The 'Breaking Bad' Creator Reveals He Has a Plan for How Pluribus Will End... At the Moment.
Vince Gilligan never anticipated that his new science-fiction series would emerge as a cultural phenomenon. “The viewers have been incredible,” he remarks. “It was unexpected the show being as talked about as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”
As the debut season of the acclaimed sci-fi show coming to an end—and the next chapter greenlit and underway—the writers' room opened up about the audience reaction and whether it will impact the future direction of Pluribus.
On the Incredible Fan Response
Anyone might to get swayed by the rampant praise and online debates surrounding Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is striving to steer clear of all that.
“It feels like an endless supply of your favorite dessert and being laughing uncontrollably,” he describes. “It's wonderful, but I learn of it through word of mouth, and that's intentional. I have never Googled myself, nor do I ever want 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 Home Depot and I'd rarely emerge from my living room.”
In spite of Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s no escaping the immensely favorable response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to take it in stride and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.
“It is not our goal to tailor anything,” says Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not changed by audience chatter.”
“It's wiser to keep our heads down and working,” he chimes in.
A Pressing Query: Has the creator See the Ending of Pluribus?
Given that the creative staff are not listening by audience theories, does that mean they have mapped out how Pluribus will ultimately end? The answer is yes… in a way.
“We have some interesting ideas about how the story could conclude,” he states. “yet we stand ready to abandon a decent plan for a more brilliant plan. This approach has served us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We change course when we get a better idea and I expect we'll continue doing that.”
Alternatively, if they hit a wall, director and writer Gordon Smith has a humorous idea to fall back on.
“My recurring proposal is that everything takes place within a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and the characters are inside it,” Smith jokes, “but no one is buying it.”
Of course, why not reference the iconic TV endings?
“My dream is Carol to open her eyes beside Bob Newhart,” he jokes.
Pluribus can be watched on Apple TV+.
