“I got an eye infection”: Pedro Pascal suffered because of “Game of Thrones” fans 29.05.2023, 20:25

In the successful HBO project Game of Thrones, the artist embodied the character of Oberyn Martell, a member of the House of Martell, the ruling house of Dorne and the father of eight illegitimate girls known as Sand Serpents. His hero was well known for his fighting skills, passionate nature and sexual appetite.

Oberyn died during a tense duel with Gregor Kaligan, who gouged out his eyes and crushed his skull. This happened in the eighth episode called “The Mountain and the Viper” of the fourth season. Fans of the Westeros show loved Pascal and his character’s dramatic death scene so much that many of them wanted to recreate the moment.

Good-natured Pedro has long been famous and was pleased that his hero fell in love with the audience. At first he resignedly allowed fans to pose with him for original selfies, until he faced unforeseen health consequences that almost cost him his sight.

“I remember back in the day because of Game of Thrones and how my character died, people were really into taking selfies with thumbs up to my eyes. At first, I was so honest and happy about the character’s success on the show that I let them! But as a result of having other people’s fingers around my eyes, I got an eye infection,” said Pascal.

This episode marked Pedro Pascal’s final appearance on Game of Thrones. The fantasy drama series aired for four more seasons. A total of eight seasons of 73 episodes were released. The project ended with the finale on May 19, 2019. By the way, many fans of the series hope for its continuation, reports Daily Mail.

After the popular HBO project, Pedro’s career is successfully developing – in his piggy bank roles in the Netflix series Narcos, the Disney + project The Mandalorian and others. Now Pascal is also involved in the series “The Last of Us”. He got one of the main roles together with Ethan Hawke in Pedro Almodovar’s western Strange Way of Life. Currently, Pedro is one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood. In early May, he received a nomination for Best Hero at the MTV Awards.

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