Vince Gilligan Shares He Has a Plan for How His Sci-Fi Series Will Conclude... For Now.
Vince Gilligan never anticipated that his new science-fiction series would become a cultural phenomenon. “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 thrilled beyond words.”
Now that Season 1 of the hit series reaching its finale—and Season 2 greenlit and underway—Gilligan and his team opened up about the viewer reception and whether it will shape the narrative path of Pluribus.
On the Incredible Fan Response
Anyone might to get distracted by the widespread acclaim and fan theories surrounding Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is striving to ignore the noise.
“It feels like constantly eating your favorite dessert and being tickled to death,” he describes. “It's wonderful, but I get wind of it through word of mouth, and that's on purpose. Not once have I Googled myself, nor do I ever plan to. It's not a lack of interest. It's a rabbit hole 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.”
Despite Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s it's impossible to ignore the immensely favorable response to the series. The most practical strategy is to accept it graciously and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.
“We don't try to adjust our writing,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The narrative we craft is not changed by online forums.”
“We prefer to keep our noses to the grindstone,” Gilligan adds.
The Big Question: Has the creator Know the Conclusion of Pluribus?
Considering the creative staff aren't taking cues by audience theories, does that mean they have mapped out how Pluribus will finally conclude? In short yes… in a way.
“We have some interesting ideas about how the story could conclude,” Gilligan says. “however, we remain prepared to throw out a solid concept for a better idea. That philosophy has guided us in well on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we conceive of something superior and I expect we'll continue doing that.”
Then again, if they hit a wall, Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to serve as a last resort.
“I constantly suggest that it's all in a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and the characters are inside it,” he says humorously, “but no one is buying it.”
Then again, why not reference the classics?
“I'd love for Carol to wake up in bed with Bob Newhart there,” Gilligan says with a smile.
Pluribus is currently available on Apple TV.
