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this is the way
I think I've discovered the source of my vague antipathy toward Pedro Pascal. I mean, I love him in The Mandalorian, but he's mostly a voice in a tin can with a wide variety of expressive head tilts in that. When everyone else was falling in love with him in Game of Thrones or that second Kingsman movie, I just couldn't get on board. I didn't hate him, but I didn't want to watch him in anything either.
Cue my recent rewatch of The Mentalist. I rarely rewatch anything, but I'd started the show in the middle of its run, and I wanted to get a sense of the story arcs and relationships as they develop from the very beginning. It's been an engaging ride, as I'd hoped, but who should appear in the penultimate season? Pedro Pascal. As Agent Pike, Jane's rival for Lisbon's affection.
Even given my mixed feelings about Jane and his shenanigans during this rewatch, I still want to jealously guard his relationships with the CBI team and Lisbon, in particular. How dare this interloper attempt to wreck the Jane and Lisbon 'ship?! Step off, you skinny, looming saboteur! Every scene he's in feels like an eternity, and I suddenly understand why the sight of poor Pedro Pascal's face has been so off-putting for so long.
Sorry, Pedro Pascal. It's not you, it's Agent Pike. And now that I know, surely I can start to rehabilitate my impression of you. Which is important not only because you seem like a good person and don't deserve to inherit any disdain intended for a fictional character...but also because I've heard excellent things about The Last of Us and I'd hate to miss it.
Cue my recent rewatch of The Mentalist. I rarely rewatch anything, but I'd started the show in the middle of its run, and I wanted to get a sense of the story arcs and relationships as they develop from the very beginning. It's been an engaging ride, as I'd hoped, but who should appear in the penultimate season? Pedro Pascal. As Agent Pike, Jane's rival for Lisbon's affection.
Even given my mixed feelings about Jane and his shenanigans during this rewatch, I still want to jealously guard his relationships with the CBI team and Lisbon, in particular. How dare this interloper attempt to wreck the Jane and Lisbon 'ship?! Step off, you skinny, looming saboteur! Every scene he's in feels like an eternity, and I suddenly understand why the sight of poor Pedro Pascal's face has been so off-putting for so long.
Sorry, Pedro Pascal. It's not you, it's Agent Pike. And now that I know, surely I can start to rehabilitate my impression of you. Which is important not only because you seem like a good person and don't deserve to inherit any disdain intended for a fictional character...but also because I've heard excellent things about The Last of Us and I'd hate to miss it.