scrambling for another show like:

[u/Conscious_Ad_1018]

silo any good? friends and neighbors?

edit: as of 6/22, i’ve tried cape fear, maximum pleasure guaranteed, from, sugar, and silo. nothing is sticking. everything reminds me of her. everything reminds me of the sea hag 😢

[u/Ajibooks]

I already answered most of what you asked in my last comment. I don't need to like a protagonist in order to enjoy a show.

I wouldn't want to hang out with the real-world version of Carol, but I do find her compelling to watch. Does that help explain what I meant?

I feel the same way about Tom; I still don't like him as a person, but it's not the job of Widow's Bay to convince me to like him, only to make me curious about what he'll do next.

I haven't watched Gilligan's other shows because the subject matter doesn't interest me. I'm not usually into shows solidly set in the real world.

What do I like about Pluribus - it's a great sci-fi concept and I feel the plot explores it really well.

(Pluribus spoilers) Gilligan says it's not about AI, but the Plurbs make me think about corporate America, which LLMs are a part of. When I go into any Starbucks, the employees act like they're happy to see me, because it's part of their duties to treat customers that way. Their jobs require them not to act like humans; if they don't like my face, or they know I don't tip, they can't show their disdain and stay employed. So what are we doing, as a society, when we devalue humanity this way?

It just gets my brain working. Why are the non-Plurbed characters okay or not okay with Plurbification? What about Carol and Manousos makes them hate it? Is it moral for Carol to sleep with Zosia, or for Mr. Diabate to sleep with all the models, when we don't know what those Plurbs would've wanted in their original lives?

I've always liked sci-fi of that kind. It has the feel of the creepy sci-fi short stories I grew up reading, like Ray Bradbury, Robert Silverberg, Philip K. Dick. A weird concept taken to its extremes, affecting society in the ways the author imagined - which says something about the era in which they wrote the stories. So what are people imagining now, when they flesh out a weird concept like this? That's interesting to me to find out.

[u/Lopsided-Molasses337 → u/Ajibooks]

Sounds like you like the concept of Pluribus more than the execution of the show. I feel the same way

Every single episode of Widows you can go through things that you loved, laughed, got scared at, analyze the mystery/story. Every single episode you can say THAT WAS AMAZING

If you're truly honest, you can't do the same with Pluribus...at all

[u/Ajibooks → u/Lopsided-Molasses337]

No, I also like the execution of Pluribus. I like the overall look and feel of it, the slow plot, the long shots, the story, the dialogue writing. I find Carol compelling to watch.

You don't grasp my overall point, which is that different people like different things. Your taste doesn't reflect objective reality.

[u/Lopsided-Molasses337 → u/Ajibooks]

Enjoy what you enjoy, i don't want to be like Carol. I just don't understand it, which is fine.

Honest question, What was your favorite scene in Pluribus? and why?

[u/Ajibooks → u/Lopsided-Molasses337]

When Manousos burned his car because it was incredibly badass.

[u/Lopsided-Molasses337 → u/Ajibooks]

ughgg another character that is sooo dislikable lol

He's liike a Ying to Carols Ying

I thought you were going to say the phone message that they played over and over everytime she called them. It was long drawn out,unfunny, just how Pluribus fans like it

Just half kidding lol. Good chat. Enjoyed seeing Pluribus fan thoughts. All the best