Overview

• The hour hinges on a surprise confrontation that reframes the season’s power dynamics without resolving the central conflict.
• On Trantor, Dusk is portrayed as the steadiest Cleon, rebuffing suggestions to yield the Empire’s heartland.
• Demerzel’s featured sequence underscores deep internal conflict and adds complexity to shifting loyalties.
• Gaal Dornick is notably sidelined despite earlier emphasis on her role in confronting the larger threat.
• The Mycogen trial storyline slows the pace, though Lee Pace’s performance elevates the material as the finale approaches.