Overview
- On the official podcast, the creative team said Apple executives urged a larger Season 1 ending, prompting a significant revision.
- Director Gordon Smith described the original script’s closing as much subtler before the change.
- Season 1 concluded at nine episodes, so there is no Episode 10 this week.
- Season 2 was ordered early, with Vince Gilligan cautioning that the show’s return will take a while.
- Recent criticism frames Pluribus as a philosophical drama probing individuality, community, and the value of selfhood.