I finished Pluribus last night and am going to be chewing on the Carol/Manousos dynamic for a long while
a man and a woman standing in front of a house with a garage door that says 1206
ALT: a man and a woman standing in front of a house with a garage door that says 1206
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I finished Pluribus last night and am going to be chewing on the Carol/Manousos dynamic for a long while
#Pluribus Agree with your top two. Carol has found out some stuff post Helen death. Flashbacks would be great about the eggs. I would love for the first episode of season 2 to be joining day experiences of Manousos and Diabate. I would love to be a hive member milking a wandering cow on Route 66.
February 13, 2026 at 1:25 AM
#Pluribus Agree with your top two. Carol has found out some stuff post Helen death. Flashbacks would be great about the eggs. I would love for the first episode of season 2 to be joining day experiences of Manousos and Diabate. I would love to be a hive member milking a wandering cow on Route 66.
anything: "Try our new AI assistant!"
me:
me:
February 12, 2026 at 11:23 AM
anything: "Try our new AI assistant!"
me:
me:
@parkermolloy.com There was a moment during the show where Manousos is about to traverse the Darien Gap and the "others" offer him supplies and help to get across. He looks at them and says:
"You can't give me anything. Because everything you have is stolen."
Within the context of that episode […]
"You can't give me anything. Because everything you have is stolen."
Within the context of that episode […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
February 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
@parkermolloy.com There was a moment during the show where Manousos is about to traverse the Darien Gap and the "others" offer him supplies and help to get across. He looks at them and says:
"You can't give me anything. Because everything you have is stolen."
Within the context of that episode […]
"You can't give me anything. Because everything you have is stolen."
Within the context of that episode […]
I'm in love with Manousos Oviedo I wanna make photocards and fan art. He's so babygirl
February 11, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I'm in love with Manousos Oviedo I wanna make photocards and fan art. He's so babygirl
manousos mid second season being like "i can be a better hater and lesbian than carol."
February 11, 2026 at 3:33 AM
manousos mid second season being like "i can be a better hater and lesbian than carol."
We need more Manousos..es. Dudes just happy to play with radios.
February 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
We need more Manousos..es. Dudes just happy to play with radios.
ofc they would end it like that. the fuck she gonna do with an atom bomb, but at least she came to her senses finally. I know she was grieving and lonely.
Manousos is my fav fs, he’s fucking paranoid but i love his resilience. he was like i’d rather die than lose my personhood.
Manousos is my fav fs, he’s fucking paranoid but i love his resilience. he was like i’d rather die than lose my personhood.
February 10, 2026 at 8:51 AM
ofc they would end it like that. the fuck she gonna do with an atom bomb, but at least she came to her senses finally. I know she was grieving and lonely.
Manousos is my fav fs, he’s fucking paranoid but i love his resilience. he was like i’d rather die than lose my personhood.
Manousos is my fav fs, he’s fucking paranoid but i love his resilience. he was like i’d rather die than lose my personhood.
and just... idk man
it's starting to feel real Pluribus out there
every time I open LinkedIn the feed is entirely people speaking in forced chipper GPT-voice, even the ones who aren't using GPT to write their posts, even people I KNOW don't talk like that in person at all
save us Manousos
it's starting to feel real Pluribus out there
every time I open LinkedIn the feed is entirely people speaking in forced chipper GPT-voice, even the ones who aren't using GPT to write their posts, even people I KNOW don't talk like that in person at all
save us Manousos
February 10, 2026 at 6:31 AM
and just... idk man
it's starting to feel real Pluribus out there
every time I open LinkedIn the feed is entirely people speaking in forced chipper GPT-voice, even the ones who aren't using GPT to write their posts, even people I KNOW don't talk like that in person at all
save us Manousos
it's starting to feel real Pluribus out there
every time I open LinkedIn the feed is entirely people speaking in forced chipper GPT-voice, even the ones who aren't using GPT to write their posts, even people I KNOW don't talk like that in person at all
save us Manousos
I forgot I have like two episodes left of Complaining Carol … I need to see what happens with my man’s Manousos
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I forgot I have like two episodes left of Complaining Carol … I need to see what happens with my man’s Manousos
My name is Manousos Oviedo. I am not one of them. I wish to save the world.
February 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
My name is Manousos Oviedo. I am not one of them. I wish to save the world.
crying the scenes of carol and manousos with the translator was so funny as someone who first language is spanish and know english 😭 i was basically like this all the time hearing the dialogue twice basically
February 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
crying the scenes of carol and manousos with the translator was so funny as someone who first language is spanish and know english 😭 i was basically like this all the time hearing the dialogue twice basically
Yo soy más Team Manousos por ahora
February 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Yo soy más Team Manousos por ahora
his name is manousos oviedo, he is not one of them, he's here to sink ships
February 8, 2026 at 5:52 AM
his name is manousos oviedo, he is not one of them, he's here to sink ships
Inside You There Are 7.2 Billion Wolves
February 7, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Inside You There Are 7.2 Billion Wolves
I do think it is rugged individualist (Manousos) vs passive collectivism with Carol sitting somewhere in the middle, but I think that the actual message of the show is ultimately going to be like 'our individual strengths are valuable but the more separate we are the more difficult life becomes.'
February 7, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I do think it is rugged individualist (Manousos) vs passive collectivism with Carol sitting somewhere in the middle, but I think that the actual message of the show is ultimately going to be like 'our individual strengths are valuable but the more separate we are the more difficult life becomes.'
It might also be critical of total collectivism, which I have feelings about, but I don't think you are supposed to look at Carol or Manousos and think they have the correct approach.
February 7, 2026 at 1:23 PM
It might also be critical of total collectivism, which I have feelings about, but I don't think you are supposed to look at Carol or Manousos and think they have the correct approach.
Tastes (and preferred pacing) differs (of course, we know this). And so, for me, the pacing was perfect. Episode 7, in particular, was a feast for the eyes. My husband and I sat stunned at the art of the scenes where Manousos drives his car through towering canyons and colourful towns.
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Tastes (and preferred pacing) differs (of course, we know this). And so, for me, the pacing was perfect. Episode 7, in particular, was a feast for the eyes. My husband and I sat stunned at the art of the scenes where Manousos drives his car through towering canyons and colourful towns.
Can i ask you your take on Manousos, because I really don’t know how to deal with him in the show. I expect season 2 is going to get into him a lot, but right now he seems brutal (even Carol catches this) and almost psychotic. His take on the hospital surprised me, but that might be my bad.
February 6, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Can i ask you your take on Manousos, because I really don’t know how to deal with him in the show. I expect season 2 is going to get into him a lot, but right now he seems brutal (even Carol catches this) and almost psychotic. His take on the hospital surprised me, but that might be my bad.
The hive mind is clearly bad; to miss that is to be dense as a post.
But what I love most about Carol is she’s grieving and doesn’t know how - she’s deeply flawed and it’s partly not her fault.
Her flaws make her intriguing. Same with Manousos. The inconsistency is why I root for them both.
But what I love most about Carol is she’s grieving and doesn’t know how - she’s deeply flawed and it’s partly not her fault.
Her flaws make her intriguing. Same with Manousos. The inconsistency is why I root for them both.
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The hive mind is clearly bad; to miss that is to be dense as a post.
But what I love most about Carol is she’s grieving and doesn’t know how - she’s deeply flawed and it’s partly not her fault.
Her flaws make her intriguing. Same with Manousos. The inconsistency is why I root for them both.
But what I love most about Carol is she’s grieving and doesn’t know how - she’s deeply flawed and it’s partly not her fault.
Her flaws make her intriguing. Same with Manousos. The inconsistency is why I root for them both.
Carol is like an American in the pandemic, furious that she can’t still eat out. Manousos is life or death invested in the absolute worst part of human civilization, capitalism and private ownership, and has to be followed like a child for his own safety.
February 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Carol is like an American in the pandemic, furious that she can’t still eat out. Manousos is life or death invested in the absolute worst part of human civilization, capitalism and private ownership, and has to be followed like a child for his own safety.
So true... idk if Carol and Manousos are quite there yet, but I can't wait to see them work together
February 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
So true... idk if Carol and Manousos are quite there yet, but I can't wait to see them work together