In Pluribus Episode 8, Carol and Zosia's relationship takes a surprising turn that forces Carol to question the Others' motives. Read our recap.
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Pluribus Episode 8.There's only one more episode of Pluribus Season 1 left? Say it ain't so! It feels like we've only just started spending time in Vince Gilligan's inventive sci-fi world, but with every passing week, the Apple TV series has been hooking new viewers desperate to learn answers to the story's greatest mysteries. Curing the world of a strange extraterrestrial virus that's linked almost every survivor via shared consciousness isn't something that can be achieved overnight, though, as romance author Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn) has discovered firsthand. What this week's episode, "Charm Offensive," written by Jonny Gomez and directed by Melissa Bernstein, makes abundantly clear is that one of the world's only immune parties has decided to play nice with the Others — but as they, using Zosia (Karolina Wydra) as their mouthpiece, let Carol into more of their world, there's a lot about their approach that skews into emotional manipulation territory. Their reconciliation and the fun outings that ensue all culminate, so to speak, in a moment between Carol and Zosia that some fans may have inwardly been rooting for (if you write it, they will ship), but still has massive implications heading into the finale next week.
