The Showrunner Shares He Has a Plan for How The Apple TV+ Show Might Finish... Currently.
The acclaimed writer-producer could not have predicted that the Apple TV+ show would turn into a breakout success. “God bless the fans,” Gilligan says. “It was unexpected the show being as talked about as it is, and it makes me thrilled beyond words.”
Now that Season 1 of the acclaimed series reaching its finale—and a second season greenlit and underway—the creative team recently discussed the viewer reception and whether it will impact the narrative path of Pluribus.
About the Tremendous Audience Reaction
One could easily to get sidetracked by the widespread acclaim and fan theories about Pluribus. The creator is striving to ignore the noise.
“It's like being force fed hot fudge sundaes and being tickled to death,” he explains. “It's amazing, but I get wind of it anecdotally, and that's on purpose. 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 rabbit hole I know I would disappear down and then I'd be never leaving the house from the hardware store and I'd be stuck in my living room.”
In spite of trying to stay away, there’s no escaping the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it influence the direction of the show.
“We make no attempt to adjust our writing,” says co-executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not influenced by audience chatter.”
“It's wiser to keep our noses to the grindstone,” he chimes in.
The Big Question: Has the showrunner See the Ending of Pluribus?
So if the writers aren't taking cues by audience theories, does it imply they have mapped out how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? Essentially yes… sort of.
“We've developed some potential directions about the ultimate destination,” he states. “yet we stand ready to throw out 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 scrap ideas when we conceive of something superior and I imagine we will be doing that.”
Then again, if all else fails, Gordon Smith has a humorous idea to fall back on.
“My recurring proposal is that it's all in a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and we're in there,” he says humorously, “though the idea hasn't gained traction.”
Alternatively, why mess with the legendary finales?
“I want Carol to awaken with Bob Newhart there,” Gilligan adds, smiling.
Pluribus is currently available on the streaming service.
