Vince Gilligan Reveals He Has a Plan for How Pluribus Might Finish... For Now.
Vince Gilligan never anticipated that Pluribus would turn into a breakout success. “God bless the fans,” Gilligan says. “I was surprised by the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me thrilled beyond words.”
Now that Season 1 of the popular series reaching its finale—and Season 2 officially in the works—the creative team recently discussed the viewer reception and whether it will shape the future direction of Pluribus.
Regarding the Incredible Fan Response
It would be easy to get distracted by the constant speculation and online debates about Pluribus. The creator is striving to avoid both.
“It feels like an endless supply of your favorite dessert and being in a state of bliss,” he says. “It's wonderful, but I learn of it from others, and that's by design. I have never looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever intend to. It's quite the opposite. It's a rabbit hole I know I would disappear down and then I'd be never leaving the house from Home Depot and I'd rarely emerge from my living room.”
Regardless of 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 influence the direction of the show.
“We make no attempt to change the plot,” says co-executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not impacted by audience chatter.”
“Better to keep our heads down and working,” he chimes in.
The Central Mystery: Has the showrunner See the Finale of Pluribus?
So if Gilligan and his team are not listening by public opinion, does that mean they have mapped out how Pluribus will finally conclude? Essentially yes… sort of.
“There are some potential directions about where the show might end up,” Gilligan says. “however, we remain prepared to abandon a solid concept for a better idea. That has held us in well on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We change course when we find a more perfect path and I imagine we will be doing that.”
Then again, if plans fall through, executive producer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to use as a backup.
“I keep pitching that everything takes place within a snow globe, and that we'll reveal the snow globe and we're in there,” he says humorously, “but no one is buying it.”
Alternatively, why mess with the legendary finales?
“My dream is Carol to awaken next to Bob Newhart,” Gilligan adds, smiling.
Pluribus is currently available on the streaming service.
