Vince Gilligan Shares He Has an Idea of How His Sci-Fi Series Might Finish... Currently.
The acclaimed writer-producer could not have predicted 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 thrilled beyond words.”
With the first season of the hit series wrapping up—and Season 2 already in development—the creative team opened up about the viewer reception and whether it will impact the storyline of Pluribus.
Regarding the Incredible Viewer Reception
Anyone might to get swayed by the widespread acclaim and online debates regarding Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is doing his best to avoid both.
“It's like being an endless supply of your favorite dessert and being tickled to death,” he describes. “It's amazing, but I hear about it through word of mouth, and that's by design. Not once have I searched for my own name online, nor do I ever intend to. It's quite the opposite. It's a deep trap I know I would disappear down and then I'd be never leaving the house from Home Depot and I'd be stuck in my living room.”
Despite his concerted efforts, there’s it's impossible to ignore the overwhelmingly positive response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it influence the direction of the show.
“It is not our goal to adjust our writing,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not impacted by what people are saying.”
“Better to keep our heads down and working,” Gilligan concludes.
The Big Question: Will the creator See the Conclusion of Pluribus?
Given that the writers aren’t being guided by public opinion, does it imply they already know how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? The answer is yes… sort of.
“We've developed some compelling concepts about where the show might end up,” Gilligan says. “but we are always ready to discard a solid concept for a superior concept. 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 imagine we will be doing that.”
On the other hand, if all else fails, Gordon Smith has a humorous idea to use as a backup.
“I keep pitching that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll reveal the snow globe and the characters are inside it,” he says humorously, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”
Of course, why not reference the iconic TV endings?
“My dream is Carol to wake up in bed beside Bob Newhart,” Gilligan says with a smile.
Pluribus is currently available on Apple TV.
