Too much Pedro Pascal? After anxiety memes and nonstop movies, fans say they’re officially feeling the fatigue

Pedro Pascal has always had a way of making the internet collectively melt, whether he's playing a rugged protector in The Last of Us or rocking a red carpet in oversized sunnies. But in classic online fashion, the love affair has taken a bit of a turn. After the rise of the so-called "anxiety era" memes, fans have now moved on to what they're calling Pedro Pascal fatigue.


It all started when clips from press events for The Fantastic Four: First Steps began floating around. Fans zeroed in on Pedro’s interactions with his co-star Vanessa Kirby. In one clip, he’s seen gently holding her hand. In another, he places his hand on her baby bump during a red carpet moment. The internet quickly dubbed it “hot girl anxiety” behaviour, with users joking that Pascal gets visibly anxious around women he finds attractive and responds by grounding himself with casual physical affection. The memes were everywhere for a minute, painting Pedro as the patron saint of awkward charm.





And now, the vibe has shifted. After seeing him pop up in The Materialists, then Eddington, and now again in Fantastic Four, people are starting to feel a little… maxed out. Add that to The Last of Us, and suddenly it feels like Pedro is always in our theatres, on our timelines, and even on OTT. Even fans are half-joking that they need a break, not from Pedro himself, but from seeing him everywhere all the time. It’s the kind of “too much of a good thing” scenario the internet loves to both complain about and cling to.




Pedro’s not exactly unaware of all this. In fact, he’s been open about having anxiety for years. At The Last of Us event, he once said, “You know why? It’s because my anxiety is right here,” while pressing a hand to his chest, a clip fans still share to this day. Vanessa Kirby later shared that their handholding habit actually started backstage as a mutual way to calm nerves.


Pedro Pascal’s summer schedule has been packed, and fans are feeling it. It started withMaterialists, which hit theatres on June 13, 2025, and quickly moved to streaming. Then cameEddington, a political satire-meets-Western that premiered at Cannes in May and was released in the U.S. on July 18. And just when people thought they might get a break, Marvel droppedThe Fantastic Four: First Steps, with Pascal as Reed Richards, premiering on July 21 and going wide on July 25. That’s three major releases in just over a month—and the internet’s feeling the burnout.

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