This is Pedro Pascal.
He’s a charming and talented actor you might have seen on Game of Thrones. Like this.
He’s the guy who, on a show with strong use of “sexposition,” made viewers go “so who’s the sex-on-a-stick guy?” My point being he’s extremely good-looking. Like just really powerfully good-looking. He’s also great in The Last Of Us, which is what this post is really about.
See, Pedro posted this photo to his Instagram account, presumably on the set of The Last Of Us, and it started a whole thing for me.
How are you gonna be that hot when we can’t even see most of your face? Like what’s actually happening with your whole denim uniform that I’m into this? (The answer is that I have terrible taste in men and make poor decisions, but that’s a different post. This one is about how Pedro Pascal likes to tease us by hiding his beauty.) And if you looked further into his Insta account (which you should, he’s really very charming and hot), you might notice how this is not a one-off. Pedro doesn’t want you to see his whole beautiful face.
He wants to obscure just the corner of it with his passport.
Maybe his whole face is too much? I mean, yes, I have included pictures in this very post that offer a clear view, but maybe he knows it’s different if his essence is partially muted? Either by playing a different character or the use of black and white? Which is why he’d feel OK posting unadulterated him as long as the lighting isn’t natural?
Am I happy that this particular angle highlights that little tuft of hair in the back? Yes. Yes, I am.
But color and shadow are not the man’s preferred method for reducing his facial footprint (yes, I’m sticking with that). He’s usually more about physical obstacles. One unsurprising obstacle considering the last three years? Regular mask.
I mean, a colorful mask. The proceeds from the sale of which were donated to the LA Food Bank. Which is very cool, but still only a mask. Just as this is only a book.
A book about which I am thinking mean and jealous thoughts, but only a book nevertheless. Are you imagining this would lead to some kind of book-and-mask combo? Because you’re catching on very quickly.
It’s like twenty-seven percent of his face, and STILL HOT.
Of course, this is really only the setup for his most infamous “Hiding of the Face” because after being killed off on Game of Thrones (everyone was), his next big series role was The Mandalorian. You know, this the Mandalorian.
That’s his whole entire face and head and mostly body covered with metal and leather. The man does not need to be seen to be seen as hot. Also, you might notice the little green guy right next to him? The one that might have made Pascal’s agent have an aneurysm? Surely the adage about not working with kids or animals wouldn’t apply to one of the most beloved characters in a wildly popular sci-fi series in tiny, adorable form, yes?
Absolutely no scene-stealing here. Consider that after explaining to his agent that he would be working with one of the cutest space monks to ever live, Pedro would also be covering his literal money maker. “I eat soup in one scene, but it’s off-camera so you never see my face.”
But, like, if another really good-looking person came to work on the show, they would need to show us his face, right? Even someone as committed to not displaying his full hotness as Pedro Pascal would realize he can’t go up against post the picture I’m obviously setting myself up for some kind of point.
I’m actually angry with how much hotness there is right now. So thank you, Pedro Pascal, for saving us from ourselves and your very pretty face.
