The Showrunner Discloses He Has an Idea of How Pluribus Might Finish... For Now.

The acclaimed writer-producer could not have predicted that the Apple TV+ show would turn into a cultural phenomenon. “God bless the fans,” he remarks. “I was surprised by the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”

As the debut season of the hit sci-fi show coming to an end—and Season 2 officially in the works—the writers' room opened up about the audience reaction and whether it will influence the narrative path of Pluribus.

Regarding the Overwhelming Viewer Reception

One could easily to get swayed by the widespread acclaim and online debates surrounding Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is making a conscious effort to ignore the noise.

“It feels like constantly eating your favorite dessert and being in a state of bliss,” he explains. “It's amazing, but I get wind of it from others, and that's by design. Not once have I looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever intend to. It's not a lack of interest. It's a bottomless pit I know I would fall into and then I'd be pooping in a five gallon bucket from the hardware store and I'd be stuck in my living room.”

Regardless of Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s it's impossible to ignore 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 tailor anything,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not impacted by what people are saying.”

“We prefer to keep our heads down and working,” Gilligan concludes.

The Central Mystery: Will Vince Gilligan Know the Ending of Pluribus?

Considering Gilligan and his team are not listening by fan response, does that mean they have mapped out how Pluribus will finally conclude? Essentially yes… sort of.

“There are some compelling concepts about the ultimate destination,” Gilligan says. “but we are always ready to throw out a solid concept for a better idea. 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 all else fails, Gordon Smith has a humorous idea to use as a backup.

“My recurring proposal is that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and we're in there,” Smith quips, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”

Then again, one could always use the iconic TV endings?

“I want Carol to awaken next to Bob Newhart,” he jokes.

Pluribus is streaming now on Apple TV+.