The 'Breaking Bad' Creator Reveals He Knows How His Sci-Fi Series Might Finish... Currently.

Vince Gilligan never anticipated that the Apple TV+ show would become a massive hit. “The viewers have been incredible,” he states. “I did not foresee the show being as talked about as it is, and it makes me thrilled beyond words.”

Now that Season 1 of the popular series wrapping up—and Season 2 greenlit and underway—the creative team opened up about the fan response and whether it will impact the narrative path of Pluribus.

Regarding the Overwhelming Fan Response

One could easily to get swayed by the rampant praise and audience predictions regarding Pluribus. He is making a conscious effort to avoid both.

“It's like being force fed hot fudge sundaes and being tickled to death,” he says. “It's the greatest thing, but I learn of it anecdotally, and that's by design. Not once have I Googled myself, 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 never leaving the house from the hardware store and I'd rarely emerge from my living room.”

Despite trying to stay away, there’s it's impossible to ignore the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The most practical strategy is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it influence the direction of the show.

“We don't try to adjust our writing,” says co-executive producer Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not changed by online forums.”

“It's wiser to keep our heads down and working,” Gilligan concludes.

The Big Question: Does Vince Gilligan Have a Plan for the Ending of Pluribus?

So if the writers aren’t being guided by public opinion, can we assume they already know how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? In short yes… sort of.

“We have some potential directions about where the show might end up,” Gilligan says. “however, we remain prepared to throw out a decent plan for a better idea. This approach has served us in well on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We change course when we conceive of something superior and I suspect we'll be doing that.”

On the other hand, if all else fails, director and writer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to fall back on.

“I constantly suggest that everything takes place within a snow globe, and that we'll reveal the snow globe and that's where they've been all along,” Smith quips, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”

Of course, why mess with the iconic TV endings?

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

Pluribus is streaming now on Apple TV.