S2E9: Long Ago, Not Far Away
Foundation: The Official Podcast
Apple TV+
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
The forever empress is here! Laura Birn (Demerzel) chats with Jason and David about her character’s tragic backstory, revealed in episode 9, “Long Ago, Not Far Away.” They discuss Demerzel’s complicated relationship with Cleon and how Day’s fragile ego leads to intergalactic destruction. And Jason wants to know what would possess Dr. Seldon to give Empire the Prime Radiant?
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Foundation, the official podcast from Apple TV Plus, I'm Jason Kitsupseon, |
| 0:07.0 | and this is your guide to the galaxy from Trantor to Terminus and hundreds of millions of other worlds. |
| 0:12.0 | Space is a big place and we aim to make it smaller and brighter and add some context to everything you see on the show. |
| 0:17.0 | Every week I'm recapping and breaking apart every episode of Season 2 with Foundation, |
| 0:21.0 | showrunner and executive producer David Eskroyer. Welcome back David. |
| 0:25.0 | Hello and I am happy to be here. |
| 0:27.0 | Today we're talking about Episode 9, a massive gigantic packed with stuff, Episode 9, titled long ago, |
| 0:36.0 | not far away and we're delighted to be joined by Laura Byrne today. |
| 0:40.0 | Laura plays Demarzel, the mysterious robot, and we learn a lot about Demarzel in this episode. Welcome Laura. |
| 0:47.0 | Thank you very much. I'm also very happy to be here with you. |
| 0:50.0 | Will you pronounce your last name which none of us can do properly? |
| 0:54.0 | Byrne. |
| 0:55.0 | Byrne. |
| 0:56.0 | It's quite simple, just like spit it out. Byrne. |
| 0:58.0 | Yeah. Byrne. |
| 0:59.0 | I'll work on it. |
| 1:01.0 | We'll start with a quick recap of this really pivotal episode. |
| 1:06.0 | It was written by Jane Espinson and Eric Krasko directed by Roxanne Dawson. |
| 1:11.0 | We start in this wonderful, almost storybook style, a flashback to the life of Clean on the first, |
| 1:19.0 | who is a young boy when we meet him. |
| 1:22.0 | And the long ago, but not far away, a small and indulged prince lived in a big and ancient palace. |
| 1:30.0 | He finds Demarzel's chamber behind the mural. |
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