Vince Gilligan Reveals He Has a Plan for How Pluribus Will End... For Now.

Vince Gilligan never anticipated that Pluribus would become a cultural phenomenon. “I am so grateful to the audience,” he remarks. “It was unexpected the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”

Now that Season 1 of the hit sci-fi show coming to an end—and the next chapter officially in the works—the writers' room recently discussed the viewer reception and whether it will shape the narrative path of Pluribus.

On the Incredible Audience Reaction

It would be easy to get swayed by the widespread acclaim and audience predictions regarding Pluribus. The creator is making a conscious effort to avoid both.

“The experience is akin to constantly eating something incredibly sweet and being in a state of bliss,” he describes. “It's amazing, but I hear about it through word of mouth, and that's on purpose. Not once have I searched for my own name online, 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 be stuck in my living room.”

Regardless of his concerted efforts, there’s no escaping 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.

“It is not our goal to adjust our writing,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not changed by what people are saying.”

“We prefer to keep our heads down and working,” Gilligan adds.

A Pressing Query: Has Vince Gilligan See the Conclusion of Pluribus?

Given that the creative staff aren’t being guided by public opinion, does it imply they already know how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? The answer is yes… in a way.

“We have some potential directions about where the show might end up,” Gilligan says. “but we are always ready to discard a solid concept for a superior concept. That philosophy has guided 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 imagine we will be doing that.”

Alternatively, if plans fall through, Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to use as a backup.

“My recurring proposal is that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll reveal the snow globe and we're in there,” Smith quips, “but no one is buying it.”

Of course, one could always use the legendary finales?

“I'd love for Carol to wake up in bed with Bob Newhart there,” he jokes.

Pluribus is streaming now on the streaming service.