Met Gala or not—we always look forward to a Pedro Pascal red carpet look.
Always original.
Never boring.
Or predictable.
\u201cThis is the Way. Pedro Pascal on the red carpet. #TheMandalorian\u201d— The Mandalorian (@The Mandalorian) 1677646108
\u201cPedro Pascal: The Mando suit does the work to make me look this way.\n\nAlso Pedro Pascal: shows up to the red carpet with a \ud83d\udd3b appearance\u201d— C \ud83c\udf77 (@C \ud83c\udf77) 1677080230
But at the 2023 Met Gala, the online father figure...
Okay, the internet's cool daddy.
\u201ccan\u2019t wait to see Pedro Pascal aka my cool slutty daddy do cool slutty things on HBO\u2019s The Last of Us.\u201d— adrian. (@adrian.) 1673794403
...indulged fans in their latest obsession—his "slutty little knee."
\u201cone thing about pedro pascal is that he will pop his slutty little knee out\u201d— gigi \u2606 (@gigi \u2606) 1675087217
The Last of Us star acknowledged the widespread patellar fascination in a clip with Esquire—complete with a snort—seen below.
@esquire Sorry to do this to you guys, I know its only 10am. #pedropascal #esquire
And then on Monday night, he gave the people what they wanted—bare, slutty knees.
The Chilean-born actor arrived in black and red Valentino, complete with an oversized coat and matching shirt and, most importantly, above-the-knee black shorts.
Pascal adhered to the theme of the night—"Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty."
\u201cPedro Pascal and his knee, bringing us to our knees.\u201d— not dan levy (@not dan levy) 1683018703
Needless to say, the internet collectively went apeshorts.
\u201cPedro Pascal at the Met Gala gives me the serotonin I require to live another day. This man got his whole knee-ussy out for us\u201d— Galaxy Ramen (@Galaxy Ramen) 1683008045
\u201cI love how Pedro Pascal has embraced his fandom. He took the comment about his \u201cslutty little knee\u201d and turned it into a MetGala look.\u201d— Raquel Stecher (@Raquel Stecher) 1683053818
\u201cPEDRO PASCAL AND HIS SLUTTY LITTLE KNEE STRIKES AGAIN\u201d— elle \u2728 missing din djarin\ud83c\udf44 (@elle \u2728 missing din djarin\ud83c\udf44) 1682988013
\u201cI WANT A pedro pascal WITH A SHORT shorts AND A LOOOONG JACKET\u201d— Nicole Clark (@Nicole Clark) 1682988875
\u201cNew Urban dictionary term: slutty knee\nNot since the 1800's have people been so excited to see a bare knee. \n#PedroPascal #MetGala\u201d— Stacy Marie Jorge (@Stacy Marie Jorge) 1683064819
\u201cEveryone at work keeps catching me at my desk when I'm staring at Pedro Pascal and his slutty little knee from the Met Gala\u201d— Byrdie Byrd Ghoulia! \ud83d\udc7b (@Byrdie Byrd Ghoulia! \ud83d\udc7b) 1683035618
\u201cIf I can count on anything it\u2019s Pedro Pascal and his slutty little knee\u201d— Emma Kidwell (@Emma Kidwell) 1682993958
\u201cDid Pedro Pascal really just pop a slutty knee, my goodness \n#MetGala\u201d— Emily Cummings (@Emily Cummings) 1682984020
\u201cI was dreaming about #PedroPascal and his slutty little knee all night \ud83d\ude05 obsessed \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb\u201d— Carole (@Carole) 1683131576
\u201cWho else showed up to work this morning unhinged over a slutty little knee?!! #MetGala #MetGala2023 #PedroPascal\u201d— Adele O\u2019Hanlon (@Adele O\u2019Hanlon) 1683063118
\u201cPedro pascal and his hot little knee\u201d— Tasneem Al-Dosari | \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0633\u0631\u064a \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf4 (@Tasneem Al-Dosari | \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0633\u0631\u064a \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf4) 1683072483
\u201cPedro Pascal at the Met Gala though. Slutty daddy with his slutty little knee out. \ud83e\udd75\u201d— Natalie Nava (@Natalie Nava) 1682992850
\u201cPEDRO PASCAL\u2019S KNEE IN ITS FULL GLORY I WILL NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT THIS #MetGala\u201d— maria (@maria) 1682987845
Looks like everybody won.
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