Pluribus Episode 7 recap: Carol and Manousos at their lowest

Pluribus Episode 7, "The Gap", is a largely uneventful entry in this Apple TV sci-fi series. But despite that, "The Gap" manages to be an engaging episode that's 47 minutes long. It starts with Carol in a car driving from Las Vegas to her home in New Mexico, but it switches POV from Carol to Manousos. This surprised fans as Manousos had barely appeared in the previous six Pluribus episodes.

"Manousos begins a dangerous trek to meet Carol. Returning home from Las Vegas, Carol gets creative with her rebellion."

Pluribus Episode 7 recap:

Here are some of the major events in Pluribus Episode 7:

• Carol's new side

Carol learns in the sixth Pluribus episode that, despite figuring out a way to turn the survivors, the hive-minded people won't turn her or others like her without their consent. Carol informs them that she does not want to be turned, and they accept. This has Carol relaxed a bit as she happily drives home from Vegas at the start of this episode. However, all's not right with her as the episode proceeds.

The loneliness begins to set in, and Carol begins to rebel a bit to get attention. She begins to damage public property to get the hive-minded people's attention, but hears nothing. Things take a dark turn in the third act when the episode returns to her after mostly focusing on Manousos.

• Manousos takes a perilous journey

The sixth episode ended with Manousos Oviedo leaving Paraguay in his car. Fans pointed out for a week that travelling to New Mexico is not that pragmatic, and this Pluribus episode confirms that the roadway is not the best way to travel. When we see Manousos for the first time in the episode, he is carrying a can to steal fuel for his car.

But soon he reaches a dead end, where he can reach New Mexico only by hiking through the Darién Gap, a path infested with dirty water, trees infected with bacteria, and very little drinking water. One of the hive-minded people even warns him, but he ignores them and proceeds on this dangerous hike. We see him being as cold and rude to the hive-minded people as Carol was in the previous episodes.

At one point, Manousos stumbles and impales himself on the deadly chunga palm, making it one of the bloodless, yet gruesome moments of this episode. The tip of its thorn is infected with poisonous bacteria, which is why Manousos tries to cauterize the wounds with his machete. He is walking through the forest the next morning, but collapses.

A hive-minded medic picks up Manousos, and the episode cuts to Carol.

• Carol's dark decision

Carol purchased fireworks at the start of the episode. She is having a tough time in her life in the beginning, but the reality of being alone comes crashing in. She fires up the firecrackers, and one of the rocket barrels falls as it is about to launch. A depressed Carol faces the fallen barrel. However, the rocket fortunately doesn't hit her, but her garage is on fire, which she extinguishes.

The next day, she purchases white paint and writes the message "come back" in front of her house. Later, Zosia returns, and a relieved Carol rushes to embrace her.

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The seventh episode of the Vince Gilligan show is currently streaming on Apple TV.

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