The Showrunner Discloses He Has an Idea of How The Apple TV+ Show Will End... Currently.
The acclaimed writer-producer never anticipated that his new science-fiction series would emerge as a cultural phenomenon. “God bless the fans,” he remarks. “I was surprised by the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”
As the debut season of the popular sci-fi show reaching its finale—and the next chapter already in development—Gilligan and his team reflected on the viewer reception and whether it will shape the storyline of Pluribus.
On the Tremendous Fan Response
One could easily to get distracted by the rampant praise and audience predictions regarding Pluribus. He is striving to ignore the noise.
“It feels like constantly eating your favorite dessert and being tickled to death,” he explains. “It's wonderful, but I learn of it through word of mouth, and that's on purpose. Never in my life 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 the hardware store and I'd never leave my living room.”
In spite of Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s no way to avoid the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to accept it graciously and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.
“It is not our goal to change the plot,” says co-executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not impacted by audience chatter.”
“Better to keep our noses to the grindstone,” he chimes in.
The Big Question: Has Vince Gilligan Have a Plan for the Ending of Pluribus?
Given that Gilligan and his team aren’t being guided by public opinion, does that mean they already know how Pluribus will ultimately end? In short yes… in a way.
“There are some compelling concepts about the ultimate destination,” Gilligan reveals. “but we are always ready to discard a good idea for a better idea. That has held us in excellent shape on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We throw stuff out when we find a more perfect path and I expect we'll continue doing that.”
On the other hand, if they hit a wall, Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to serve as a last resort.
“I constantly suggest that it's all in a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and that's where they've been all along,” Smith quips, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”
Of course, one could always use the classics?
“My dream is Carol to wake up in bed beside Bob Newhart,” Gilligan says with a smile.
Pluribus is streaming now on Apple TV.
