Vince Gilligan Shares He Knows How His Sci-Fi Series Might Finish... For Now.
The acclaimed writer-producer could not have predicted that Pluribus would emerge as a cultural phenomenon. “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.”
As the debut season of the acclaimed series coming to an end—and a second season officially in the works—the creative team reflected on the audience reaction and whether it will impact the narrative path of Pluribus.
Regarding the Overwhelming Viewer Reception
It would be easy to get swayed by the rampant praise and fan theories about Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is doing his best to steer clear of all that.
“It feels like constantly eating hot fudge sundaes and being in a state of bliss,” he describes. “It's amazing, but I learn of it anecdotally, and that's on purpose. Never in my life Googled myself, nor do I ever want to. Not because I don't care. It's a rabbit hole I know I would disappear down and then I'd be living in squalor from Home Depot and I'd be stuck in my living room.”
Despite trying to stay away, there’s it's impossible to ignore the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to accept it graciously and try not to let it influence the direction of the show.
“It is not our goal to adjust our writing,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not changed by online forums.”
“Better to keep our heads down and working,” he chimes in.
The Central Mystery: Has Vince Gilligan See the Ending of Pluribus?
Considering Gilligan and his team aren't taking cues by audience theories, does it imply they have already decided how Pluribus will finally conclude? Essentially yes… sort of.
“There are some compelling concepts about the ultimate destination,” he states. “yet we stand ready to discard a solid concept for a superior concept. This approach has served us in excellent shape 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, Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to use as a backup.
“My recurring proposal is that everything takes place within a snow globe, and that we'll reveal the snow globe and we're in there,” Smith quips, “but no one is buying it.”
Alternatively, why not reference the classics?
“My dream is Carol to wake up in bed beside Bob Newhart,” he jokes.
Pluribus can be watched on the streaming service.
