Vince Gilligan Discloses He Has an Idea of How His Sci-Fi Series Might Finish... For Now.
Vince Gilligan never anticipated that Pluribus would turn into a cultural phenomenon. “I am so grateful to the audience,” he states. “I was surprised by the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me thrilled beyond words.”
As the debut season of the acclaimed program reaching its finale—and the next chapter already in development—Gilligan and his team opened up about the fan response and whether it will impact the future direction of Pluribus.
On the Overwhelming Audience Reaction
One could easily to get distracted by the constant speculation and fan theories regarding Pluribus. He is doing his best to steer clear of all that.
“It feels like force fed something incredibly sweet and being in a state of bliss,” he says. “It's the greatest thing, but I get wind of it through word of mouth, and that's intentional. Not once have I Googled myself, nor do I ever want to. It's quite the opposite. It's a bottomless pit I know I would get lost in and then I'd be pooping in a five gallon bucket from the hardware store and I'd never leave my living room.”
Despite trying to stay away, there’s no way to avoid the immensely favorable response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to take it in stride and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.
“It is not our goal to adjust our writing,” says co-executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not changed by online forums.”
“It's wiser to keep our focus on the work,” he chimes in.
A Pressing Query: Has Vince Gilligan Have a Plan for the Finale of Pluribus?
So if the creative staff aren’t being guided by public opinion, does that mean they already know how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? In short yes… sort of.
“We have some interesting ideas about the ultimate destination,” Gilligan says. “yet we stand ready to discard a good idea 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 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 constantly suggest that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and we're in there,” Smith jokes, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”
Then again, one could always use the legendary finales?
“I want Carol to wake up in bed next to Bob Newhart,” he jokes.
Pluribus is streaming now on Apple TV+.
