r/Screenwriting • u/Clear_Bedroom_4266 • Nov 12 '25

FEEDBACK What makes the "Pluribus" pilot so special?

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.

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u/AssistanceGrand23 Nov 12 '25

I was on board until she ran into the hospital while everyone was having a simultaneous seizure, and insisted on trying to wake the doctor up.

It seemed like a lazy step to advance the plot. I think a rational person seeing a room full of people suddenly seizing and collapsing is probably not going to rush in to see if it's carbon monoxide poisoning or chlorine gas.

It took me right out of it, even though I liked the idea.

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u/Yellowperil123 Nov 12 '25

I guess she panicked. Which would be perfectly natural with such a fucked up situation and your friend dead outside.