Vince Gilligan Discloses He Knows How His Sci-Fi Series Will Conclude... Currently.

Vince Gilligan never anticipated that Pluribus would turn into a breakout success. “The viewers have been incredible,” he remarks. “I was surprised by the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”

Now that Season 1 of the hit series reaching its finale—and Season 2 greenlit and underway—the writers' room opened up about the viewer reception and whether it will influence the storyline of Pluribus.

On the Overwhelming Fan Response

One could easily to get swayed by the widespread acclaim and fan theories surrounding Pluribus. He is making a conscious effort to ignore the noise.

“It feels like an endless supply of your favorite dessert and being tickled to death,” he explains. “It's the greatest thing, but I get wind of it from others, and that's on purpose. Never in my life looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever want to. It's not a lack of interest. It's a bottomless pit I know I would fall into and then I'd be pooping in a five gallon bucket from Home Depot and I'd be stuck in my living room.”

Regardless of trying to stay away, there’s no escaping the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The most practical strategy is to take it in stride and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.

“We don't try to change the plot,” says co-executive producer Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not influenced by audience chatter.”

“It's wiser to keep our noses to the grindstone,” he chimes in.

The Big Question: Has the creator Have a Plan for the Finale of Pluribus?

Given that the writers aren’t being guided by audience theories, can we assume they have mapped out how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? The answer is yes… with some caveats.

“We've developed some interesting ideas about where the show might end up,” Gilligan says. “but we are always ready to abandon a decent plan for a superior concept. That philosophy has guided us in excellent shape on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We change course when we get a better idea and I imagine we will be doing that.”

Then again, if all else fails, Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to fall back on.

“I constantly suggest that it's all in a snow globe, and that we'll reveal the snow globe and that's where they've been all along,” Smith jokes, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”

Then again, why mess with the iconic TV endings?

“My dream is Carol to awaken with Bob Newhart there,” Gilligan adds, smiling.

Pluribus can be watched on Apple TV+.