The 'Breaking Bad' Creator Reveals He Knows How The Apple TV+ Show Will Conclude... At the Moment.
Vince Gilligan did not foresee that the Apple TV+ show would become a cultural phenomenon. “The viewers have been incredible,” Gilligan says. “I did not foresee the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”
Now that Season 1 of the acclaimed series wrapping up—and Season 2 already in development—the writers' room reflected on the viewer reception and whether it will shape the future direction of Pluribus.
Regarding the Tremendous Fan Response
One could easily to get distracted by the rampant praise and online debates surrounding Pluribus. The creator is striving to ignore the noise.
“The experience is akin to an endless supply of your favorite dessert and being in a state of bliss,” he says. “It's wonderful, but I hear about it from others, and that's intentional. I have never looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever plan to. It's quite the opposite. It's a rabbit hole I know I would fall into and then I'd be never leaving the house from Home Depot and I'd rarely emerge from my living room.”
Regardless of trying to stay away, there’s no way to avoid the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The most practical strategy is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it influence the direction of the show.
“It is not our goal to adjust our writing,” says Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not influenced by what people are saying.”
“We prefer to keep our heads down and working,” Gilligan adds.
The Big Question: Will the showrunner Have a Plan for the Finale of Pluribus?
So if Gilligan and his team aren’t being guided by public opinion, can we assume they have mapped out how Pluribus will finally conclude? In short yes… in a way.
“There are some compelling concepts about the ultimate destination,” Gilligan says. “however, we remain prepared to throw out a solid concept for a better idea. This approach has served us in excellent shape on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we conceive of something superior and I imagine we will be doing that.”
Then again, if they hit a wall, Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to use as a backup.
“My recurring proposal is that everything takes place within a snow globe, and that we'll reveal the snow globe and the characters are inside it,” Smith jokes, “though the idea hasn't gained traction.”
Then again, why mess with the legendary finales?
“I'd love for Carol to awaken next to Bob Newhart,” he jokes.
Pluribus is streaming now on the streaming service.
