{
    "objectID": "/weblog/2026/04/27/pluribus-season-one/",
    "type": "weblog",
    "title": "Pluribus season one",
    "file": "weblog/2026/pluribus-season-one.md",
    "url": "/weblog/2026/04/27/pluribus-season-one/",
    "date": 1777322880,
    "date_year": 2026,
    "tags": [
        "shows","scifi","appletv"
    ],
    "content": "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.\nA 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 \u0026ldquo;celebrating\u0026rdquo; 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\u0026hellip; 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 …"
}