The original post: /r/television by /u/Wack0HookedOnT0bac0 on 2025-11-17 20:07:33+00:00.
Original Title: I’m really shocked at the lack of plot development in Pluribus. Vince Gilligan has created the greatest television show of all time with BB and followed it up with BCS, a slightly different masterpiece with a slight different tone.
I’m still holding out on something that is truly gripping with Pluribus based solely on the fact that Vince and Seehorn are involved. Rhea is a wonderful actress as we know from BCS. So far, her character is not that well portrayed. She’s completely unlikable (I can tell that’s on purpose.) But theres an extent to which an unlikable character can have screen time doing the exact same thing over and over when nothing else in the show is moving forward.
Her business partner who dies in the first ep is also completely unlikable and is far from interesting.
The “other” survivors seem useless. Their aura and pointless dialogue seems like they (hopefully) won’t be around long in the show. I’m not seeing how any of them have enough charisma to help carry a plot.
Ep3 showed is absolutely nothing besides Carol mentioning in a flashback that she froze eggs? Okay? Surely that comes in to place.
I’m still barely holding out but if ep4 isn’t interesting I think I’m good to just wait until the entire season is out to binge. If you’re going to make a show go week to week with releases there has to be a weekly reward otherwise life is too taxing and everyone has too many things to do.