[This story contains spoilers from Pluribus season one, episode five, “Got Milk.”]

Matters have escalated since The Hollywood Reporter last caught up with Pluribus writer-director/executive producer Gordon Smith a couple weeks ago.

In Smith’s third episode, Carol Sturka ( Rhea Seehorn ) mishandled a live hand grenade, prompting her liaison, Zosia ( Karolina Wydra ), to quickly dispose of it and shield Carol from the nearby blast. Zosia ended up in the hospital for her injuries, but she and the rest of the Joined still gave Carol the benefit of the doubt after Zosia’s then-total of three near-death experiences. Their hive mind was even willing to supply Carol with an atom bomb or a bazooka — despite the grenade mishap and two emotional outbursts that killed millions of o

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