The Pluribus Season 1 finale brings its central mystery into sharper focus and finally addresses the enigmatic Hive Mind signal that has loomed over the Apple TV+ thriller since its opening episode.As Carol and the Colombian immune Manousos Oviedo joined hands to save humanity, the former was confronted by her feelings for Zosia, the hive mind representative. Amidst Carol's conflicting feelings about the collective consciousness, Manousos made a breakthrough discovery that could reverse the frequency transmitted by the alien signal into the humans.However, the Pluribus finale opts to conclude the freshman season with controlled ambiguity. While it did not deliver a simple and definitive truth about the hive mind signal, it certainly enhanced our understanding by offering a promising way to undo the Joining, setting an exciting stage for Season 2.More on this in our story.Did Manousos discover a reversal for the hive mind in the Pluribus Season 1 finale? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostWhile fans tuned in expecting long-awaited revelations about the hive mind in the Pluribus Season 1 finale, the episode took an unexpected turn, focusing instead on Carol and Zosia’s globe-trotting romantic escape. The final hour saw Carol and Manousos join hands to save the world and find a definitive cure/reversal for the hive mind. However, the fact that Carol is romantically involved with Zosia is not lost on the Colombian immune after he had a heart-to-heart conversation with the hive mind representative, as her lover was passed out on the couch.While Manousos was eager to discover a cure, Carol had a different priority on her mind and instead became jealous of Zosia's increasing proximity to the other immune. Carol's love trance came to a head in the Pluribus Season 1 finale when Zosia reveals how the hive mind loves all the immunes equally, prompting Carol, who literally fled away to a romantic escapade with Zosia.While Carol enjoyed herself at a Mediterranean villa with Zosia, Manousos set out to look for a reversal back in Albuquerque. Thanks to his sound-wave experimentations on the former human Ryan, which landed him on number 8613, he discovered that the hive mind's contact with this frequency would free the human souls trapped within their bodies, reversing the effect of the hive mind and the sinister alien frequency they were exposed to in the first place.Additionally, Manousos came across a science book in the Pluribus Season 1 finale, which suggested the frequency transmits in a 'loop'. The human hive mind is stuck in a frequency loop with the signal at its strongest and Manousos needs to find a way to disrupt this frequency and bring it back to zero, thus turning them back into humans.Carol and Manousos' team-up sets up Pluribus Season 2 View this post on Instagram Instagram PostWhile Manousos came impressively close to figuring out the effects of the Joining, Carol made a shocking discovery from Zosia, which disrupted her love trance. After Zosia reveals the hive mind is trying to create stem cells from Carol’s frozen eggs, which will likely take one to three months, she is threatened for her own survival and leaves her world tour behind.The final moments of the Pluribus Season 1 finale saw Carol taking a helicopter and a large crate to meet up with Manousos, boldly asserting:“You win. We save the world”While we are not shown the contents of her crate, the 'atom bomb' sequence from earlier episodes is highly reminiscent. The ending suggests that Carol finally asked for a nuclear weapon from the hive mind, setting a gritty second chapter.The freshman season of Vince Gilligan's thriller concludes with more questions than answers and fans are still far from discovering the truth about the mysterious Hive Mind signal. However, Manousos' findings and Carol's resurfaced determination suggest the sophomore chapter will likely solve this mystery about the hive mind.Pluribus is streaming on Apple TV.For the latest scoops on your favorite TV shows and movies, follow SoapCentral.