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Kate and Ru react to Episode 8 in which Manousos and Carol finally meet... and things don't go as well as we hoped. Then Carol travels the world. And leaves us waiting for a year and half on perhaps the most unusual cliffhanger of recent times.

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Pluribusters is a podcast about Pluribus: Singer Kate Dimbleby (hates sci-fi) and inventor Ru Howe (nerd) decided to start it when they had a feeling that the upcoming TV series Pluribus might be the greatest TV ever. Actually, it was mostly Ru who thought this. Kate hadn't heard of it, but is prepared to be convinced. This video podcast is brought to you in video, audio and 360 VR by Stornaway.io - Make Anything Interactive.

Pluribusters – Episode 9 (Finale) discussion topics (click time to jump if available):

00:00:00 Welcome & Christmas Eve setting
00:01:15 Why this series worked (even for a non–sci-fi fan)
00:03:19 Podcast sponsor, endings & ritual
00:04:19 Community, audience growth & what happens next
00:05:22 Genre-defining TV & Carol’s central dilemma
00:06:55 Carol’s world tour, loneliness & family reactions
00:08:02 Happiness, hormones & emotional flatness
00:09:35 Translation scenes, sound design & inevitability
00:11:20 The eggs, omission, religion & coercive “love”
00:14:23 Manousos arrives — distrust, humour & jealousy
00:15:15 Ownership, morality & being “Team Carol”
00:16:55 Luxury, perfection & the Uber-rich world
00:17:55 Biblical imagery, origins & deeper mythology
00:19:10 Propagation, monoculture & the virus metaphor
00:20:21 Invasion of the Body Snatchers & sci-fi lineage
00:23:13 Love vs numbness — Buddhist & philosophical takes
00:24:44 Relationships, transgression & dark humour
00:27:12 Manousos’ skills, radio frequencies & resistance
00:29:08 Standing waves, sound, singing & interference
00:31:16 Humanity, collaboration & what makes us human
00:33:01 Cultural erasure & domination
00:34:23 Waiting for Season 2 & possible future episodes
00:36:18 Praise for the creative team & performances
00:38:13 Final thoughts, gratitude & sign-off