Pluribus season 1: Rhea Seehorn on Carol’s books, perspective

Just through the first two episodes of Pluribus season 1 already, it is abundantly clear that there is quite a bit to expect.

For the sake of this article, though, we want to specifically discuss the story of Carol through the literary sense. This is a woman who interestingly enough, has forged a connection to Zosia, someone who possesses a similar appearance to a character she wished she made female in her pirate romance. A lot of that suggests that the character may have an element of cynicism towards some of the work that she does, or that she is inhabited a sort of regret. Because of all of this, you can wonder if this story is about helping people find their own element of choice, something that she struggled with.

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So does Carol actually hold pride in what she does as a writer? Let’s just say that it is an interesting subject of conversation. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Rhea Seehorn herself admits that it is all a little bit complicated:

… I don’t think Carol actually hates her work or is embarrassed of her work. She wouldn’t have her book covers framed all around her office if she was. I think she’s doing a great job at what she’s doing, but to her, it’s like, “Well, a really smart person would be doing work that matters.” So she wants to beat you to the punch to call her work popcorn fare. She’ll make fun of it first, but I think she’s totally proud of her work. So the way that I identify with Carol is that it can be very scary to believe people when they say that you’re great, because that means you have to believe them when they say you’re a piece of crap.

Ultimately, we tend to think Carol knows that she is good at her job, but feels pain over the idea that she could be even better. Is this a microcosm for the rest of the series? That is something worthy of a wait-and-see approach for now.

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