Vince Gilligan Discloses He Has an Idea of How The Apple TV+ Show Might Finish... Currently.
Vince Gilligan did not foresee that Pluribus would become a massive hit. “I am so grateful to the audience,” Gilligan says. “I was surprised by the show being as talked about as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”
Now that Season 1 of the acclaimed sci-fi show reaching its finale—and a second season officially in the works—the writers' room opened up about the fan response and whether it will shape the future direction of Pluribus.
On the Incredible Viewer Reception
One could easily to get distracted by the constant speculation and audience predictions about Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is striving to steer clear of all that.
“The experience is akin to constantly eating hot fudge sundaes and being laughing uncontrollably,” he says. “It's the greatest thing, but I get wind of it through word of mouth, and that's intentional. Never in my life Googled myself, nor do I ever want to. Not because I don't care. It's a bottomless pit I know I would disappear down and then I'd be never leaving the house from the hardware store and I'd never leave my living room.”
In spite of trying to stay away, there’s no escaping the overwhelmingly positive response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to accept it graciously and try not to let it influence the direction of the show.
“We don't try to adjust our writing,” says Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not impacted by audience chatter.”
“Better to keep our heads down and working,” he chimes in.
The Big Question: Does the creator See the Finale of Pluribus?
Given that the writers are not listening by public opinion, does it imply they already know how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? Essentially yes… with some caveats.
“We have some potential directions about the ultimate destination,” he states. “but we are always ready to abandon a decent plan for a superior concept. That has held us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We throw stuff out when we conceive of something superior and I suspect we'll be doing that.”
Alternatively, if they hit a wall, director and writer Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to serve as a last resort.
“I keep pitching that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and the characters are inside it,” he says humorously, “but no one is buying it.”
Then again, one could always use the legendary finales?
“My dream is Carol to open her eyes with Bob Newhart there,” Gilligan adds, smiling.
Pluribus can be watched on Apple TV.
