'Pluribus' season 1 ending explained: what happens to Carol, will there be a season 2, and more

Pluribus season 1 ending explained: will [spoiler] join The Others, is season 2 in the works, and more on the new Apple TV show's latest finale Pluribus episode 9 is out now on Apple TV - and, with it, the hit sci-fi mystery drama's first season has come to a close. Hang on, who are you again?(Image credit: Apple TV/Sony Pictures Television) Yeah, those smiles don't get any less unsettling...(Image credit: Apple TV/Sony Pictures Television) Carol and Manousos don't see eye to eye after they meet(Image credit: Apple TV/Sony Pictures Television) I knew Manousos' radio expertise would come in handy!(Image credit: Apple TV/Sony Pictures Television) Is the 8613.0 radio frequency key to saving humanity?(Image credit: Apple TV/Sony Pictures Television) Don't mess with Carol – or her shotgun(Image credit: Apple TV/Sony Pictures Television) Things were going well for us, Carol...(Image credit: Apple TV/Sony Pictures Television) Crate to see you again, Carol(Image credit: Apple TV/Sony Pictures Television) What lies in store for Manousos in season 2?(Image credit: Apple TV/Sony Pictures Television) There's a fair amount to unpack from its season 1 finale, too. From that bombshell moment that confirms a recent fan theory about Carol, to whether there'll be a second season and more besides, I'll aim to answer your biggest questions about the Apple TV Original's latest chapter. I'll run through them in the order that they emerge chronologically in episode 9, too, because discussing this entry's earlier questions are necessary to help explain ones that come after. Full spoilers immediately follow for Pluribus season 1, up to and including its final episode , titled 'La Chica o El Mundo'. Turn back now if you haven't seen it yet. Who is Kusimayu? And why does she join The Others? If, when this individual appeared in episode 9's first scene, your first question was "...who?", you're not alone. I too didn't immediately recognize who Kusimayu was. We've met her before, though - indeed, she was one of the five other immune humans that Carol (and, by proxy, us) was introduced to in Pluribus' two-episode premiere . You may also remember that the Pervuian national was steadfast in her desire to join The Others in episode 2, titled 'Pirate Lady', because she wanted to join her loved ones, who'd already been assimilated into the hive mind. She doesn't have to wait an inordinate amount of time to become part of The Joined, either. When episode 9 begins, it's revealed that over 71 days have passed since The Joining occurred in Pluribus episode 1 - and, finally, The Others have created a specific strain of the alien virus, which caused The Joining, that'll only affect Kusimayu. Remember, Pluribus episode 6 saw Carol make two big discoveries about The Others , with one of those being that they couldn't convert the immune without developing a strain that was genetically coded to said person. The only way to do that was to collect stem cells from the immune, which The Others would need to give consent...

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