The Showrunner Shares He Has an Idea of How The Apple TV+ Show Will Conclude... At the Moment.
The acclaimed writer-producer did not foresee that the Apple TV+ show would emerge as a massive hit. “I am so grateful to the audience,” he states. “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 sci-fi show coming to an end—and a second season already in development—the creative team recently discussed the fan response and whether it will influence the storyline of Pluribus.
On the Tremendous Viewer Reception
It would be easy to get sidetracked by the constant speculation and fan theories surrounding Pluribus. The creator is striving to avoid both.
“The experience is akin to constantly eating your favorite dessert and being tickled to death,” he explains. “It's the greatest thing, but I get wind of it anecdotally, and that's on purpose. Never in my life Googled myself, nor do I ever want to. It's quite the opposite. It's a deep trap I know I would get lost in and then I'd be living in squalor from the hardware store and I'd never leave my living room.”
Despite his concerted efforts, there’s no way to avoid the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The most practical strategy is to take it in stride and try not to let it dictate the story 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 heads down and working,” he chimes in.
A Pressing Query: Will Vince Gilligan See the Conclusion of Pluribus?
Given that Gilligan and his team aren’t being guided by fan response, can we assume they have mapped out how Pluribus will ultimately end? Essentially yes… sort of.
“We have some interesting ideas about how the story could conclude,” he states. “yet we stand ready to throw out a decent plan for a superior concept. This approach has served us in well on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we find a more perfect path and I imagine we will be doing that.”
On the other hand, if they hit a wall, Gordon Smith has a rather amusing 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 that's where they've been all along,” Smith quips, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”
Of course, why mess with the legendary finales?
“I want Carol to awaken beside Bob Newhart,” Gilligan says with a smile.
Pluribus is streaming now on Apple TV.
