The 'Breaking Bad' Creator Discloses He Has an Idea of How The Apple TV+ Show Might Finish... For Now.

Vince Gilligan did not foresee that the Apple TV+ show would emerge as a cultural phenomenon. “I am so grateful to the audience,” he states. “It was unexpected the show being as talked about as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”

As the debut season of the acclaimed program reaching its finale—and the next chapter officially in the works—the creative team recently discussed the audience reaction and whether it will impact the future direction of Pluribus.

On the Overwhelming Viewer Reception

It would be easy to get sidetracked by the constant speculation and audience predictions about Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is making a conscious effort to ignore the noise.

“It's like being force fed something incredibly sweet and being in a state of bliss,” he explains. “It's wonderful, but I get wind of it from others, and that's on purpose. I have never looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever plan to. It's not a lack of interest. It's a deep trap I know I would disappear down and then I'd be never leaving the house from Home Depot and I'd rarely emerge from my living room.”

Despite trying to stay away, there’s no way to avoid 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 alter the course of the show.

“We don't try to adjust our writing,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not influenced by what people are saying.”

“We prefer to keep our focus on the work,” Gilligan adds.

The Big Question: Will the showrunner Have a Plan for the Ending of Pluribus?

Given that the creative staff are not listening by audience theories, can we assume they have already decided how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? In short yes… with some caveats.

“We have some interesting ideas about how the story could conclude,” Gilligan says. “yet we stand ready to discard a decent plan for a better idea. This approach has served 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 expect we'll continue doing that.”

Alternatively, if all else fails, Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to use as a backup.

“I keep pitching that everything takes place within a snow globe, and that we'll reveal the snow globe and we're in there,” Smith quips, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”

Of course, one could always use the legendary finales?

“I'd love for Carol to wake up in bed with Bob Newhart there,” Gilligan says with a smile.

Pluribus is streaming now on the streaming service.