Pluribus 1x01: Unreliable Hive Mind

Please, Carol & Got Milk. Writer Vince Gilligan wrote several dozen episodes of The X-Files and several of its spin-offs and then vanished for 25 years, producing no other works. Now he's back doing the only thing he's ever done: creating excellent speculative fiction. Red & Ivan join the hive mind and think about Apple TV's Pluribus. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords

Pirate Lady & Grenade. Writer Vince Gilligan wrote several dozen episodes of The X-Files and several of its spin-offs and then vanished for 25 years, producing no other works. Now he's back doing the only thing he's ever done: creating excellent speculative fiction. Red & Ivan join the hive mind and think about Apple TV's Pluribus. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords

We is Us. Writer Vince Gilligan wrote several dozen episodes of The X-Files and several of its spin-offs and then vanished for 25 years, producing no other works. Now he's back doing the only thing he's ever done: creating excellent speculative fiction. Red & Ivan join the hive mind and think about Apple TV's Pluribus. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords

We Watch. And We Are Always There. After the surprise smash hit Interview With a Vampire, who better to take a swing at the Anne Rice Verse than John Lee Hancock, the man who directed The Blind Side. Red & Ivan hop on a mystery train to AMC's Talamasca: The Secret Order. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords

The Pilot. FINALLY a prequel of a 40 year old IP. One of the top 3 this year after Andor and Alien: Earth! Finally we get a story from Stephen King involving Clowns and the Northeast. Red & Ivan hitchhike to Maine to talk HBO's IT: Welcome To Derry. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords

Episode 1. What if Succession took place in the 19th century by the guy who made Peaky Blinders? We're about to find out. Red & Ivan get ready to drop some needles on Netflix's House of Guinness. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords

Full Nelson. We return to the DCU to see what John Cena's getting up to in the Best Dimension Ever. Eagly's heading to heights never seen before, perhaps so high he'll find a man in a high castle. Red & Ivan hop in the Quantum Unfolding Chamber to talk HBO Max's Peacemaker. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords

Crossings. We're packing a water ice and a boatload of idiot antagonists as we head to Brad Ingelsby's Scrappleverse to figure out what family dynamics have been appearing adjacent to crime and water ice. Red & Ivan hop in the trash truck and scope out HBO Max's Task. Go Birds. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords

The Ties that Grind. We dive back into the Superman universe except it features a bunch of boobs and dicks. This is going to be the year that Chris gets his life together. Red & Ivan talk absurdist R-rated Superhero drama on HBO Max's Peacemaker. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords

The Real Monsters. Finally the Ultimate episode of season. We get to see Ocellus make his moves and conclude a significant number of story arcs, right? RIGHT?!!! Red & Ivan are talking biological machines on Hulu's Alien: Earth. Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords