Apple TV is in chaos—in the best possible way—because Vince Gilligan just detonated Pluribus on the platform and everything went wild. Severance Season 2? Its massive premiere looks tiny now. Pluribus stormed in and smashed every record in sight.
Even Nielsen is basically shouting, “This is insane!” The numbers are off the charts, audiences are glued to their screens, and the burning question is: Can Pluribus keep this wildfire going, or is this just the Gilligan shockwave?
At the center of the madness stands Carol Sturka. She’s on a simple book tour in Albuquerque—totally routine—until she realizes she’s walked into a city overtaken by infectious happiness. People are turning into disturbingly cheerful “joy zombies,” and somehow Carol is the only one not affected. The contrast is weird, hilarious, and unsettling all at once.
Apple clearly knew what it had, giving the show a two-season order before it even aired. Now everyone is asking: Is this the show of the year? With its bizarre virus twist and Gilligan’s storytelling chaos, Pluribus has become the eye of a storm that the internet can’t stop talking about.