This article contains spoilers for "Pluribus" season 1, episode 1.

The meaning behind the word "Pluribus" — or "PLUR1BUS," as the opening credits style the title — isn't exactly the biggest mystery that "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" creator Vince Gilligan's new Apple TV show has to offer. The Latin phrase "E pluribus unum" ("From many, one"), after all, has been part of the American mindset since 1776, when it was first suggested as the official motto of the United States of America. Combined with that persistent number one in the title, it seemed pretty reasonable to expect that the motto's themes would feature on the show in some way.

Even so, few could have expected just how literally "Pluribus" chooses to interpret the motto. The show's very first episode spends its ear

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