Vince Gilligan Reveals He Knows How The Apple TV+ Show Might Finish... For Now.
The creative mastermind could not have predicted that his new science-fiction series would become a breakout success. “The viewers have been incredible,” he states. “I was surprised by the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”
With the first season of the acclaimed program coming to an end—and Season 2 officially in the works—Gilligan and his team opened up about the audience reaction and whether it will shape the narrative path of Pluribus.
About the Overwhelming Viewer Reception
Anyone might to get distracted by the rampant praise and fan theories surrounding Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is making a conscious effort to avoid both.
“It's like being an endless supply of your favorite dessert and being in a state of bliss,” he says. “It's the greatest thing, but I get wind of it from others, and that's by design. Never in my life searched for my own name online, nor do I ever want 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 Home Depot and I'd rarely emerge from my living room.”
Regardless of trying to stay away, there’s no escaping the immensely favorable response to the series. The most practical strategy is to accept it graciously and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.
“We make no attempt to adjust our writing,” says Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not impacted by audience chatter.”
“We prefer to keep our heads down and working,” Gilligan adds.
The Central Mystery: Has Vince Gilligan See the Finale of Pluribus?
Considering Gilligan and his team aren't taking cues by public opinion, can we assume they have mapped out how Pluribus will finally conclude? Essentially yes… sort of.
“There are some interesting ideas about where the show might end up,” Gilligan says. “yet we stand ready to throw out a good idea for a superior concept. This approach has served us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we find a more perfect path and I suspect we'll be doing that.”
Alternatively, if they hit a wall, executive producer Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to use as a backup.
“I constantly suggest that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and we're in there,” he says humorously, “but no one is buying it.”
Then again, why not reference the iconic TV endings?
“I'd love for Carol to awaken beside Bob Newhart,” Gilligan adds, smiling.
Pluribus can be watched on Apple TV.
