Vince Gilligan Reveals He Has a Plan for How His Sci-Fi Series Might Finish... For Now.
The creative mastermind did not foresee that his new science-fiction series would turn into a massive hit. “The viewers have been incredible,” Gilligan says. “I did not foresee the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”
As the debut season of the hit sci-fi show reaching its finale—and a second season already in development—the creative team opened up about the audience reaction and whether it will influence the narrative path of Pluribus.
Regarding the Overwhelming Viewer Reception
It would be easy to get distracted by the rampant praise and online debates about Pluribus. He is doing his best to ignore the noise.
“The experience is akin to constantly eating hot fudge sundaes and being laughing uncontrollably,” he says. “It's wonderful, but I hear about it anecdotally, and that's intentional. I have never searched for my own name online, nor do I ever want to. It's quite the opposite. It's a rabbit hole 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.”
Despite trying to stay away, there’s it's impossible to ignore the immensely favorable response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.
“We make no attempt to adjust our writing,” says co-executive producer Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not changed by online forums.”
“Better to keep our focus on the work,” Gilligan concludes.
A Pressing Query: Will the creator Know the Conclusion of Pluribus?
Given that the creative staff aren't taking cues by audience theories, can we assume they have mapped out how Pluribus will ultimately end? The answer is yes… sort of.
“We've developed some interesting ideas about where the show might end up,” Gilligan reveals. “yet we stand ready to throw out a decent plan for a superior concept. That has held us in excellent shape 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.”
On the other hand, if they hit a wall, executive producer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to use as a backup.
“I constantly suggest that everything takes place within a snow globe, and that we'll reveal the snow globe and that's where they've been all along,” he says humorously, “though the idea hasn't gained traction.”
Alternatively, why mess with the classics?
“My dream is Carol to open her eyes next to Bob Newhart,” he jokes.
Pluribus can be watched on Apple TV+.
