Which doesn’t matter so much, because it turns out this was a suicide mission all along. The rest of the boarding party continues to get whittled down one-by-one as they work their way towards the bridge. This will be how Thespis gets drawn into the crisis, leading to a resolution more in tune with the novel, I hope. I’d also hazard a guess that he’s not going to be calling the Empire.
Come on now, they’re not fooling anyone with that “death” scene.
With that, off he plunges into the void…to go call for help at one of the abandoned Thespian mining facilities. As they all clunk down on the surface of the inner ring, Hugo goes sailing by, unable to get his 30-year old suit’s thrusters to respond properly. It’s field trip time out in the Anthor Belt, with everyone gliding over to the Invictus one-by-one to avoid the attention of the ghost ship’s automated rail guns. Phara and Salvor continue to face off against each other The Invictus Goyer has repeatedly said is his favorite episode, Episode 8, “The Missing Piece.” And that, of course, gives us plenty to talk about. That said, this episode did tee us up for what showrunner David S. At least that’s what I’m attributing it to, because I know they can do better. Also, the editing in general is clearly suffering from Covid restrictions, with weirdly strung together dialogue, noticeably trimmed of all white space, and clunky scenes that could have benefitted from a reshoot or two. It was refreshing to see Gaal stand up for herself with Hari, but the hand-holding exposition and reinforcing flashbacks were a bit tedious. However, the Terminus storyline is getting a little monotonous, having been on autopilot for a few episodes now, if we’re being honest.
And amongst those, the Empire scenes continue to just knock it out of the park. All of our storylines made appearances in this episode, no one was left on the shelf for the first time this season. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still loving the show. Well, I hate to say it, but I think Episode 7 surpassed it. Welcome, dear reader, as we continue to review the Apple TV+ series Foundation with Episode 7, “Mysteries and Martyrs.” Two weeks ago, I was a little down on Episode 5, calling it the weakest episode of the season thus far. The following contains spoilers through Foundation S1E7, “ Mysteries and Martyrs,” on Apple TV+, and also references the Foundation series novels.
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