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PLURIBUS Series Thread By Vince Gilligan | Apple TV
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"Pluribus is a sci-fi drama where a global virus transforms most of humanity into a peaceful, hive-minded collective known as "the Others". The show follows Carol Sturka, a cynical romance novelist, who is one of the few immune to the virus that spreads through a combination of forced happiness and the "psychic glue" of a new hive mind. The synopsis revolves around Carol’s struggle to save the world from this forced utopia, even though her own individuality means embracing her misery. "
So is this an "original" story or an adaptation of "We Happy Few"?
So is this an "original" story or an adaptation of "We Happy Few"?
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Episode 2 hooked me, I’m all the way in.
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also all the way in.
Shout out to the french dood
Shout out to the french dood
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Going to watch this weekend! I've heard nothing but great things about this mystery show
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It has elements of a few different things. I mentioned in the Apple thread, but it has elements of the following:
Contact/Species: extraterrestrials send a signal to Earth from hundreds of light years away. There is a code in the signal. In the case of Contact, it was instructions on how to build a machine capable of interstellar travel. In Species, it was a genetic code that was meant to be spliced with human DNA. Scientists didn't know it was a hostile species, and the specimen's only goal is to reproduce and take over humanity. So, this show is a little from Column A, a little from Column B. We just don't know the intentions yet.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers: doesn't really need explanation
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It's so heavy sci-fi and subtle with the allegory to current times you can watch it without thinking about it if you want to.
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Ya man saw the Pirate Lady and said “What that mouf do?!”
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Gilligan worked on X-Files…then went onto work on Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and this.
Man is on a run.
Man is on a run.
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her visceral incredulity and anger is portrayed so perfectly. loving the show so far!
(gonna be hard to top that bus scene from better call saul tho)
(gonna be hard to top that bus scene from better call saul tho)
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It's very heavy sci-fi.
As someone who listens to OTR (Old Time Radio) as a hobby, this is par for the course. This is all derivative of old Asimov, Bradbury, Heinlen, etc. adaptations. I mean that to say that good sci-fi is allegorical.
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i’m enjoying it. her look at the end of the episode. hmmm. can’t wait for the next one!
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I hate Carol. What a miserable human being. The ultimate depiction of characteristics of what is meant of a Karen.
You can see it on her vacation.
The hive collective needs to weigh the most and not the few lol.
She has no consideration for the well being of these organisms. No regard to the fact that the collective contains the memories and personality of her lover.
You can see it on her vacation.
The hive collective needs to weigh the most and not the few lol.
She has no consideration for the well being of these organisms. No regard to the fact that the collective contains the memories and personality of her lover.
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Im all the way in too lol
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<cut to carol throwing the memory stick into the toilet>
loved this ep.
the tension in the ending was great!
loved this ep.
the tension in the ending was great!
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Glad we got Vince back on TV.
I missed beautifully colored operatic montages and wide shots of the Albuquerque desert.
And I’m a sucker for science fiction allegories.
I missed beautifully colored operatic montages and wide shots of the Albuquerque desert.
And I’m a sucker for science fiction allegories.
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Personality is debatable. I think they can do a solid impersonation and leverage memories to be emotionally manipulative.
There was no real consideration for individuality when the just highjacked people’s bodies. Carol can be annoying, but I think it’s a valid reaction. I’d probably be bugging more than she is.
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I’ve tried to temper my revulsion to her.Personality is debatable. I think they can do a solid impersonation and leverage memories to be emotionally manipulative.
There was no real consideration for individuality when the just highjacked people’s bodies. Carol can be annoying, but I think it’s a valid reaction. I’d probably be bugging more than she is.
She follows in a lineage of flawed lead characters. All skirting the line between good/evil. I don’t really regard any of her actions as intentionally nefarious or malicious. Just that of an organism facing extinction.
I have seen criticism of how slow the show is. But I felt the same at the beginning of Breaking Bad before it climbed to its ascendency.
This episode was very personal and I liked her attempt at outwitting the intelligence of the collective. We’re also getting more cast members.
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I kind of like how slow some of it has been. And agreed, Breaking Bad was a super slow burn before it got to weekly fire. I think this’ll get there too.
And the philosophical debates will only get deeper.
And the philosophical debates will only get deeper.
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I can see where she's a bit much, but she's kinda going through a lot
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She is definitely dealing with grief from Helen’s passing and has endured trauma in her life.I can see where she's a bit much, but she's kinda going through a lot
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