The 'Breaking Bad' Creator Discloses He Knows How His Sci-Fi Series Might Finish... Currently.
The creative mastermind never anticipated that his new science-fiction series would turn into a cultural phenomenon. “I am so grateful to the audience,” he remarks. “I was surprised by the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”
As the debut season of the acclaimed sci-fi show reaching its finale—and Season 2 officially in the works—the creative team opened up about the fan response and whether it will influence the narrative path of Pluribus.
Regarding the Tremendous Fan Response
One could easily to get swayed by the constant speculation and fan theories surrounding Pluribus. He is doing his best to avoid both.
“The experience is akin to force fed your favorite dessert and being in a state of bliss,” he explains. “It's the greatest thing, but I get wind of it through word of mouth, and that's on purpose. Not once have I searched for my own name online, nor do I ever intend to. It's quite the opposite. It's a deep trap I know I would fall into and then I'd be pooping in a five gallon bucket from the hardware store and I'd never leave my living room.”
Despite his concerted efforts, there’s it's impossible to ignore the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to take it in stride and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.
“It is not our goal to tailor anything,” says Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not influenced by audience chatter.”
“We prefer to keep our heads down and working,” Gilligan concludes.
The Central Mystery: Does the showrunner Know the Finale of Pluribus?
So if Gilligan and his team aren’t being guided by fan response, does that mean they have mapped out how Pluribus will ultimately end? In short yes… sort of.
“We've developed some interesting ideas about the ultimate destination,” he states. “yet we stand ready to abandon a solid concept for a more brilliant plan. That philosophy has guided us in excellent shape on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We throw stuff out when we conceive of something superior and I expect we'll continue doing that.”
Alternatively, if plans fall through, executive producer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to fall back on.
“I constantly suggest that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and we're in there,” Smith jokes, “but no one is buying it.”
Alternatively, why mess with the iconic TV endings?
“I want Carol to awaken with Bob Newhart there,” he jokes.
Pluribus is currently available on the streaming service.
