Vince Gilligan Reveals He Knows How The Apple TV+ Show Will End... At the Moment.
Vince Gilligan never anticipated that Pluribus would emerge as a cultural phenomenon. “I am so grateful to the audience,” he remarks. “I was surprised by the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”
With the first season of the acclaimed series coming to an end—and Season 2 officially in the works—Gilligan and his team recently discussed the viewer reception and whether it will influence the narrative path of Pluribus.
About the Incredible Audience Reaction
It would be easy to get swayed by the constant speculation and audience predictions about Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is making a conscious effort to avoid both.
“It's like being constantly eating your favorite dessert and being in a state of bliss,” he explains. “It's wonderful, but I hear about it through word of mouth, and that's intentional. Never in my life searched for my own name online, nor do I ever intend to. It's not a lack of interest. It's a rabbit hole I know I would fall into and then I'd be never leaving the house from Home Depot and I'd be stuck in my living room.”
Regardless of his concerted efforts, there’s no escaping the overwhelmingly positive response to the series. The only approach for the writers 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 narrative we craft is not impacted by online forums.”
“Better to keep our focus on the work,” Gilligan adds.
A Pressing Query: Does the showrunner Know the Ending of Pluribus?
Given that the writers aren’t being guided by audience theories, does it imply they have mapped out how Pluribus will ultimately end? In short yes… in a way.
“We've developed some potential directions about where the show might end up,” he states. “yet we stand ready to discard a decent plan for a superior concept. This approach has served us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We change course when we conceive of something superior and I imagine we will be doing that.”
Then again, if they hit a wall, director and writer Gordon Smith has a humorous idea to serve as a last resort.
“My recurring proposal is that everything takes place within a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and we're in there,” Smith jokes, “but no one is buying it.”
Then again, why mess with the iconic TV endings?
“I'd love for Carol to awaken next to Bob Newhart,” he jokes.
Pluribus is streaming now on Apple TV.
