"When a TV show takes every minute of its two-episode premiere to explain its premise, that's when you know Reddit is about to go nuts. Severance season 2 drove viewers up the wall earlier this year. I remember reading theories about people asking if the work/life separation procedure was real. Next up? Apple TV looks to keep fans abuzz with Pluribus, the new sci-fi drama from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan."
"After a horrific night, she finds herself as one of the only humans left on Earth who is unaffected by a global pandemic. The setup is a bit like Invasion of the Body Snatchers; the virus takes over your body and adds you to a collective alien hive mind that now makes up most of humanity on the planet. So, Carol is left to figure out what the hell happened andmost importantlyhow to reverse it."
Pluribus follows fantasy romance writer Carol Sturka, who survives a global pandemic that converts most humans into a collective alien hive mind. The virus assimilates bodies into a connected consciousness that caters to Carol's desires while attempting to determine why she remains unaffected. Carol must investigate what happened and whether reversing the condition is possible. Viewers on Reddit rapidly generated fan theories about the aliens, the virus's purpose, and parallels to the Covid-19 pandemic and artificial intelligence. Many fans note that the alien voices resemble ChatGPT and speculate the hive mind is refining its viral strain on Earth to enable eventual assimilation.
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