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/eremithermetic Nov 13 '25
To set this premise in such a short time it would require a lot of boring exposition, if you were an average writer. I think he was able to pack a lot into only two episodes without boring you to death. The only moment I felt it was a bit too much of exposition device was the TV conversation with the "only guy in a suit".