Pedro Pascal, Have You Considered Being In Things That Are Good?

movie since the cinematic war crime that was 2019’s

Editorial callout

"isn’t great doesn’t affect me much. However, I did see a trailer for the apparently middling movie while at the theater this weekend ("

is cute!), and for some reason, something in my brain broke when America’s sweetheart, Pedro Pascal, was unmasked on the screen and I noticed I did not instinctively feel happy to see him. But I like Pascal, right? He’s a modern day heartthrob who’s starred in a ton of cool projects like…

a mostly forgettable Marvel Cinematic Universe movie

yells at him through a windshield

in a way that would seem like a microaggression if I didn’t know she was just a bad actor.

Wait, hold on. This is Pedro Pascal, though. He’s

even when working for some of the biggest franchises in entertainment, and

called Naughty Dog president Neil Druckmann out on his bullshit

. I’m a big fan…of…his acting? Right? Okay let me pull up his filmography real quick. What was the last thing I really liked him in? 2022’s