Vince Gilligan Discloses He Has an Idea of How The Apple TV+ Show Will Conclude... At the Moment.
The creative mastermind could not have predicted that his new science-fiction series would become a breakout success. “I am so grateful to the audience,” he remarks. “I was surprised by the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”
Now that Season 1 of the hit sci-fi show reaching its finale—and Season 2 officially in the works—Gilligan and his team opened up about the audience reaction and whether it will influence the narrative path of Pluribus.
On the Incredible Viewer Reception
One could easily to get distracted by the widespread acclaim and fan theories about Pluribus. He is striving to ignore the noise.
“The experience is akin to an endless supply of your favorite dessert and being tickled to death,” he describes. “It's the greatest thing, but I learn of it anecdotally, and that's on purpose. Never in my life searched for my own name online, nor do I ever plan to. It's quite the opposite. It's a deep trap I know I would get lost in and then I'd be living in squalor from the hardware store and I'd be stuck in my living room.”
Despite trying to stay away, there’s no way to avoid the overwhelmingly positive response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to take it in stride and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.
“It is not our goal to adjust our writing,” says Alison Tatlock. “The narrative we craft is not impacted by online forums.”
“We prefer to keep our focus on the work,” he chimes in.
A Pressing Query: Has the creator Have a Plan for the Finale of Pluribus?
Considering the creative staff are not listening by audience theories, does that mean they have already decided how Pluribus will finally conclude? Essentially yes… in a way.
“We have some compelling concepts about the ultimate destination,” Gilligan reveals. “yet we stand ready to discard a good idea for a superior concept. This approach has served us in well on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We change course when we conceive of something superior and I expect we'll continue doing that.”
Then again, if they hit a wall, director and writer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny 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,” he says humorously, “though the idea hasn't gained traction.”
Then again, why mess with the iconic TV endings?
“My dream is Carol to wake up in bed beside Bob Newhart,” Gilligan says with a smile.
Pluribus is streaming now on Apple TV.