batsofburden t1_jae0a5r wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:27 PM

He was just on the Graham Norton Show last week & appeared to be fairly drunk, it was pretty cringey to watch unfortunately. Had been looking forward to seeing him on Graham, so it was kind of a let down. Maybe he was nervous to be on the show & needed liquid courage or something.

BalsamicBasil OP t1_jae26xo wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:40 PM

Really? The few clips I saw on YouTube looked good, but it wasn't the whole show. The whole kiss "swerve" bit was a bit dicey when he and Helen Mirren actually tried it. idk how they felt about it, but I always feel weird when talk show guest get involved in any sort of touchy-feely or sexual shenanigans (bc it's hard to consent on live talk show), unless they are actually v close and touchy-feel-y irl. Other than that it looked good to me, maybe buzzed but he just struck me as his usual goofy, gregarious self. But sometimes I don't notice until it's pointed out to me.

batsofburden t1_jae5yyx wrote on February 28, 2023 at 8:03 PM

Idk, there were some ok moments, but overall it was just awkward. Thankfully it didn't get too off the rails, but it was teetering on the edge. To be fair, I haven't watched a ton of his interviews, so maybe this is how he always acts, it just stood out to me as a regular Graham Norton viewer. I agree, I get really uncomfortable when the guests get too touchy feely with people they've just met. Funnily enough, Evangeline Lilly recently did just that to Danny Dyer in a chat show, touching his ear. It's so not cool.

BalsamicBasil OP t1_jae9rdj wrote on February 28, 2023 at 8:27 PM

Haha well I'm still holding judgement until I watch the show (if I ever get the chance). I would watch other interviews and the SNL sketches - he comes off as very gregarious, happy, goofy/cheeky (not in a problematic way), open and charming in a way that I could imagine coming off as tipsy if you only watched his shows, in which he plays more serious/intense/stoic roles.

I love the interview he did with longtime friend and fellow actor Oscar Isaac 3 years ago for a Wired Autocomplete Interview (which is not live). Actually they seem kind of wired in that interview, if you know what i mean lol. They are very touchy-feely but they are good friends. Oscar gives Pedro a wet willy, which to me would be a line too far but I guess they're cool lol. I mean the touchy stuff is also a power dynamic/age/gender thing.