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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. This article contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of Apple TV’s “Pluribus.” Fellow misanthropes, Season 1 of ...

This article contains spoilers through episode 8 of Pluribus. On Vince Gilligan’s postapocalyptic drama series, Pluribus, Carol Sturka (played by Rhea Seehorn) is one of 13 people immune to an alien ...

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