Pluribus, Vince Gilligan’s new sci-fi series on Apple TV, has already gained a massive following with just its first two episodes. So far, we’ve met Carol Sturka, disillusioned romantasy author, as she witnesses the end of the human race as we know it. After she sees everyone around her either perish or get absorbed into an otherworldly hive mind, Carol swears she’ll never become one of them. She’s dead set on saving the world, even if she has to do it herself.
But in Pluribus Episode 3, we learn that Carol’s hatred of the hive mind isn’t just unmatched, it’s completely one-sided. The result is a take on a classic sci-fi trope that we’ve never seen before, one with a villain who is incredibly willing to help, even if it means setting up their own defeat.
