Pluribus: A High-Concept Sci-Fi That Struggles to Balance Its Ambitious Themes

In "Pluribus," a woman explores a bookshelf, symbolizing her quest within the high-concept sci-fi narrative's complex themes.

Pluribus landed with a ton of hype, which makes sense given the pedigree. It comes from Vince Gilligan, the brain behind Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. The show imagines a world flipped upside down by alien RNA that turns humanity into a hive-mind of happy conformists, leaving just a few “immune” loners to fight … Read more