for me.
Roxann Dawson (ST Voyager) did a remarkable job Directing.

[TheTonecii]

The last and only other time i have seen such epic visuals in a sci fi show was The Expanse. This exceeds it. Stunning.