The Showrunner Discloses He Has an Idea of How Pluribus Will Conclude... Currently.

Vince Gilligan did not foresee that his new science-fiction series would turn into a cultural phenomenon. “God bless the fans,” he remarks. “It was unexpected the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”

Now that Season 1 of the acclaimed series reaching its finale—and Season 2 already in development—the creative team recently discussed the viewer reception and whether it will impact the narrative path of Pluribus.

On the Tremendous Viewer Reception

It would be easy to get sidetracked by the rampant praise and online debates about Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is striving to ignore the noise.

“The experience is akin to an endless supply of something incredibly sweet and being in a state of bliss,” he says. “It's wonderful, but I hear about it through word of mouth, and that's by design. I have never Googled myself, nor do I ever intend to. Not because I don't care. It's a bottomless pit I know I would get lost in 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 Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s no way to avoid the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to take it in stride and try not to let it alter the course of the show.

“We make no attempt to adjust our writing,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The narrative we craft is not influenced by what people are saying.”

“We prefer to keep our noses to the grindstone,” Gilligan concludes.

The Big Question: Does Vince Gilligan See the Ending of Pluribus?

Considering the writers are not listening by public opinion, does it imply they have already decided how Pluribus will ultimately end? In short yes… in a way.

“We've developed some potential directions about how the story could conclude,” Gilligan reveals. “however, we remain prepared to throw out a solid concept for a more brilliant plan. That has held us in well on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We throw stuff out when we find a more perfect path and I expect we'll continue doing that.”

Alternatively, if they hit a wall, director and writer Gordon Smith has a humorous idea to fall back on.

“I keep pitching that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll reveal the snow globe and that's where they've been all along,” Smith quips, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”

Of course, why not reference the classics?

“I want Carol to open her eyes next to Bob Newhart,” he jokes.

Pluribus can be watched on Apple TV.