The Showrunner Shares He Has a Plan for How The Apple TV+ Show Will End... Currently.
The acclaimed writer-producer could not have predicted that the Apple TV+ show would become a breakout success. “I am so grateful to the audience,” he remarks. “It was unexpected the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me thrilled beyond words.”
Now that Season 1 of the hit program reaching its finale—and the next chapter already in development—the creative team reflected on the audience reaction and whether it will influence the storyline of Pluribus.
Regarding the Incredible Fan Response
Anyone might to get swayed by the rampant praise and online debates about Pluribus. He is making a conscious effort to ignore the noise.
“It's like being constantly eating hot fudge sundaes and being tickled to death,” he says. “It's the greatest thing, but I get wind of it from others, and that's by design. Never in my life Googled myself, nor do I ever plan to. It's quite the opposite. It's a deep trap I know I would fall into 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 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 alter the course of the show.
“It is not our goal to adjust our writing,” says Alison Tatlock. “The narrative we craft is not impacted by what people are saying.”
“Better to keep our focus on the work,” Gilligan adds.
The Big Question: Has the showrunner See the Finale of Pluribus?
So if Gilligan and his team aren't taking cues by fan response, can we assume they have mapped out how Pluribus will finally conclude? The answer is yes… with some caveats.
“We have some interesting ideas about where the show might end up,” Gilligan says. “however, we remain prepared to discard a decent plan for a better idea. That philosophy has guided us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We throw stuff out when we find a more perfect path and I suspect we'll be doing that.”
Alternatively, if all else fails, Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to serve as a last resort.
“I keep pitching that it's all in a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and the characters are inside it,” he says humorously, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”
Alternatively, why mess with the classics?
“I want Carol to awaken beside Bob Newhart,” Gilligan says with a smile.
Pluribus is streaming now on Apple TV.
