In case you didn't know, Pedro Pascal has been stanning Heated Rivalry just like the rest of us, and fandoms for both the actor and the Crave/HBO Max series are now clocking his sweet and hilarious reactions to social media posts about the gay hockey show that's taken over the world.
Over the weekend, fan accounts like @pascalarchive, @blueberryskip, @BuzzingPop, @wonderxboy, and @PedroPNation started surfacing likes, comments, and reactions from the Fantastic Four and The Last of Us actor that directly referenced the Heated Rivalry show.
As seen below, Pascal liked Heated Rivalry posts from Instagram users like @kierra_lewis1 ("when ur tipsy but still remember you must spread the gospel of Heated Rivalry") and @daisymoon.28 ("what it feels like when your country is burning to the ground, but Canada gives you a gay hockey show at least").
Even more notably, Pascal commented on an Instagram video of people at a sports bar losing their minds while watching Heated Rivalry episode 5, "I'll Believe in Anything," which led to a hilarious back-and-forth between the actor and Instagram user @francisdominiic.
Pedro Pascal reacts to Instagram posts about Heated Rivalry.Instagram (@kierra_lewis1; @daisymoon.28; @francisdominiic)
"My local sports bar reacting to the end of Heated Rivalry episode 5! This is insane!" the original poster wrote over the Instagram video.
Dominic wrote in the caption, "The way the crowd reacts to Heated Rivalry episode 5 is insane!!!!!! This is how this show should've been viewed!!! What a special experience!!!!!!! Just wanna show y'all's impact because of this show, [author Rachel Reid] and [showrunner Jacob Tierney]."
"Watching Heated Rivalry in a packed sports bar is truly the experience of a lifetime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" he concluded. "So many of us here who like men who love men on screen!!! I will never forget this!!!!!!!!!" He also thanked GYM Bar WeHo for hosting the viewing party.
Pascal commented under the post with three heart emojis.
Dominic reacted to Pascal's comment with a hilarious video in which he's seen trying to hide a Pedro Pascal merch T-shirt and acknowledging the actor's comment as casually as possible.
"Pedro Pascal! What are we doing here?!" Dominic said in the video. "If you need someone to just watch Heated Rivalry with you, or any movies or television… I'm available! I live here in LA… also New York… or wherever you want me to fly to."
Dominic concluded, "Y'know, this friendship is available… Okay, love you, thanks for being here."
Pascal also reacted to that subsequent video shared by Dominic — this time sharing a melting-face emoji in the comments section.
Dominic didn't miss out on the chance to respond to Pascal's subsequent comment, and revealed that Pascal had since followed him on Instagram, too.
"Hi Pedro! I guess we're doing this, huh?" the content creator said in the follow-up other video. "I'm down for the friendship. You're down for the friendship."
(Text appears over the video, which reads: "Us being mutuals was not in my bingo card btw…")
Dominic concludes, "Okay! You know where to find me. I'll see you soon."
Bringing fans together: Yet another milestone for Heated Rivalry. We know that's right.
Heated Rivalry is streaming on HBO Max.
