Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn Reveal the Story Behind Carol’s Name

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Go behind the scenes with Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn as they break down how Carol’s name was chosen and what it means for the story. Pluribus is streaming now on Apple TV.

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00:00Okay, where did the inspiration for the name Carol Sturka come from?

00:05I'm glad you asked that, Ray Sehorne.

00:07Hi, Carol. Thank you for calling.

00:09Yep.

00:10The name Carol came from Carol Burnett, one of our favorite people in the world.

00:15Love, love, love.

00:16Love Carol Burnett. We're so lucky we got to work with her on Better Call Saul.

00:20And Sturka, it's just a name I like, but specifically I got it from an episode of The Twilight Zone called Third From the Sun.

00:28And you love Twilight Zone.

00:30I love Twilight Zone.

00:31Maybe my favorite TV show.

00:32And there's definitely elements of our show that I think are Twilight Zone-esque.

00:35Yeah, it is.

00:36Don't you?

00:37I think so.

00:38And we're playing with a lot of the tropes that Twilight Zone used and the X-Files too.

00:42It's fun kind of going back to my X-Files roots.

00:45I was on that show for seven years.

00:46Yeah, so that's where the name came from, Carol Sturka.

00:48Yeah, so that's where the name came from, Carol Sturka.

00:49Yeah, so that's where the name came from, Carol Sturka.

00:51Yeah, so that's where the name came from, Carol Sturka.

00:52Yeah, so that's where the name came from, Carol Sturka.

00:53Yeah, so that's where the name came from, Carol Sturka.

00:54Yeah, so that's where the name came from, Carol Sturka.

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