Vince Gilligan Shares He Has an Idea of How His Sci-Fi Series Might Finish... Currently.
Vince Gilligan could not have predicted that Pluribus would turn into a cultural phenomenon. “The viewers have been incredible,” Gilligan says. “I was surprised by the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”
As the debut season of the hit program reaching its finale—and a second season officially in the works—the writers' room reflected on the viewer reception and whether it will shape the future direction of Pluribus.
Regarding the Overwhelming Audience Reaction
One could easily to get distracted by the rampant praise and online debates surrounding Pluribus. He is doing his best to ignore the noise.
“The experience is akin to force fed your favorite dessert and being in a state of bliss,” he says. “It's amazing, but I learn of it from others, and that's intentional. I have never Googled myself, nor do I ever want to. It's quite the opposite. It's a bottomless pit I know I would get lost in and then I'd be never leaving the house from Home Depot and I'd be stuck in my living room.”
Despite Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s no way to avoid the immensely favorable response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to take it in stride and try not to let it alter the course of the show.
“We make no attempt to tailor anything,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not influenced by audience chatter.”
“We prefer to keep our noses to the grindstone,” he chimes in.
The Central Mystery: Will the creator Know the Ending of Pluribus?
Considering the creative staff aren't taking cues by audience theories, can we assume they have mapped out how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? The answer is yes… sort of.
“There are some potential directions about the ultimate destination,” he states. “but we are always ready to discard a good idea for a more brilliant plan. That philosophy has guided us in excellent shape on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we conceive of something superior and I imagine we will be doing that.”
Alternatively, if they hit a wall, executive producer Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to use as a backup.
“I constantly suggest 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.”
Of course, why not reference the legendary finales?
“My dream is Carol to awaken next to Bob Newhart,” Gilligan adds, smiling.
Pluribus is currently available on the streaming service.
