Overview

• Episode 2 formally introduces the Second Foundation and its First Speaker as the secret custodians of psychohistory’s Seldon Plan
• Gaal Dornick assumes control of the Prime Radiant and leads the Second Foundation’s mentalics in guiding future crises
• Brother Dusk unveils the Novacula, a covert black hole bomb capable of devastating entire planets
• Brother Dawn’s clandestine outreach to Gaal hints that the Cleonic Dynasty may ally with the Second Foundation against the telepathic Mule
• Psychohistorical data from the Prime Radiant warn of a challenge surpassing the Mule’s threat, raising the stakes for galactic survival