The problem with Foundation lingers on. The core of the original book is that psycho history is a math, developed by Harold Seldon, that can predict evolution of societies regardless of the coming and going of individuals and of their individual contributions. There in lies the magic of the story.
And yet the same people, each some kind of immortal, in the same rooms are mingling throughout the series spanning hundreds of years. How?? Empire by genetic cloning, others by cyrosleep or - as Hari Seldon - mysteriously being brought back to life (for the sake of ... plot?) and one is even a robot.
The choice of the show to keep recognizable characters on screen over what is supposed to be hundreds of years forces the plot to jump through hoops. It's an understandable choice but fundamentally at odds with the story being told.
And yet the same people, each some kind of immortal, in the same rooms are mingling throughout the series spanning hundreds of years. How?? Empire by genetic cloning, others by cyrosleep or - as Hari Seldon - mysteriously being brought back to life (for the sake of ... plot?) and one is even a robot.
The choice of the show to keep recognizable characters on screen over what is supposed to be hundreds of years forces the plot to jump through hoops. It's an understandable choice but fundamentally at odds with the story being told.