Karolina Wydra, who plays Zosia in Vince Gilligan’s gripping Apple TV+ series Pluribus, has an unexpectedly hopeful view on the chilling end of season one that involves her character and Rhea Seehorn’s Carol. In the last episode, things get really tense when Zosia gives Carol a key look in the middle of rising tensions with the hive-mind “Others” and the holdout Manousos (Carlos-Manuel Vesga). This sets up a high-stakes cliffhanger. Wydra doesn’t see the scary twist as the end of the world; instead, she sees it as a chance for humanity to fight back against the Joined.
The episode builds to Carol’s shocking escalation, which includes a betrayal revelation and her getting an atom bomb from the Others. This changes how she fits into the sci-fi dystopia. Zosia’s interaction shows how the hive mind broke Carol’s boundaries by using her frozen eggs to try to gain control, which broke trust. Manousos tests a frequency (8613 Hz) that could reverse the Joining, suggesting that there are still human souls in the Others.
Wydra stresses that Zosia is a part of the group and that the ending gives radical hope even though she was betrayed. She talks about the conflict between free will and following the rules, saying that Carol’s “passionate rage” could start the rebuilding process. The actress thinks that future episodes could have surprises and unique characters.
