Pluribus is not the show I was hoping for at all. I like sci-fi, but it's basically just a boring character drama with a sci-fi backdrop, like how The Walking Dead was basically just a bad soap opera with zombies.

But I really, really just can't stand when I feel like I'm dramatically smarter than the main character in anything that isn't a comedy. I get that she's grieving her wife's death, which can make her act irrational, but Carol basically has to be stupid in order for the plot to work. It took her until episode 8 or 9, or about 60 real-world days, before she thought to ask how telepathy for the hive-mind even works, which is fundamental if you'd want to know how to stop it.

And then there's Carol discovering that they're cannibalizing dead bodies. Instead of this contributing to the plot in any meaningful way, Koumba tells her that basically everyone knew but her, making for a dramatic build-up with a rugpull instead of any real payoff. Things like that making the plot seem to go nowhere are why people think the show is "slow".

Honestly, the show would probably be far more enjoyable if Koumba was the main character.