Vince Gilligan Shares He Has a Plan for How Pluribus Will Conclude... Currently.
The creative mastermind could not have predicted that Pluribus would become a breakout success. “God bless the fans,” Gilligan says. “I was surprised by the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”
Now that Season 1 of the acclaimed series reaching its finale—and a second season greenlit and underway—the creative team opened up about the viewer reception and whether it will impact the future direction of Pluribus.
Regarding the Overwhelming Viewer Reception
One could easily to get sidetracked by the widespread acclaim and online debates surrounding Pluribus. He is doing his best to ignore the noise.
“The experience is akin to an endless supply of your favorite dessert and being tickled to death,” he says. “It's wonderful, but I get wind of it anecdotally, and that's by design. I have never looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever intend to. It's not a lack of interest. It's a bottomless pit I know I would get lost in and then I'd be pooping in a five gallon bucket from Home Depot and I'd rarely emerge from my living room.”
Despite Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s no escaping the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The most practical strategy is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.
“We make no attempt to tailor anything,” says Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not impacted by what people are saying.”
“It's wiser to keep our noses to the grindstone,” Gilligan concludes.
The Big Question: Does the creator Have a Plan for the Conclusion of Pluribus?
So if the writers are not listening by fan response, does that mean they already know how Pluribus will ultimately end? Essentially yes… in a way.
“We have some interesting ideas about the ultimate destination,” Gilligan says. “but we are always ready to abandon a good idea for a better idea. This approach has served us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we find a more perfect path and I suspect we'll be doing that.”
Alternatively, if they hit a wall, executive producer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to fall back on.
“I constantly suggest that it's all in a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and that's where they've been all along,” he says humorously, “but no one is buying it.”
Of course, why not reference the legendary finales?
“I want Carol to awaken beside Bob Newhart,” Gilligan says with a smile.
Pluribus can be watched on the streaming service.
