The 'Breaking Bad' Creator Discloses He Knows How Pluribus Will End... For Now.
The acclaimed writer-producer did not foresee that Pluribus would become a cultural phenomenon. “God bless the fans,” Gilligan says. “I was surprised by the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”
With the first season of the popular program reaching its finale—and a second season already in development—the creative team reflected on the audience reaction and whether it will influence the narrative path of Pluribus.
Regarding the Overwhelming Viewer Reception
One could easily to get distracted by the constant speculation and fan theories regarding Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is striving to avoid both.
“It's like being an endless supply of your favorite dessert and being in a state of bliss,” he describes. “It's the greatest thing, but I get wind of it from others, and that's by design. Never in my life searched for my own name online, nor do I ever plan to. Not because I don't care. 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 best he and his team can do is to take it in stride and try not to let it alter the course 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.”
“We prefer to keep our heads down and working,” Gilligan concludes.
A Pressing Query: Will the showrunner Know the Conclusion of Pluribus?
So if the writers are not listening by fan response, does it imply they have mapped out how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? In short yes… sort of.
“We have some potential directions about how the story could conclude,” Gilligan says. “but we are always ready to discard a solid concept for a better idea. This approach has served us in well on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we get a better idea and I expect we'll continue doing that.”
Then again, if plans fall through, Gordon Smith has a humorous idea to fall back on.
“I constantly suggest that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and that's where they've been all along,” Smith jokes, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”
Of course, why mess with the legendary finales?
“I want Carol to open her eyes next to Bob Newhart,” he jokes.
Pluribus can be watched on the streaming service.
