The Genetic Dynasty storyline is entirely original and it’s easily the best part of the show, one of my favorite sci-fi concepts ever. Lee Pace is just so fucking good as Empire in all seasons. Demrezel is also right up there as the best character in the show.
Just can’t get enough of this.
Season 3 is streaming rn and it’s amazing so far. Absolutely phenomenal performances from Lee Pace and Laura Birn. I highly recommend watching it if you like sci-fi.
In the grand scheme of things it still follows the same principle except for the Mule. Demrezel can not stop Empire’s decline, Gaal just fucks around mostly and while Hari does somewhat guide the foundation, his actual influence is minimal. In the scope of thousands of years, they literally don’t matter as much.