Overview

• Davidson made the comments on the Sept. 23 episode of Theo Von’s This Past Weekend podcast, saying users "can't wait" to turn on celebrities.
• He argued that Pascal’s visibility followed a decades-long grind and urged giving him time to adjust to a new level of fame.
• Davidson framed the shift as a swing from online adoration to fatigue, echoing complaints that Pascal is "in everything" after a breakout year.
• He predicted Walton Goggins could face the same rapid reversal in fan sentiment.
• Coverage tied the backlash conversation to Pascal’s packed slate, including The Last of Us season 2, Eddington, Materialists, Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: The First Steps with a planned return in Avengers: Doomsday, and a Mandalorian feature dated for 2026.