The Showrunner Reveals He Knows How Pluribus Will End... At the Moment.
Vince Gilligan did not foresee that his new science-fiction series would become a breakout success. “God bless the fans,” he remarks. “I did not foresee the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”
With the first season of the hit program wrapping up—and Season 2 already in development—the writers' room opened up about the audience reaction and whether it will influence the future direction of Pluribus.
About the Incredible Audience Reaction
One could easily to get swayed by the constant speculation and fan theories surrounding Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is doing his best to ignore the noise.
“It's like being an endless supply of your favorite dessert and being in a state of bliss,” he says. “It's amazing, but I hear about it through word of mouth, and that's intentional. Not once have I looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever plan to. It's quite the opposite. It's a bottomless pit I know I would disappear down and then I'd be pooping in a five gallon bucket from the hardware store and I'd rarely emerge from my living room.”
Regardless of trying to stay away, there’s no way to avoid the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The most practical strategy is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it alter the course of the show.
“We make no attempt to change the plot,” says Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not changed by what people are saying.”
“Better to keep our noses to the grindstone,” Gilligan concludes.
The Big Question: Will Vince Gilligan Have a Plan for the Ending of Pluribus?
Given that Gilligan and his team aren't taking cues by audience theories, does it imply they have mapped out how Pluribus will finally conclude? In short yes… sort of.
“We have some potential directions about the ultimate destination,” he states. “but we are always ready to abandon a good idea for a better idea. That philosophy has guided us in excellent shape on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We change course when we conceive of something superior and I imagine we will be doing that.”
Then again, if they hit a wall, director and writer Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to serve as a last resort.
“I constantly suggest that it's all in a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and the characters are inside it,” Smith jokes, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”
Then again, why not reference the classics?
“I want Carol to awaken next to Bob Newhart,” he jokes.
Pluribus is streaming now on the streaming service.
