Vince Gilligan Discloses He Has an Idea of How His Sci-Fi Series Will Conclude... Currently.
The creative mastermind never anticipated that Pluribus would emerge as a breakout success. “God bless the fans,” he states. “I did not foresee the show being as talked about as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”
With the first season of the hit program wrapping up—and a second season greenlit and underway—the writers' room opened up about the fan response and whether it will influence the narrative path of Pluribus.
Regarding the Incredible Audience Reaction
It would be easy to get swayed by the widespread acclaim and online debates about Pluribus. He is making a conscious effort to ignore the noise.
“It's like being constantly eating your favorite dessert and being tickled to death,” he describes. “It's wonderful, but I learn of it anecdotally, and that's by design. I have never looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever plan to. It's quite the opposite. It's a bottomless pit I know I would disappear down and then I'd be living in squalor from Home Depot and I'd rarely emerge from my living room.”
In spite of trying to stay away, there’s no way to avoid the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to accept it graciously and try not to let it influence the direction of the show.
“It is not our goal to change the plot,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not influenced by audience chatter.”
“We prefer to keep our heads down and working,” Gilligan adds.
The Big Question: Does the creator Know the Conclusion of Pluribus?
Considering the writers aren't taking cues by public opinion, does it imply they have mapped out how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? The answer is yes… in a way.
“There are some compelling concepts about where the show might end up,” Gilligan reveals. “yet we stand ready to throw out a good idea for a more brilliant plan. That philosophy has guided us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We change course when we conceive of something superior and I expect we'll continue doing that.”
On the other hand, if plans fall through, director and writer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to serve as a last resort.
“I keep pitching that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and we're in there,” he says humorously, “but no one is buying it.”
Of course, why not reference the classics?
“I want Carol to wake up in bed with Bob Newhart there,” Gilligan adds, smiling.
Pluribus can be watched on the streaming service.
