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Vince Gilligan's latest mind-bending creation is hiding secrets in plain sight! Join us as we explore the fascinating hidden details in "Pluribus" that you might have missed. From biblical references and plane crashes to color symbolism and Breaking Bad connections, these Easter eggs add layers to this sci-fi masterpiece starring Rhea Seehorn!
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00:00You are perfectly safe.
00:03Okay.
00:03Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at details from the first two episodes of Pluribus,
00:09the mind-bending new series from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan.
00:13Spoilers ahead.
00:14I don't know how we do this.
00:16I don't know where we begin.
00:20Number 10. Airbase on Lockdown.
00:22To put it very simply, Pluribus is a sci-fi show about an alien virus
00:27that traps nearly all of humanity into a collective hive mind,
00:30save for a handful of individuals.
00:33There has got to be others like me.
00:35Your situation is a rare one.
00:37There appear to be 11 other individuals like yourself.
00:40The hive mind claims to be peaceful and non-violent,
00:43but this pre-infection scene suggests otherwise.
00:46As author Carol and Helen, her manager and secret partner, step out to smoke,
00:51the TV at the bar flashes a foreboding newscast.
00:54It seems a nearby airbase has been put on lockdown,
00:58for reasons undoubtedly related to the virus,
01:00which soon changes their lives forever.
01:03Oh my god, Helen!
01:04Helen!
01:06This, coupled with a line from Zosia in the second episode,
01:09strongly suggests that the hive will resort to violence
01:12if it means ensuring its continued survival.
01:15It was all very peaceful.
01:17But then the military discovered us,
01:20and to avoid even more bloodshed, we had to accelerate the process.
01:23Number 9. License Plate
01:25The second episode of Pluribus opens with Zosia and Tangiers,
01:29helping to retrieve a body from a smoldering, overturned car.
01:38The numbers on the car's license plate read 12-07-44.
01:43As Reddit user NomarkNo notes,
01:45this design doesn't correspond with that of actual Moroccan license plates,
01:49but of a crucial date in world history.
01:51December 7th, 1944 was the signing of the Convention on International Civil Aviation,
01:57otherwise known as the Chicago Convention.
02:00This was an international agreement to ensure mutual cooperation and safety regarding air travel.
02:05Given how much planes have played into the show's mythos so far,
02:10we suspect Vince Gilligan shows those numbers very deliberately.
02:13Look at that.
02:16What?
02:17What do you think they're doing?
02:19What's what doing?
02:21The planes.
02:22Look.
02:25I don't know.
02:27Was that weird?
02:28Yeah, it's weird, isn't it?
02:29All of them kind of parallel like that.
02:32And what they suggest could be truly out of this world.
02:35I guess to start with,
02:37what the f*** is happening?
02:41Number 8.
02:42Plane Registration Numbers
02:44Another eagle-eyed Reddit user,
02:47self-described, quote,
02:48aviation nerd,
02:49quirkypoem2212,
02:51caught this one.
02:59The registration numbers of two different planes featured on this show
03:03correspond with those of two real-life planes
03:05that had crashed within a week of each other in January 2001.
03:08Uh, hang on.
03:11Here we go.
03:12Here we go.
03:13Okay, I'm gonna bring you down.
03:15All right.
03:16Down, down, down.
03:17What's more,
03:18the circumstances of both accidents were remarkably similar.
03:22Pilots made drastic errors during hazardous weather conditions,
03:26resulting in their aircraft crashing into trees.
03:29One distinction is that one had two fatalities,
03:32while the other had none.
03:33You can verify this with the National Transportation Safety Board's
03:36online research tool.
03:38Its name?
03:39Carol.
03:40We cannot be making this up.
03:42Do you know who these guys are?
03:44Hello, Carol.
03:46Number 7.
03:47Hearing Safety
03:48The hive mind, being what it is,
03:50has the advantage of being able to take precautionary measures
03:53much more quickly than the unaffected.
03:55Carol?
03:55We can take it from here, if you like.
04:01When one of the unaffected,
04:03the hedonistic Kumba Diabate,
04:05touches down aboard Air Force One,
04:07those in the hive mind all cover their ears in unison.
04:10The unaffected, however,
04:11need to be prompted by the hive mind and by one another.
04:14It's a brief but substantial moment for a show
04:26that seems to be, in part,
04:28about the division between individual and collective consciousness.
04:31And we can only imagine where that could go.
04:34It is up to us to put the world right.
04:37Number 6.
04:54Show Title Meaning
04:55If you told us to come up with a name for a show with this premise,
04:59Pluribus wouldn't be our first or even 50th idea.
05:02Who are you?
05:04Someone we thought you might like.
05:06Not so much.
05:07No.
05:08But if you do a little research,
05:10you'll see how truly fitting it is.
05:12A Latin word meaning many, of many, or from many,
05:17Pluribus, the word, is perhaps best associated
05:19with the U.S.'s unofficial motto,
05:21E Pluribus Unum, meaning out of many, one.
05:24So how many people did I hurt just now?
05:27Oh please, that is not how you should look at this.
05:29Not at all.
05:29It's a phrase encapsulating how the 13 original colonies were individual,
05:34yet also part of a collective whole.
05:36And how many people are said to be unaffected by the virus?
05:40That's right, 13.
05:42Now, what are we going to do here?
05:46I'm open to suggestions.
05:48Number 5.
05:49Biblical Implications
05:50The outbreak begins when Jen, a researcher, is bitten by an infected lab mouse.
06:13After she hurriedly washes up, her fellow scientist says to Mark 3.36
06:19before realizing something truly horrendous has happened.
06:22It's Mark 3.36.
06:24And, uh...
06:26Jen?
06:28In the Christian Bible, Mark 3.36 doesn't exist.
06:32The third chapter of the Gospel of Mark ends on the 35th verse,
06:36with Jesus saying, quote,
06:37whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and mother.
06:41There's a possibility it's a total coincidence,
06:44but given the nature of the show and its creator,
06:46it feels like much more.
06:48Can you believe this thing?
06:51You got skinny arms.
06:53You look like a maybe, uh...
06:55Hey.
07:07Number 4.
07:08Finding Another
07:09After Carol rages at Xosha,
07:11she triggers a mass convulsion,
07:13one with fatal consequences.
07:15In a subsequent interaction,
07:17it's revealed that there are slightly more unaffected than previously thought.
07:21How many people like me in the world, did you say?
07:24Eleven others?
07:25Actually, now there are twelve.
07:28There's a gentleman in Paraguay whom we became aware of this morning.
07:32Given the timing of the discovery,
07:34it seems plausible that Carol's anger may have also led to at least one person
07:38previously consumed by the hive mind
07:40breaking free and being able to experience life from an untethered perspective again.
07:44But everything about you that's you,
07:47everything that is personal and individual and special,
07:52if we let this happen,
07:54you won't have that anymore.
07:56We're not sure how honest Xosha and the rest of the hive mind are,
08:00but something tells us they're not telling the whole truth.
08:03How are you feeling?
08:04We couldn't be better.
08:07Thank you for asking.
08:09May we get you anything?
08:11Number three, color coding.
08:14Like Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul before it,
08:17Pluribus is a show with a rich color design.
08:19The twin moons hung low and full,
08:22two wine-green eyes peering over the horizon
08:24as if to steal a glimpse into Macasia's soul.
08:27The show's marketing leaned heavily on the color yellow,
08:30which is also the color of the jacket worn by Carol.
08:33This contrasts her with other characters and the production design,
08:36particularly the emphasis on purple.
08:39She also mocks her usage of this color in one of her romance novels.
08:42We don't have time to go into all the nitty-gritty details of color theory
08:54and everything these choices could symbolize,
08:56but it is a subtly creative way to show how Carol is out of step with those around her.
09:00We don't mean to scare you, Carol.
09:02You're in no danger.
09:04We really do want to help.
09:06Number two, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul connection.
09:09We're not done with Planes yet.
09:11It may be set in Albuquerque,
09:13but Pluribus takes place in a different universe
09:15than Vince Gilligan's previous series, Breaking Bad,
09:18and prequel series, Better Call Saul.
09:20After all, Ray Seahorn played a completely different character on the latter.
09:24Saul Goodman.
09:26Yeah, it's like, Saul good, man.
09:27That guy has a lot of energy.
09:31Yeah.
09:32It's just a name.
09:33However, that doesn't mean there aren't a couple of Easter eggs
09:36for fans of those shows to pick up on.
09:38The airline of the plane that Carol is flown on in the second episode
09:42is called Wayfarer.
09:43You're more than welcome to sit up front with us if you like.
09:46You could take the controls.
09:48It's fun.
09:49Who's flying this thing?
09:50That gal from TGI Fridays?
09:54Maybe just concentrate on her.
09:55This is the same company that appears in both of the other two Gilligan properties.
10:01So, while it might not be the exact same world,
10:04there are at least some things in common.
10:07It was available to whoever asked.
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10:25Number 1. Made by Humans Disclaimer
10:28Unless you were paying close attention during the closing credits,
10:31you likely missed this very important message regarding the production of Pluribus,
10:35a show about what it means to be human and think for oneself.
10:39What's going to happen when they figure out how to turn us into them?
10:43Towards the end of the credits, at the bottom of the screen,
10:46it reads,
10:46While Gilligan might have had no reason to put that disclaimer at the end of his prior shows,
10:53in the age of artificial intelligence infiltrating the industry,
10:57things have changed.
10:58Gilligan hasn't been shy about expressing his disdain for AI,
11:01calling it a, quote,
11:02Detriment to Creativity.
11:04Carol, after lunch, we were thanking you all my life,
11:09a tour of the Gubbenheim.
11:11It's a beautiful museum.
11:13Frank Gehry designed it.
11:15Yeah, Helen talked about it.
11:17It was on our bucket list.
11:18Based on just these first two episodes,
11:20we cannot imagine any AI coming up with anything this thought-provoking,
11:24original, and engrossing.
11:29Stop!
11:30Open the door!
11:31Have you noticed any hidden pluribus details we missed?
11:35Let us know in the comments.
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