Vince Gilligan Discloses He Knows How The Apple TV+ Show Might Finish... For Now.
The acclaimed writer-producer did not foresee that his new science-fiction series would turn into a breakout success. “The viewers have been incredible,” he states. “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 hit program wrapping up—and Season 2 officially in the works—the creative team opened up about the audience reaction and whether it will shape the storyline of Pluribus.
On the Incredible Audience Reaction
Anyone might to get sidetracked by the rampant praise and online debates regarding Pluribus. The creator is making a conscious effort to ignore the noise.
“It's like being constantly eating something incredibly sweet and being laughing uncontrollably,” he describes. “It's wonderful, but I get wind of it anecdotally, and that's by design. Never in my life Googled myself, nor do I ever plan to. It's quite the opposite. It's a bottomless pit I know I would disappear down and then I'd be pooping in a five gallon bucket from the hardware store and I'd rarely emerge from my living room.”
In spite of trying to stay away, there’s it's impossible to ignore 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.
“We make no attempt to adjust our writing,” says co-executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The narrative we craft is not impacted by audience chatter.”
“Better to keep our noses to the grindstone,” Gilligan adds.
A Pressing Query: Does the showrunner See the Ending of Pluribus?
Considering Gilligan and his team are not listening by public opinion, can we assume they have already decided how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? The answer is yes… sort of.
“We have some interesting ideas about how the story could conclude,” he states. “however, we remain prepared to abandon a decent plan for a more brilliant plan. That has held us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We change course when we find a more perfect path and I suspect we'll be doing that.”
On the other hand, if they hit a wall, executive producer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to use as a backup.
“My recurring proposal is that it's all in a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and we're in there,” he says humorously, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”
Alternatively, one could always use the classics?
“I want Carol to awaken next to Bob Newhart,” he jokes.
Pluribus is currently available on Apple TV+.
