Apple TV Plus is free the weekend of January 3rd and 4th and, like a lot of people, I have a suggestion for what you should watch. Most of the suggestions are probably fantastic and worthwhile, as Apple has thrown their trillion dollar weight around the streaming wars and assembled a shockingly good catalogue of original shows. But I think you should ignore all of that and sit down for the single best season of science fiction television. No, not that one. Not that one either. Im talking about Foundation season 2.Oh, you think thats hyperbolic? Well Im just getting started. Foundation (season 2) has one of Lee Paces best performances, has the best space ship designs this side of Villeneuves Dune, has the best romantic scoundrel Han Solo-type since Empire Strikes Back, and has the most bombastic television finale since the Red Wedding. Its all backed up with an inexplicably lush costume, set, and CGI budget that cant be explained as anything other than a nine figure tax write off. And you dont need to have seen a single episode of the first season or read a page of the book to enjoy any of it!Heres the thing about Isaac Asimovs Foundation: its a strange choice for a television series, one that requires a lot of modifications to function as episodic storytelling. There were clearly some kinks to work out, and it seems to have taken one mediocre season to iron out all those wrinkles. Luckily, the series also sort of functions like an anthology, with a cast of mostly new characters for the second (and upcoming third) season. All you need to know from the first season is that (spoiler warning) immortal clone emperor Lee Pace is big mad about a group of nerds (led by Ed Harris and his protege Lou Llobell) who keep saying his galactic empire is going to collapse (and theyre totally right, because math). There, I summarized the mediocre first season and now youre ready for a prestige sci fi drama full of pulpy adventures, palace intrigue, steamy love stories (gay and not), and some really good explosions.Still not convinced? Well there is that naked Lee Pace ninja fight in the season 2 premiere.Now hurry up, youve got 10 incredible episodes to watch, you can thank me later!