"Got Milk" is the fifth episode of the first season of Pluribus. The episode aired on November 26, 2025 on Apple TV. Carol doubles down on her investigation—loneliness be damned. Meanwhile, howls in the night reveal a new source of danger. As Carol waits for Zosia's recovery, she recieves a call from Laxmi, chastising her for wreaking havoc amongst the Others. After this, Carol takes a nap, during which the Others, in the hospital as well as in Albuquerque, decide to depart the city. Carol...
I now officially have no idea what’s going on. The logic is getting a little stretched, tho.
The first episode showed the Others collecting the dead. A few episodes later it’s revealed that they don’t kill, but are perfectly fine consuming already dead organisms.
Helen’s corpse is a recurring reminder up until this episode to the point that Carol has to bury it—an act we never see the Others do, so the popular theory right now is that the bodies are probably consumed. I keep coming back to my Aquamation theory because of the result of the contents in the milk cartons and now also because of the previous energy conservation efforts. Aquamation takes a fair bit of energy to heat the bodies that get processed, and doing it to nearly a billion people would be no small feat.
The powdered substance found in the dog food bags are likely crushed bones (basically calcium) or crystallized aquamated people used to fertilize or be consumed.
Of course Carol is shocked to see something, but we’ll need to wait and see what exactly.
Whether or not I’m onto something it’s an illuminating look into the funerary world and the alternatives that exist to embalming and a casket.
Oh yeah…I thought it was obvious that we’re supposed to believe they’re eating the bodies. It was telegraphed by the canines trying to dig up the corpse (provided animals have a basic link to Pluribus).
I assumed the “something” she saw was a body…maybe even one she recognized, considering the room was full of bodies lol.
I’m more at the stage “where are we going with this?”…doesn’t seem like anywhere. Basic sci fi tropes, so far…even if extremely well executed. It bothers me that she didn’t just ask what the liquid was for…seems like a pretty huge plot convenience to delay exposition.
Just ask in a voicemail. They already know she knows about it and is trying to figure it out…they’d either answer or they wouldn’t.
Like…so much was made from a non-answer before…so she’d care at least how they answered the question, even if they didn’t answer it directly. Of they’d give her a nuke…maybe they’d give her the recipe for the olive oil. Or she’d get ghosted…and be no further behind.
Its not ruining the show or anything…it’s just a Jenga piece pulled out. Know what I mean?
The first episode showed the Others collecting the dead. A few episodes later it’s revealed that they don’t kill, but are perfectly fine consuming already dead organisms.
Helen’s corpse is a recurring reminder up until this episode to the point that Carol has to bury it—an act we never see the Others do, so the popular theory right now is that the bodies are probably consumed. I keep coming back to my Aquamation theory because of the result of the contents in the milk cartons and now also because of the previous energy conservation efforts. Aquamation takes a fair bit of energy to heat the bodies that get processed, and doing it to nearly a billion people would be no small feat.
The powdered substance found in the dog food bags are likely crushed bones (basically calcium) or crystallized aquamated people used to fertilize or be consumed.
Of course Carol is shocked to see something, but we’ll need to wait and see what exactly.
Whether or not I’m onto something it’s an illuminating look into the funerary world and the alternatives that exist to embalming and a casket.
On reddit there’s an interesting theory, that it’s actually purified dehydrated brains the Others are drinking.
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It was related to Carol’s comment about the substance having a Ph of 7.1. Brains having a a Ph of 7.2.
This kind of makes it an interesting twist, as it means that this is effectively a zombie flick. “… braaaaaaains”
It also opens up some speculation that “the cure” is to simply “stop drinking the brain juice” and they’ll lose their ability to join the hive.
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However, given the strong reaction the Others had when Carol tried to separate one of their people… it won’t be easy.
Hmm dehydrated brains might need a second take if she were searching in a dark freezer. I like it.
Oh yeah…I thought it was obvious that we’re supposed to believe they’re eating the bodies. It was telegraphed by the canines trying to dig up the corpse (provided animals have a basic link to Pluribus).
I assumed the “something” she saw was a body…maybe even one she recognized, considering the room was full of bodies lol.
I’m more at the stage “where are we going with this?”…doesn’t seem like anywhere. Basic sci fi tropes, so far…even if extremely well executed. It bothers me that she didn’t just ask what the liquid was for…seems like a pretty huge plot convenience to delay exposition.
Ask who? The hive are currently ghosting her. In previous episodes she just thought it was some generic drink.
Just ask in a voicemail. They already know she knows about it and is trying to figure it out…they’d either answer or they wouldn’t.
Like…so much was made from a non-answer before…so she’d care at least how they answered the question, even if they didn’t answer it directly. Of they’d give her a nuke…maybe they’d give her the recipe for the olive oil. Or she’d get ghosted…and be no further behind.
Its not ruining the show or anything…it’s just a Jenga piece pulled out. Know what I mean?
Well she might during the next episode. She’s only just discovered it.