Vince Gilligan Reveals He Has a Plan for How His Sci-Fi Series Will Conclude... At the Moment.
The creative mastermind did not foresee that his new science-fiction series would emerge as a cultural phenomenon. “The viewers have been incredible,” he states. “It was unexpected the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”
Now that Season 1 of the hit series coming to an end—and a second season greenlit and underway—the writers' room opened up about the audience reaction and whether it will influence the narrative path of Pluribus.
About the Incredible Viewer Reception
It would be easy to get distracted by the rampant praise and fan theories about Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is striving to steer clear of all that.
“It feels like an endless supply of something incredibly sweet and being laughing uncontrollably,” he says. “It's wonderful, but I get wind of it anecdotally, and that's by design. Never in my life 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 living in squalor from Home Depot and I'd be stuck in my living room.”
Despite Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s it's impossible to ignore the overwhelmingly positive response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to accept it graciously and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.
“It is not our goal to tailor anything,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The narrative we craft is not impacted by audience chatter.”
“We prefer to keep our heads down and working,” Gilligan concludes.
A Pressing Query: Does the creator Know the Conclusion of Pluribus?
Considering Gilligan and his team aren't taking cues by audience theories, does it imply they have mapped out how Pluribus will ultimately end? Essentially yes… in a way.
“There are some interesting ideas about where the show might end up,” Gilligan says. “but we are always ready to discard a decent plan for a superior concept. That has held us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we get a better idea and I suspect we'll be doing that.”
On the other hand, if they hit a wall, executive producer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny 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 we're in there,” Smith jokes, “though the idea hasn't gained traction.”
Of course, why not reference the legendary finales?
“I want Carol to awaken beside Bob Newhart,” Gilligan adds, smiling.
Pluribus is currently available on Apple TV+.
