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The creative mastermind did not foresee that the Apple TV+ show would turn into a massive hit. “The viewers have been incredible,” he states. “It was unexpected the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”

As the debut season of the popular sci-fi show reaching its finale—and Season 2 officially in the works—the creative team reflected on the audience reaction and whether it will shape the narrative path of Pluribus.

Regarding the Incredible Audience Reaction

It would be easy to get swayed by the rampant praise and audience predictions regarding Pluribus. The creator is striving to steer clear of all that.

“It's like being an endless supply of your favorite dessert and being tickled to death,” he says. “It's wonderful, but I hear about it from others, and that's by design. Never in my life searched for my own name online, nor do I ever intend to. It's quite the opposite. It's a rabbit hole I know I would disappear down and then I'd be pooping in a five gallon bucket from Home Depot and I'd be stuck in my living room.”

Despite Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s it's impossible to ignore the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to accept it graciously and try not to let it alter the course of the show.

“We don't try to change the plot,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not changed by what people are saying.”

“We prefer to keep our noses to the grindstone,” Gilligan concludes.

The Central Mystery: Has Vince Gilligan Have a Plan for the Ending of Pluribus?

So if Gilligan and his team are not listening by public opinion, does it imply they already know how Pluribus will ultimately end? Essentially yes… in a way.

“We have some compelling concepts about how the story could conclude,” Gilligan says. “however, we remain prepared to throw out a decent plan for a superior concept. That has held us in well on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We throw stuff out when we get a better idea and I suspect we'll be doing that.”

Alternatively, if they hit a wall, director and writer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to serve as a last resort.

“I constantly suggest that the entire story is inside 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.”

Then again, why mess with the classics?

“I want Carol to open her eyes next to Bob Newhart,” Gilligan says with a smile.

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Pluribus can be watched on Apple TV.