The Showrunner Discloses He Knows How Pluribus Will End... At the Moment.
Vince Gilligan never anticipated that Pluribus would turn into a massive hit. “The viewers have been incredible,” he states. “It was unexpected the show being as talked about as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”
Now that Season 1 of the popular program reaching its finale—and the next chapter greenlit and underway—Gilligan and his team recently discussed the fan response and whether it will influence the future direction of Pluribus.
On the Overwhelming Viewer Reception
Anyone might to get swayed by the rampant praise and fan theories surrounding Pluribus. He is making a conscious effort to ignore the noise.
“It's like being force fed something incredibly sweet and being tickled to death,” he says. “It's the greatest thing, but I learn of it anecdotally, and that's by design. I have never looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever plan to. It's quite the opposite. It's a rabbit hole I know I would fall into and then I'd be never leaving the house from Home Depot and I'd never leave my living room.”
Despite trying to stay away, there’s no escaping the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it alter the course of the show.
“We make no attempt to tailor anything,” says Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not changed by audience chatter.”
“Better to keep our noses to the grindstone,” Gilligan concludes.
The Central Mystery: Will Vince Gilligan Have a Plan for the Ending of Pluribus?
So if Gilligan and his team aren't taking cues by fan response, does that mean they already know how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? In short yes… sort of.
“We have some interesting ideas about how the story could conclude,” Gilligan says. “yet we stand ready to throw out a decent plan for a superior concept. This approach has served us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We throw stuff out when we get a better idea and I expect we'll continue doing that.”
Alternatively, if they hit a wall, Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to fall back on.
“I keep pitching that everything takes place within a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and we're in there,” he says humorously, “but no one is buying it.”
Then again, why mess with the iconic TV endings?
“My dream is Carol to awaken beside Bob Newhart,” Gilligan adds, smiling.
Pluribus is currently available on Apple TV+.
