Pluribus episode 6: What did Carol find in the warehouse?
In the latest episode of *Pluribus*, the tension escalates dramatically as viewers are left grappling with shocking revelations about the Others, a mysterious hive mind that has captivated audiences throughout the series. Episode 5 concluded with a suspenseful cliffhanger, leaving protagonist Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn) in a precarious situation after discovering what she believed to be a benign food source for the Others. However, her investigation led her to a chilling cold-storage warehouse, where she stumbled upon something far more sinister: a stash of human bodies shrink-wrapped and stored alongside other unidentifiable items. This shocking discovery sets the stage for the subsequent episode, titled “HDP,” which dives deeper into the grotesque reality of the Others’ survival strategies.
Episode 6 wastes no time revealing the Others’ dark secret: they are cannibals, relying on a gruesome food source composed of Human-Derived Protein (HDP). Carol learns that the Others, bound by their inability to harm any living being, have resorted to harvesting the bodies of individuals who have died of natural causes, particularly following the catastrophic “Joining” event that decimated millions. The Others have created a video for Carol, explaining their dire situation and the necessity of incorporating HDP into their diet to sustain their massive population of over seven billion. Despite their resourcefulness, the Others are facing a grim fate; Mr. Diabaté (Samba Schutte) reveals to Carol that without a sustainable food source, the majority of the Others will perish within the next decade. This stark reality raises pressing questions about their survival and the ethical implications of their cannibalistic practices. Carol, undeterred, remains focused on her mission to reverse the Joining and liberate the hive mind from Earth, highlighting her resilience in the face of horror.
As *Pluribus* continues to unfold on Apple TV, with new episodes released every Friday, viewers are left to ponder the moral complexities of survival in this dystopian world. The show expertly weaves elements of suspense, horror, and dark humor, compelling audiences to engage with the characters’ dilemmas while questioning the nature of humanity itself. As Carol navigates this treacherous landscape, fans are eagerly awaiting how her journey will evolve in the face of such unsettling truths.
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episode 5 left viewers on a cliffhanger bigger than the Others’ globe-spanning hive mind.
While investigating the
Others’ apparent love of milk
, Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn) discovered that the Others’ primary food source was actually an oily amber-colored fluid, made of water and a suspicious white powder. Further detective work took her to a cold-storage warehouse filled with produce and unknown items wrapped in plastic bags. Upon snooping in one of the bags, Carol claps her hand over her mouth — the universal sign for “What the hell have I just witnessed?”
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cut to black before we could get a response to that question, but thankfully, episode 6, titled “HDP,” wastes no time in giving us the answer.
It’s human bodies.
You might have guessed it, but that doesn’t make seeing all the shrink-wrapped corpses any less disturbing. Adding to the horror? The massive meat grinders and cooking vats full of human body parts in the next room of the warehouse.
That’s right: Just when you thought the Others couldn’t get any scarier, turns out they’re cannibals. Carol truly cannot catch a break.
The Others aren’t hiding their cannibalism, though. When Carol heads to Las Vegas to tell Mr. Diabaté (Samba Schutte) about her discovery, he reveals he already knows. (“It is troubling,” he acknowledges. But not troubling enough to stop LARPing his James Bond casino fantasy with them!)
The Others have prepared a video explanation for Carol, complete with a
very special cameo
. The video explains that since the Others can’t harm or kill any form of life — including plant life — they’re having a tough time finding food on Earth to feed all 7,348,292,411 members of the hive mind.
Yes, they can use the food that was already stockpiled by the time they so kindly infected everyone on Earth, but even that’s not enough. To get those extra calories, they need to add Human-Derived Protein (HDP) to their diets. Each carton of the Others’ mysterious liquid contains eight to 12 percent of that sweet, sweet HDP. Don’t worry, they’re not actually
killing
anyone to get that HDP. They can’t! They can, however, harvest the bodies of people dying of natural causes. Following the Joining, which killed hundreds of millions of people, the Others already have
quite
the human corpse stockpile — and they
can’t
let that go to waste, right?
However, the Others leave a key twist out of their video, one that Mr. Diabaté quickly reveals to Carol. Even with the HDP, the vast majority of the Others will starve to death within ten years. Mr. Diabaté and the other immune survivors want to save them from that fate. (“Maybe tell ’em to pick a fucking apple,” Carol points out.) For now, though, Carol’s goal remains the same: Reverse the Joining, and get the — confirmed cannibal! — hive mind away from Earth.
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is now streaming on Apple TV, with a new episode every Friday
