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Pluribus Deepens Its Dystopia in Episode 3 With Unsettling Kindness and Precise Craft

Episode 3 sharpens the show's focus on how the collective courts the immune under meticulous direction.

Overview

  • Vince Gilligan’s Apple TV+ drama follows Carol Sturka, one of roughly a dozen people immune to a space-origin signal that rewires humanity into a benevolent hive.
  • The newest installment spotlights the collective’s tactic of accommodation and care to coax resisters rather than threaten them.
  • Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul veteran Gordon Smith directs Episode 3, leaning into exacting visuals and choreographed sequences that echo Gilligan’s earlier work.
  • Gilligan has told audiences not to expect a big twist and has framed the phenomenon as involving extraterrestrial technology without confirming physical aliens.
  • The nine-episode series is releasing weekly after a two-episode premiere, has already been renewed for Season 2, and is earning strong early reviews.