Vince Gilligan Shares He Has an Idea of How Pluribus Will Conclude... For Now.
Vince Gilligan never anticipated that Pluribus would become a breakout success. “The viewers have been incredible,” he states. “It was unexpected the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”
Now that Season 1 of the acclaimed series coming to an end—and a second season already in development—the creative team reflected on the fan response and whether it will influence the future direction of Pluribus.
Regarding the Tremendous Fan Response
It would be easy to get sidetracked by the constant speculation and audience predictions surrounding Pluribus. He is doing his best to ignore the noise.
“It feels like force fed hot fudge sundaes and being in a state of bliss,” he describes. “It's the greatest thing, but I get wind of it through word of mouth, and that's intentional. Not once have I searched for my own name online, nor do I ever intend to. Not because I don't care. It's a deep trap I know I would get lost in and then I'd be living in squalor from the hardware store and I'd be stuck in my living room.”
In spite of Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s no way to avoid the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to accept it graciously and try not to let it alter the course of the show.
“We don't try to change the plot,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not changed by what people are saying.”
“We prefer to keep our focus on the work,” Gilligan adds.
A Pressing Query: Has the creator Have a Plan for the Ending of Pluribus?
Considering the creative staff are not listening by fan response, does it imply they have already decided how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? Essentially yes… in a way.
“We have some interesting ideas about the ultimate destination,” Gilligan reveals. “yet we stand ready to discard a decent plan for a better idea. This approach has served us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We throw stuff out when we get a better idea and I suspect we'll be doing that.”
Alternatively, if they hit a wall, director and writer Gordon Smith has a humorous idea to fall back on.
“My recurring proposal is that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and that's where they've been all along,” Smith jokes, “but no one is buying it.”
Of course, why mess with the classics?
“I'd love for Carol to wake up in bed next to Bob Newhart,” Gilligan adds, smiling.
Pluribus is currently available on Apple TV.
