Since the start of Foundation Season 3, the big message to the audience has been pretty consistent and clear: The Mule (Pilou Asbæk) is the greatest threat not only to the Seldon plan and the future but also to the present-tense stability of both Empire and Foundation.
But, the biggest twist in Foundation Season 3, Episode 5, is that The Mule’s plans may not be the specific things that are causing entire planets to be destroyed. Instead, one of the biggest masterminds in the show has just been revealed to also be one of its greatest heroes.
