Vince Gilligan Shares He Knows How His Sci-Fi Series Will End... Currently.
Vince Gilligan did not foresee that the Apple TV+ show would emerge as a cultural phenomenon. “God bless the fans,” Gilligan says. “I was surprised by the show being as talked about as it is, and it makes me thrilled beyond words.”
Now that Season 1 of the hit sci-fi show coming to an end—and a second season already in development—the creative team reflected on the fan response and whether it will shape the narrative path of Pluribus.
On the Overwhelming Fan Response
One could easily to get sidetracked by the constant speculation and audience predictions about Pluribus. The creator is doing his best to ignore the noise.
“It feels like force fed hot fudge sundaes and being tickled to death,” he explains. “It's the greatest thing, but I hear about it through word of mouth, and that's on purpose. Not once have I Googled myself, nor do I ever want to. It's not a lack of interest. 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 trying to stay away, there’s no escaping the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to take it in stride and try not to let it influence the direction of the show.
“It is not our goal to tailor anything,” says co-executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The narrative we craft is not impacted by online forums.”
“Better to keep our focus on the work,” Gilligan adds.
The Central Mystery: Will Vince Gilligan Have a Plan for the Ending of Pluribus?
So if the writers aren’t being guided by audience theories, does it imply they have already decided how Pluribus will ultimately end? In short yes… in a way.
“We've developed some interesting ideas about where the show might end up,” he states. “yet we stand ready to throw out a decent plan for a superior concept. That philosophy has guided us in well 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.”
On the other hand, if they hit a wall, Gordon Smith has a humorous idea to serve as a last resort.
“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,” Smith jokes, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”
Then again, why mess with the iconic TV endings?
“My dream is Carol to wake up in bed beside Bob Newhart,” he jokes.
Pluribus can be watched on Apple TV.
