When I saw the trailer last year, I thought that might be one of those shows that I could either love or hate. Turns out, I absolutely loved season one of Pluribus! The show starts with astronomers discovering a strong radio signal originating hundreds of light-years away. After lots of guessing and experimenting, it turns out to be an RNA sequence. That got injected into mice, a mouse bites a researcher, and so a mysterious infection starts to spread. A bit later, Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), a fantasy author with a tendency to drown her frustration in alcohol, returns home to Albuquerque (New Mexico) from a book tour. While “celebrating” the end of the tour at a bar with her wife, all of a sudden, people freeze. Some panic-driving later, everyone awakens again, but they are different… everyone except Carol. Turns out that the infection has by now spread worldwide; everyone infected is now part of a single hive-mind. World peace has finally been reached, and everyone is happy.…
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