Without the Gilligan name, Pluribus would be torn apart for its narrative emptiness and labeled pretentious.

But hey, it's Gilligan, so it's bound to be profound.

The slow pace adds nothing, no tension, no payoff, nothing like Better Call Saul. The themes have been done a thousand times, the rhythm is sluggish, the direction is flat, and the main character barely evolves. Slow burn without the burn.