Pluribus season 1 episode 4 ending explained: Did Carol kill Zosia?

Pluribus season 1 episode 4, Please, Carol, continues to delve deep into the intriguing lore of Carol's new life among the hive mind. She's focused on finding a solution, reversing the infection, and preventing her from becoming one of them. In fact, she's so laser-focused on her goal that she endangers someone, again, to get the answers she's looking for.

The end of Pluribus season 1 episode 4 sees Zosia being revived. She's having a cardiac arrest, and the episode ends with no confirmation of whether she's alive or not. However, Carol doesn't plan on killing Zosia; she just injects her with the truth serum, hoping that she will reveal what she knows about how to reverse the virus.

What Carol has not anticipated is that Zosia can have a disastrous reaction to the drug and send her into cardiac arrest.

Disclaimer: This article contains major spoilers for Pluribus season 1 episode 4. Reader's discretion is advised.

Does Carol get what she wants from Zosia in Pluribus season 1 episode 4?

Carol hopes that the truth serum will force Zosia to reveal how to reverse the infection or any information about an antidote. However, Pluribus season 1 episode 4 ends with Carol still not getting the answers she wants. The truth serum has a disastrous effect on Zosia than Carol had anticipated. It doesn't make her reveal the secrets Carol is searching for, but endangers her life.

As Carol screams for her to answer her question and uses a handcuff from the police car to attach herself to Zosia as the hive mind flock around them, Zosia is in agony. She can't breathe, and one of the hive minds at the hospital confirms she's having a heart attack. While Carol tried the truth serum on herself and proved it effective, there is no way of knowing whether it will have the same effect on Zosia.

Moreover, Zosia is in the hospital and could be taking drugs that could cause a disastrous reaction when paired with the serum. Carol ends Pluribus season 1 episode 4 with only the confirmation that a possible cure is available, but nothing else. She may have also put Zosia's life in grave danger, and it's not the first time, as she's the reason Zosia is in the hospital in the first place.

Pluribus season 1 episode 4: What prompts Carol to inject Zosia with the truth serum in the first place?

When Carol visits Zosia at the hospital in episode 4, she uses her knowledge that the hive can't tell a lie and asks Zosia if there is any cure or anything anyone can do to reverse the Joining. At this point, knowing how to reverse the infection or prevent the infection is all she cares about. But while she hopes Zosia will answer, the other woman is not at liberty to reveal the details.

She can't lie, so she gives Carol silence. But for Carol, Zosia's silence is enough of a hint that there is indeed a way to reverse the infection. It's what prompts Carol to make a decision to steal truth serum, try it on herself to find out if it's effective, and use it on Zosia. She hopes it will loosen the other woman's lips and tell her what she needs to know.

Who is Manousos in Pluribus season 1 episode 4?

Carol may be one of a kind, but Pluribus season 1 episode 4 confirms that she isn't the only miserable person forced to live amongst the hive. The new installment introduces the character of Manousos, one of the mysterious "others" like Carole, who is also immune to the contagious joy that has infected the world.

His name was first mentioned in episode 2 when Zosia told Carol that there were 11 others like her. That makes Carol the 12th, but they also discovered a man in Paraguay, Manousos, the 13th "other." Episode 4 introduces Manousos' character on-screen and shares his mysterious world inside his self-storage facility, where he constantly scans the radio and is reluctant to receive any help from the hive.

Catch Pluribus season 1 episode 4, along with the show's previous episodes, streaming on Apple TV+.

Edited by Kinette Sumadia