🔗 Share this article Vince Gilligan Shares He Has an Idea of How His Sci-Fi Series Might Finish... At the Moment. The creative mastermind never anticipated that the Apple TV+ show would become a massive hit. “God bless the fans,” he states. “I was surprised by the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.” Now that Season 1 of the hit series coming to an end—and the next chapter officially in the works—the creative team opened up about the fan response and whether it will shape the future direction of Pluribus. Regarding the Overwhelming Fan Response It would be easy to get swayed by the constant speculation and fan theories surrounding Pluribus. The creator is doing his best to steer clear of all that. “The experience is akin to constantly eating hot fudge sundaes and being in a state of bliss,” he describes. “It's the greatest thing, but I learn of it from others, and that's by design. I have never Googled myself, nor do I ever intend to. It's quite the opposite. It's a rabbit hole I know I would get lost in and then I'd be never leaving the house from the hardware store and I'd never leave my living room.” Despite Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s no escaping the immensely favorable response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it influence the direction of the show. “It is not our goal to change the plot,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not impacted by online forums.” “It's wiser to keep our focus on the work,” Gilligan adds. A Pressing Query: Will Vince Gilligan Know the Ending of Pluribus? Considering the writers aren't taking cues by audience theories, can we assume they have already decided how Pluribus will finally conclude? The answer is yes… with some caveats. “We have some interesting ideas about where the show might end up,” Gilligan says. “but we are always ready to discard a good idea 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 get a better idea and I imagine we will be doing that.” Alternatively, if they hit a wall, executive producer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to fall back on. “I keep pitching that it's all in a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and the characters are inside it,” Smith quips, “but nobody's taking me up on that.” Then again, one could always use the classics? “I want Carol to wake up in bed with Bob Newhart there,” he jokes. Pluribus is currently available on the streaming service.