Vince Gilligan Shares He Knows How The Apple TV+ Show Will End... At the Moment.

Vince Gilligan did not foresee that the Apple TV+ show would emerge as a cultural phenomenon. “The viewers have been incredible,” he states. “It was unexpected the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me thrilled beyond words.”

As the debut season of the popular sci-fi show wrapping up—and Season 2 greenlit and underway—the writers' room opened up about the audience reaction and whether it will shape the narrative path of Pluribus.

On the Overwhelming Fan Response

Anyone might to get swayed by the constant speculation and audience predictions surrounding Pluribus. The creator is making a conscious effort to steer clear of all that.

“It feels like constantly eating something incredibly sweet and being tickled to death,” he describes. “It's amazing, but I learn of it anecdotally, and that's by design. Never in my life looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever want 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 Home Depot and I'd never leave my living room.”

Regardless of trying to stay away, there’s no escaping the overwhelmingly positive response to the series. The most practical strategy is to accept it graciously and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.

“We make no attempt to change the plot,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not impacted by online forums.”

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

The Big Question: Has Vince Gilligan Know the Conclusion of Pluribus?

Considering Gilligan and his team aren't taking cues by fan response, can we assume they already know how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? The answer is yes… with some caveats.

“We have some interesting ideas about where the show might end up,” Gilligan reveals. “however, we remain prepared to abandon a good idea for a superior concept. That philosophy has guided us in excellent shape on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we find a more perfect path and I suspect we'll be doing that.”

Alternatively, if they hit a wall, director and writer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny 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 that's where they've been all along,” Smith jokes, “but no one is buying it.”

Of course, one could always use the iconic TV endings?

“I'd love for Carol to open her eyes next to Bob Newhart,” he jokes.

Pluribus can be watched on the streaming service.