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Vince Gilligan could not have predicted that Pluribus would emerge as a breakout success. “I am so grateful to the audience,” Gilligan says. “I was surprised by the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”

With the first season of the acclaimed sci-fi show reaching its finale—and the next chapter greenlit and underway—the writers' room opened up about the audience reaction and whether it will shape the storyline of Pluribus.

Regarding the Tremendous Audience Reaction

Anyone might to get distracted by the widespread acclaim and audience predictions about Pluribus. The creator is doing his best to ignore the noise.

“It feels like an endless supply of your favorite dessert and being in a state of bliss,” he explains. “It's wonderful, but I hear about it from others, and that's by design. I have never searched for my own name online, 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 never leaving the house from Home Depot and I'd never leave my living room.”

Regardless of his concerted efforts, there’s it's impossible to ignore the immensely favorable response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it influence the direction of the show.

“It is not our goal to change the plot,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not impacted by what people are saying.”

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

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

So if the creative staff are not listening by audience theories, can we assume they have already decided how Pluribus will finally conclude? Essentially yes… with some caveats.

“There are some compelling concepts about the ultimate destination,” Gilligan reveals. “yet we stand ready to throw out a good idea 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 imagine we will be doing that.”

Then again, if they hit a wall, director and writer Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to fall back on.

“I constantly suggest that it's all in a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and we're in there,” he says humorously, “though the idea hasn't gained traction.”

Of course, why mess with the legendary finales?

“I want Carol to wake up in bed with Bob Newhart there,” he jokes.

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Pluribus can be watched on the streaming service.