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I too appreciate the genetic dynasty story. In the original trilogy the various Emperors were featured so rarely and depicted as utterly incompetent. I think the TV adaptation does a much better job of creating a more compelling and nuanced story for the empire. Not to mention - Lee Pace and others do such an excellent job of playing these various "versions" of themselves.
As an aside, I wonder if
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We'll get a mention of Dors Venabili as an explanation of why Seldon knew Demerzel was a robot.I also wonder how or if
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Demerzel transitions to R. Daneel Olivaw in time for Season 5. Or if Olivaw is made into a separate entity for the TV adaptation.