The 'Breaking Bad' Creator Shares He Knows How Pluribus Will End... Currently.

The acclaimed writer-producer never anticipated that Pluribus would emerge as a massive hit. “I am so grateful to the audience,” he states. “I was surprised by the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”

As the debut season of the popular sci-fi show coming to an end—and Season 2 greenlit and underway—the creative team opened up about the viewer reception and whether it will influence the future direction of Pluribus.

On the Overwhelming Fan Response

One could easily to get distracted by the rampant praise and online debates surrounding Pluribus. The creator is making a conscious effort to steer clear of all that.

“The experience is akin to constantly eating hot fudge sundaes and being tickled to death,” he says. “It's wonderful, but I learn of it from others, and that's by design. Not once have I Googled myself, nor do I ever plan to. Not because I don't care. It's a deep trap I know I would get lost in and then I'd be pooping in a five gallon bucket from the hardware store and I'd be stuck in my living room.”

Regardless of Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s it's impossible to ignore the overwhelmingly positive response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.

“We make no attempt to tailor anything,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not impacted by what people are saying.”

“We prefer to keep our noses to the grindstone,” he chimes in.

The Central Mystery: Has Vince Gilligan Know the Ending of Pluribus?

Given that Gilligan and his team aren't taking cues by public opinion, does it imply they already know how Pluribus will ultimately end? Essentially yes… with some caveats.

“We've developed some potential directions about the ultimate destination,” he states. “yet we stand ready to throw out a solid concept for a superior concept. That philosophy has guided us in excellent shape on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We change course when we find a more perfect path and I imagine we will be doing that.”

Then again, if plans fall through, executive producer Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to serve as a last resort.

“My recurring proposal is that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and the characters are inside it,” Smith jokes, “though the idea hasn't gained traction.”

Alternatively, why mess with the iconic TV endings?

“I'd love for Carol to awaken beside Bob Newhart,” Gilligan adds, smiling.

Pluribus is currently available on Apple TV+.