Been listening to the Bald Move podcast on Foundation (https://baldmove.com/category/foundation/). I was going to email them my thoughts on the third season, but they'd probably delete it, since I seem to be in the minority of not digging this season. Bit of a bummer because I binged the first two seasons in about two weeks when I was recovering from gall bladder surgery.
Where to start? I guess The Mule. Even though he was really only in one scene in the second season, I liked the original actor. Too bad he got fired. His understudy just isn't menacing. He's more of a laughable comic book villain. And that's my problem with the character altogether. The Mule is like something out a Marvel or DC Comics series, and I'm so bored with those brands.
What I loved about the first two seasons was the Game of Thrones vibe, where it was more about the politics of dying empire instead of superheroes and villains.
Another thing: Jared Harris is hardly in this season. He's such a great actor, he pretty much carried the first two seasons, along with Lee Pace. Now the Foundation relies on Lou Llobell as Gaal Dornick, and she may be a pretty face, but her acting talent is limited. She's no Sonequa Martin-Green . . . that actress probably wouldn't have wanted to do Foundation after starring in Star Trek: Discovery. What acting great wants two sci-fi shows on their resume?
I'll probably finish watching the third season, but it's been a slog. Definitely not watching the fourth season.
