The 'Breaking Bad' Creator Shares He Has an Idea of How His Sci-Fi Series Will Conclude... Currently.
The creative mastermind did not foresee that his new science-fiction series would become a breakout success. “God bless the fans,” he states. “I was surprised by the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”
Now that Season 1 of the popular program reaching its finale—and Season 2 greenlit and underway—Gilligan and his team reflected on the audience reaction and whether it will influence the narrative path of Pluribus.
On the Overwhelming Audience Reaction
Anyone might to get swayed by the widespread acclaim and fan theories regarding Pluribus. The creator is striving to avoid both.
“It feels like constantly eating your favorite dessert and being in a state of bliss,” he says. “It's wonderful, but I hear about it anecdotally, and that's by design. Never in my life looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever plan to. Not because I don't care. It's a deep trap 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.”
In spite of Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s it's impossible to ignore the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The most practical strategy is to accept it graciously and try not to let it influence the direction of the show.
“It is not our goal to change the plot,” says co-executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The narrative we craft is not influenced by audience chatter.”
“It's wiser to keep our noses to the grindstone,” Gilligan concludes.
The Central Mystery: Will Vince Gilligan Know the Finale of Pluribus?
So if the creative staff aren’t being guided by audience theories, does that mean they have mapped out how Pluribus will ultimately end? Essentially yes… in a way.
“We have some potential directions about how the story could conclude,” Gilligan reveals. “but we are always ready to throw out a solid concept for a more brilliant plan. That philosophy has guided us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we get a better idea and I expect we'll continue doing that.”
On the other hand, if plans fall through, director and writer Gordon Smith has a humorous 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 that's where they've been all along,” Smith jokes, “though the idea hasn't gained traction.”
Then again, why mess with the iconic TV endings?
“My dream is Carol to wake up in bed next to Bob Newhart,” he jokes.
Pluribus is streaming now on Apple TV+.
