Spoilers for “Pluribus” episode 4 follow.
“Pluribus” may be the new TV show from writer Vince Gilligan, and star “Better Call Saul” breakout Rhea Seehorn, but it is not connected to “Breaking Bad.” The two shows are nothing alike. Well, almost nothing alike, because they do have a common setting: they’re both filmed and set in the same city, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (But don’t expect anyone in the “Pluribus” ABQ to start snorting Heisenberg’s blue meth.)
“Pluribus” episode 4, “Please, Carol” adds some extra ABQ verisimilitude. After the grenade debacle in the last episode, Carol (Seehorn) returns home and finds many of the hive mind drones cleaning up her damaged house. Carol recognizes one of those drones, thinking she knows him from somewhere. She’s right: it’s the former mayor of Albuquerque. Now that the hive mind has spread, there’s no need for elected officials, but the mayor still thanks Carol for her vote…