Plur1bus on Apple TV

[Guest MikeThomas]

Plur1bus on Apple TV is probably one of the most strange, odd, and yet interesting SiFi shows I’ve seen in a long time.

[jackcali]

Big thumbs up from me on this series.  It's sci-fi but not hard sci-fi (at least not yet), and it's full of Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) visual humor and quirkiness.  

[+ poolboy48220]

I watched the first three episodes. I'm not sure if I'm going to keep up with it. The main character is so unlikeable, that's often a dealbreaker for me. 

[Guest MikeThomas]

I like Carol as she tries to figure out her place in a world where her fellow humans have been incorporated into a single hive mind and effectively don’t exist as humans any longer, and who have threatened Carol, in such a nice way, that they’re working on a “solution” for her.  Her effort to bury her partner in their backyard without any help was very sweet.

[Manhattan]

Rhea Seehorn is wonderful.
I think the show deliberately makes the audience find Carol unlikable in the beginning. We need to wonder if such a cranky representation of humanity is really worth all the fuss. 
By episode four, Carol is being revealed as a more complicated person, not just in reaction to THEM. 

[MRK]

On 11/20/2025 at 6:21 AM, MikeThomas said:

I like Carol as she tries to figure out her place in a world where her fellow humans have been incorporated into a single hive mind and effectively don’t exist as humans any longer, and who have threatened Carol, in such a nice way, that they’re working on a “solution” for her.  Her effort to bury her partner in their backyard without any help was very sweet.

Exactly. Her partner is killed in episode one. Everyone on earth with the exception of a few people are now pod people and they're trying to do the same thing to her. She's smart, she's funny and she seems to be the only one trying to figure out how to save humanity. I find that likable. Definitely one of the best things I've seen in a long time.

Edited December 23, 2025 by MRK

[ChrisTravel]

I am enjoying the show 5 episodes in, but with the cliffhanger of a finale already here, I’m concerned about when we will be able to expect a new season. 
 

I understand not wanting to rush art, but this doesn’t seem like a show that can maintain a big audience with so few episodes, with a slower paced & character driven story, spaced out over potentially years between seasons.

Edited December 30, 2025 by ChrisTravel

[Nightowl]

55 minutes ago, ChrisTravel said:

I am enjoying the show 5 episodes in, but with the cliffhanger of a finale already here, I’m concerned about when we will be able to expect a new season. 

I’ve read that Vince Gilligan is in no hurry to start working on season 2 so we could be in for a long wait. ☹️