Death and the Maiden

**Death and the Maiden** is the sixth episode of *Foundation*'s first season on Apple TV+. It aired on October 22, 2021. The episode was written by Marcus Gardley based on the novels by Isaac Asimov. Jennifer Phang directed the episode.

## Synopsis

*Brother Day meets Zephyr Halima—a would-be leader who opposes the Empire. Brother Dusk grows suspicious of Brother Dawn.*

## Plot

Brother Day and Demerzel arrive at the Maiden, the central location for Luminism within the galaxy. As Day prepares to meet with representatives of the faith, Demerzel tests his knowledge of the religion which leads to talking about Demerzel's own belief in the faith despite her robotic nature. Arriving at the Salt Palace, the Emperor is greeted solely by Zephyr Halima, who petitioned the Ring of Zephyrs to receive him in this manner, feeling anything else in the face of Proxima Opal's passing would be indecorous.

On Terminus, at the wreck of the *Aegis*, Rowan takes Commander Kray Dorwin prisoner. In Terminus City, the Anacreons continue to assault the settlement. Phara questions Lewis Pirenne over the original crew manifest of the *Deliverance*, leading Mari to realise they are looking to repair a jump-capable starship. The Anacreons offer an ultimatum—in return for the help of selected members of Terminus, the rest will be allowed to live. Meanwhile, Poly and Gia rescue Salvor Hardin. Outside Terminus City, Salvor meets up with Abbas and Hugo. They plan to hit the Anacreon corvettes on the geothermal field.

On Trantor, Brother Dawn grows closer to Azura Odili. Brother Dusk introduces Dawn to a new pastime; hunting Ghillie raptors. Difficult to hunt because they blend in with the background, Dawn shows early skill in killing one of them. Eventually, Dawn kills six raptors, but once learning that Dusk's own record is three, bids his aide to hide half his kills. Later, under Dusk's direction, he introduces Dawn to the pleasures of Gossamer Court.

On the Maiden, Brother Day meets with Ambassador Thanwall and Zephyr Gilat. As part of his efforts to support Gilat's rise to Proxima, Day promises to ensure that the moon's inhabitants are never without fresh water again.

As Salvor moves to destroy the corvettes, she is paralysed by a vision of the night Hari Seldon died, leading her to see what happened that night between him and Raych. Abbas takes her place in trying to destory the corvettes, and while he is successful, it comes at a tragic cost.

Azura discovers a secret about Brother Dawn that he has tried to hide, while his success in the hunt is uncovered by Shadowmaster Obrecht. On the Maiden, a stirring speech by Zephyr Halima at Proxima Opal's funeral enhances her chances of being the next Proxima. Hugo makes a play that ensures Phara needs Salvor for the next stage of her plan.

## Cast

### Starring

* Jared Harris as Hari Seldon
* Lee Pace as Brother Day (Cleon XIII)
* Lou Llobell as Gaal Dornick
* Leah Harvey as Salvor Hardin
* Laura Birn as Demerzel
* Terrence Mann as Brother Dusk (Cleon XII)
* Cassian Bilton as Brother Dawn (Cleon XIV)

### Guest Starring

* Amy Tyger as Azura Odili
* Pravessh Rana as Rowan
* Alfred Enoch as Raych Foss
* Elliot Cowan as Lewis Pirenne
* Daniel MacPherson as Hugo Crast
* Sasha Behar as Mari Hardin
* Kubbra Sait as Phara Keaen
* Jairaj Varsani as Poly Verisof
* Chloe Lea as Gia

### Co-Starring

* Clarke Peters as Abbas
* Nikol Kollars as Jacenta
* Nikhil Parmer as Freestone
* Christian Contreras as Dorwin
* T'Nia Miller as Zephyr Halima
* Julia Farino as Zephyr Gilat
* Mido Hamada as Obrecht
* Darragh O'Toole as Romus
* Fergus Mulligan as Eiton
* Vanessa Ifediora as Herald
* Matt Gavan as Jord
* Martin McDougall as Akiva
* Geoffrey Cantor as Ambassador Thanwall
* Stuart McQuarrie as Lunden
* Rory Nolan as Muller Holk
* Zoha Rahman as Onelle
* Sofia Privitera as Dara Pirenne
* Dinesh Bhavnani as Neem
* Arthur Clague as Lewis Pirenne's son
* Julia Brown as Moswen
* Ryan Ali as The Beggar Computer
* Kez Anderson as Spacer
* Abby Dunlavy as Spacer
* Jack English as Running Terminite

## Appearances

**By type**

Characters

* Cleon XII
* Cleon XIII
* Cleon XIV
* Hugo Crast
* Demerzel
* Gaal Dornick
* Kray Dorwin
* Eiton (First appearance)
* Raych Foss
* Freestone
* Gia
* Abbas Hardin
* Mari Hardin
* Salvor Hardin
* Jord Hasp
* Muller Holk
* Phara Keaen
* Akiva Lee
* Lunden
* Moswen (First appearance)
* Neem
* Obrecht
* Onelle (First appearance)
* Azura Odili
* Dara Pirenne
* Lewis Pirenne
* Proxima Opal
* Romus
* Jacenta Rov
* Rowan
* Hari Seldon
* Thanwall
* Poly Verisof
* Zephyr Halima (First appearance)
* Zephyr Gilat (First appearance)

Creatures

Locations

* Crito Orbital Academy (First mentioned)
* Mirrus Twelve (First mentioned)
* Surah system (First appearance)
	+ Dol (First mentioned)
	+ Maiden
		- Salt Palace
		- Womb of the Mother (First mentioned)
	+ Surah (First mentioned)
* Terminus
	+ Terminus City
		- Foundation Tower
	+ Vault
* Trantor
	+ Imperial Palace
		- Gossamer Court (First appearance)
		- Imperial Gardens
	+ Star Bridge (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

* Galactic Empire
	+ Genetic Dynasty
		- Brother Dawn
		- Brother Day
		- Brother Dusk
* Luminism
	+ Ring of Zephyrs (First appearance)
		- Proxima (First appearance)
		- Zephyr (First appearance)
	+ Triple Goddesses (First mentioned)
		- The Mother (First mentioned)
* Team Alder (First mentioned)

Sentient species

	+ Clone
* Robot
* Spacer

Vehicles and vessels

* Anacreon corvette (Mentioned only)
* *Beggar's Lament*
* *Deliverance*
* Imperial warship
	+ *Aegis*
* *Invictus* (First mentioned)
* Jumpship
	+ *Rubicon*

Weapons and technology

* Cryo-pod
* Explosive disk (First appearance)
* Hydro-cell (First appearance)
* Ion pistol
* Perimeter fence

Miscellanea

* New Octavo (First appearance)
* Sleeper
* Wolvesbreath