The 'Breaking Bad' Creator Reveals He Has a Plan for How Pluribus Might Finish... At the Moment.

The creative mastermind never anticipated that his new science-fiction series would emerge as a massive hit. “I am so grateful to the audience,” Gilligan says. “I was surprised by the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me thrilled beyond words.”

As the debut season of the hit program coming to an end—and the next chapter greenlit and underway—Gilligan and his team recently discussed the audience reaction and whether it will shape the narrative path of Pluribus.

About the Incredible Fan Response

Anyone might to get swayed by the rampant praise and online debates about Pluribus. He is striving to avoid both.

“It feels like constantly eating hot fudge sundaes and being in a state of bliss,” he explains. “It's wonderful, but I learn of it from others, and that's by design. Never in my life looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever plan to. Not because I don't care. It's a bottomless pit I know I would fall into and then I'd be pooping in a five gallon bucket from Home Depot and I'd rarely emerge from my living room.”

Regardless of trying to stay away, there’s it's impossible to ignore the overwhelmingly positive response to the series. The most practical strategy is to take it in stride and try not to let it influence the direction of the show.

“We make no attempt to adjust our writing,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not changed by audience chatter.”

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

The Big Question: Will the creator Have a Plan for the Conclusion of Pluribus?

So if Gilligan and his team aren't taking cues by audience theories, does it imply they have mapped out how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? In short yes… sort of.

“We have some potential directions about the ultimate destination,” Gilligan reveals. “but we are always ready to throw out a good idea for a better idea. That has held us in excellent shape on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we get a better idea and I expect we'll continue doing that.”

Then again, if plans fall through, executive producer Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to serve as a last resort.

“I constantly suggest that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll reveal the snow globe and we're in there,” Smith jokes, “though the idea hasn't gained traction.”

Of course, why mess with the legendary finales?

“My dream is Carol to wake up in bed with Bob Newhart there,” he jokes.

Pluribus is currently available on Apple TV.