Vince Gilligan Shares He Knows How The Apple TV+ Show Might Finish... Currently.

The creative mastermind did not foresee that Pluribus would become a cultural phenomenon. “God bless the fans,” he states. “I was surprised by the show being as talked about as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”

Now that Season 1 of the hit sci-fi show coming to an end—and a second season greenlit and underway—the creative team recently discussed the audience reaction and whether it will influence the future direction of Pluribus.

On the Tremendous Viewer Reception

Anyone might to get swayed by the widespread acclaim and fan theories surrounding Pluribus. The creator is doing his best to steer clear of all that.

“The experience is akin to constantly eating something incredibly sweet and being in a state of bliss,” he says. “It's the greatest thing, but I get wind of it anecdotally, and that's on purpose. Never in my life Googled myself, nor do I ever plan to. It's not a lack of interest. It's a deep trap I know I would disappear down and then I'd be pooping in a five gallon bucket from Home Depot and I'd never leave my living room.”

Despite his concerted efforts, there’s it's impossible to ignore the immensely favorable response to the series. The most practical strategy is to take it in stride and try not to let it alter the course of the show.

“It is not our goal to adjust our writing,” says Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not influenced by audience chatter.”

“It's wiser to keep our focus on the work,” he chimes in.

The Central Mystery: Does Vince Gilligan Have a Plan for the Finale of Pluribus?

Given that Gilligan and his team aren’t being guided by audience theories, does it imply they already know how Pluribus will finally conclude? The answer is yes… with some caveats.

“We have some potential directions about how the story could conclude,” he states. “however, we remain prepared to discard a solid concept for a superior concept. That philosophy has guided us in well 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.”

On the other hand, if plans fall through, director and writer Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to fall back on.

“I constantly suggest that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and that's where they've been all along,” Smith jokes, “but no one is buying it.”

Then again, one could always use the classics?

“I want Carol to wake up in bed with Bob Newhart there,” Gilligan says with a smile.

Pluribus can be watched on Apple TV.