Pluribus - Apple TV Series (No Spoilers)
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Pluribus
Watched Episode 1 and 2 which was released together on the 7th November 2025. Each episode will be released every Friday.
From the opening scene and first episode, I'm just hooked in.
Rhea Seehorn is an amazing actress and was great in Better Call Saul.
The 2nd episode is great as well.
Currently 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes!
Apple TV said:
The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
In a world overtaken by a mysterious wave of forced happiness, Carol Sturka, the only person immune, must uncover what's really going on - and save humanity from it's own bliss.
Created and produced by Vince Gilligan of "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" fame.In a world overtaken by a mysterious wave of forced happiness, Carol Sturka, the only person immune, must uncover what's really going on - and save humanity from it's own bliss.
Watched Episode 1 and 2 which was released together on the 7th November 2025. Each episode will be released every Friday.
From the opening scene and first episode, I'm just hooked in.
Rhea Seehorn is an amazing actress and was great in Better Call Saul.
The 2nd episode is great as well.
Currently 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes!
Speed Badger said:
Was going to start a thread for this, I'm not sure it's possible to spoil this at the moment, no idea what's going on! Intriguing, although I'm struggling with the tone a little, is it supposed to be fully serious or tongue in cheek/satire etc?
It’s a bit Good Place / Last Man on earth and that’s not a good thing, I hope it shines through. 
I'm looking for some critical questions from Carol about what the experience is like for the others. Instead, we're just listening to her sulking for three episodes.
I think it still could be interesting but if the single idea the writers had has already been explored, and all we're going to get now is different ways that Carol can be grumpy as they string it out for 4+ series, then it's not going to be much of a classic TV show.
It might still work. I can see Carol starting some sort of relationship with Zosia. She has already rescued her from AirForceOne chap, and shown she cares about her in ep3 too, so maybe it'll work. It's Apple's way to drip-feed stories.
I think it still could be interesting but if the single idea the writers had has already been explored, and all we're going to get now is different ways that Carol can be grumpy as they string it out for 4+ series, then it's not going to be much of a classic TV show.
It might still work. I can see Carol starting some sort of relationship with Zosia. She has already rescued her from AirForceOne chap, and shown she cares about her in ep3 too, so maybe it'll work. It's Apple's way to drip-feed stories.
Vince Gilligan has, I believe, stated that there is no direct or underlying meaning or message to Plur1bus, and says that one can read whatever one wishes into the show.
Based on that, these are the main themes I’m personally picking up -
But these are just my takes - YMMD.
Based on that, these are the main themes I’m personally picking up -
- The Covid/lockdown/vaccine aspect portrayed as compliance, group think on a huge scale, acquiesce to the many, not the individual.
- The group having access and knowledge of your life and life style on a massively invasive scale, enabling them to make suggestions, nudge your decisions and direct what you consume, i.e. big tech.
- Passive aggressive behaviour dressed up in a #bekind context, naive behaviour based on ultra liberal tropes (the hand grenade incident - that took me back 30 years recalling drippy Manchester youth workers trying to reason with violent kids).
- AI enabling anyone access to expert knowledge, and the implications of that.
But these are just my takes - YMMD.
I'm finding it thought provoking enough. Though not very good value. It's not very funny, or dramatically engaging. Which is what I trust Vince G for.
I'm way more interested in the collective consciousness than Karol's whining. Though I don't think the show is going there. with the grenade, and air force 1, and the phone fight, feels like we are being set up for a war between the humans,
it's a 3/5 for me.
I'm way more interested in the collective consciousness than Karol's whining. Though I don't think the show is going there. with the grenade, and air force 1, and the phone fight, feels like we are being set up for a war between the humans,
it's a 3/5 for me.
Edited by lizardbrain on Saturday 15th November 09:38
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