Vince Gilligan Reveals He Knows How His Sci-Fi Series Might Finish... At the Moment.

The creative mastermind did not foresee that the Apple TV+ show would become a breakout success. “God bless the fans,” he states. “I did not foresee the show being as widely discussed 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 greenlit and underway—the writers' room reflected on the viewer reception and whether it will influence the storyline of Pluribus.

On the Incredible Audience Reaction

Anyone might to get swayed by the widespread acclaim and online debates regarding Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is making a conscious effort to avoid both.

“It feels like force fed hot fudge sundaes and being tickled to death,” he describes. “It's wonderful, but I get wind of it anecdotally, and that's intentional. Never in my life looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever plan to. It's not a lack of interest. It's a bottomless pit I know I would fall into and then I'd be living in squalor from the hardware store and I'd be stuck in my living room.”

Despite his concerted efforts, there’s it's impossible to ignore the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it alter the course of the show.

“It is not our goal to adjust our writing,” 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 Big Question: Has the showrunner Know the Conclusion of Pluribus?

Considering Gilligan and his team aren’t being guided by audience theories, does that mean they have mapped out how Pluribus will finally conclude? In short yes… with some caveats.

“We have some compelling concepts about where the show might end up,” he states. “however, we remain prepared to throw out a solid concept for a more brilliant plan. That has held us in well 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, executive producer Gordon Smith has a humorous idea to serve as a last resort.

“My recurring proposal is that it's all in a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and the characters are inside it,” Smith jokes, “but no one is buying it.”

Alternatively, why not reference the iconic TV endings?

“I want Carol to open her eyes beside Bob Newhart,” he jokes.

Pluribus is currently available on the streaming service.