Joan and I recently started to watch “PLUR1BUS” on Apple tv, a new series by Vince Gilligan, the mind behind both “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul." Its lead is portrayed by Rhea Seehorn, who played Bob Odenkirk’s companion in “Saul.”

The premise is basic post-apocalyptic dystopia: an extra-terrestrial virus takes over all but 11 people on the planet, killing more than 800 million folks in the process. The show leans heavily on the feelings we all experienced during the pandemic: isolation, fear, wariness of “other people.” Joan wondered out loud if the pandemic set the stage for the current president’s re-election and I couldn’t actually find a reason to disagree with her. More later.

I’m pretty sure we are entering a decade of post-pandemic art, shows like “Severance” and films like “One Battle After Another," in much the same way as novels were written after the plague, or films released following 9/11. Those feelings I listed are universal, regardless of circumstances. We all feel them.

The title “PLUR1BUS” is derived from the Latin saying meaning “Out of the many, one.” Aside from the 11 unaffected people, the rest of the world acts with a “hive mind,” able to share information by thought. Young women fly cargo planes. Nine year olds comment on gynecological issues. It’s a frightening........

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