Vince Gilligan Reveals He Knows How The Apple TV+ Show Will End... At the Moment.
The acclaimed writer-producer could not have predicted that his new science-fiction series would become a breakout success. “The viewers have been incredible,” he remarks. “I was surprised by the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”
Now that Season 1 of the popular series reaching its finale—and a second season already in development—the creative team reflected on the audience reaction and whether it will shape the narrative path of Pluribus.
On the Tremendous Fan Response
Anyone might to get distracted by the widespread acclaim and audience predictions surrounding Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is making a conscious effort to avoid both.
“It feels like constantly eating your favorite dessert and being in a state of bliss,” he describes. “It's the greatest thing, but I learn of it through word of mouth, and that's by design. Never in my life looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever intend to. It's quite the opposite. It's a deep trap I know I would fall into and then I'd be pooping in a five gallon bucket from the hardware store and I'd be stuck in my living room.”
Regardless of trying to stay away, there’s no way to avoid the overwhelmingly positive response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it influence the direction of the show.
“We make no attempt to adjust our writing,” says Alison Tatlock. “The narrative we craft is not changed by what people are saying.”
“We prefer to keep our noses to the grindstone,” Gilligan concludes.
The Central Mystery: Does the creator Know the Finale of Pluribus?
Given that Gilligan and his team are not listening by audience theories, does it imply they have mapped out how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? Essentially yes… in a way.
“We've developed some potential directions about how the story could conclude,” Gilligan says. “however, we remain prepared to discard a decent plan for a better idea. That has held us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we conceive of something superior and I imagine we will be doing that.”
On the other hand, if plans fall through, Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to serve as a last resort.
“I keep pitching that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and the characters are inside it,” Smith quips, “but no one is buying it.”
Of course, one could always use the legendary finales?
“My dream is Carol to open her eyes beside Bob Newhart,” Gilligan adds, smiling.
Pluribus is currently available on Apple TV.
