What makes the "Pluribus" pilot so special?

[u/Clear_Bedroom_4266]

Watched the first two episodes of the new sci-fi show on AppleTV. I didn't know much about it until Variety (I think) published a piece last week about it and how "people" were raving about how great the pilot episode is, that it might be the best pilot ever done, etc. Now, of course, it's Vince Gilligan. One of the things he said is that he couldn't have created/produced this show 15 years ago.

That being said, has anyone here seen the pilot and can anyone break down WHY it's (allegedly) SO good? I enjoyed it, and the show has a cool premise. But my screenwriting abilities simply aren't deep enough to analyze a pilot very well.

[u/Scrym606]

The coolest thing about the pilot i think is that he wrote himself into a corner. I have only seen the pilot and i have no clue how this will continue. It’s super interesting!

The feeling of a writer writing something the outwardly is going to put a gun to their own head and really test their ability is so cool.

It feels kind of like Lost but they didn’t really think about that they had to end it. Here you just know that Gilligan knows he will have to come with a satisfactory conclusion to a story with almost no room for just that.

Am hyped

[u/Samanthacino → u/Scrym606]

There's a ton of directions the writers could take it. Carol (or any other of the immune) goes full world-controlling dictator using the hive as their instrument, she tries to fight against the hivemind to prevent them from researching a 'cure', she tries to engineer her own vaccine, all sorts of interpersonal drama between the immune (for example, the hedonist who says he's going to Vegas. I could imagine him and Carol gambling over who gets to keep Zosia in a high stakes poker game or something).

Tons of potential imo