After everything that's happened, we just need a little space: This article contains spoilers for "Pluribus" season 1, episode 5.

The mostly one-sided battle between Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn) and the hive mind has reached an impasse. We've seen how far the world's interconnected population is willing to go to fulfill Carol's requests, and how far she's willing to go to find the secret sauce to break the global mind meld. In episode 5, the hive mind finally has enough with the protagonist's meddling, thank you very much. After giving Carol the cold shoulder for the first moments of the episode, it decides that it needs some space and promptly vacates every member of the collective from the city of Albuquerque.

Because the hive is still dedicated to fulfilling Carol's needs and wi

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