The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
Rated 3.5 / 5 from 3 logs on Katalog
Pluribus is a 2025 post-apocalyptic science-fiction television series created by Vince Gilligan. I went into the first episode completely blind, so I won’t reveal anything about the plot here. Rhea Seehorn is outstanding in the lead role as novelist Carol Sturka, delivering a compelling performance. The supporting cast is equally strong, and the premise is fresh and intriguing. The script is deliberately slow-paced, focusing on atmosphere and tension in a way that’s very characteristic of Gilligan’s storytelling. The cinematography is absolutely stunning, beautiful, and cinematic throughout. With nine episodes, the first season stands out as one of the best shows of the year. Recommendation. 9/10
It’s fine, there are multiple episodes of X-Files that handle this topic way better. Maybe because those were actually written by Vince Gilligan and these are supposedly written by Vince Gilligan. Still, love Rhea Seahorn ❤️
A show that still very much feels like it has only just begun There is a part of me that appreciates the pace, but unfortunately what happens in the slowness isn't captivating enough. When I know that directors like Tarkosvky, Bergman, Kurosawa, or Angelopoulos exist, this feels quite shallow. Viewers can inject meaning between the lines: the subtexts of the invaders in this sci-fi setting does leave room to the imagination; why are they here, are they honest, what is their goal — but it seems to only scratch surfaces of moral and philosophical explorations. It's tempting to say it has "only" been one season, but movies from the aforementioned directors did more in one film than was done in this season of Pluribus. I will continue watching, albeit I doubt it will go down as one of the greats like #[tv:1396:Breaking Bad (2008)] or allegedly #[tv:60059:Better Call Saul (2015)] (didn't watch it), and I'm not particularly excited about season 2. I want to continue watching ||more for the single reveal of the mystery of the invader's purpose than because I think it's brilliant television.||
