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All hail Pedro Pascal's jitter-inducing, six-shot espresso Starbucks order

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Pedro Pascal at "The Last of Us" premiere in Los Angeles in January. Invision
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Pedro Pascal apparently orders six straight shots of espresso at Starbucks, according to one viral TikTok that shows an encounter with the "Last of Us" star. 

TikTok user @alexafromspace posted several videos showing an encounter with Pascal where the actor signed what appears to be a figure of Din Djarin, his character in "The Mandalorian." In the videos, Pascal is cradling a venti-sized iced Starbucks order. 

"Daddy needs his coffee every morning to carry the entire world and a fandom over his shoulders," @alexafromspace wrote in the post's caption. Since it was uploaded on February 23, the post has been viewed approximately 6.5 million times on TikTok. 

@alexafromspace Daddy needs his coffee every morning to carry the entire world and a fandom over his shoulders #pedropascal #pedropascalstarbucks #starbucksdrinks #pedropascaledit #zaddy #fyp #espressotiktok ♬ Hey Sexy Lady [Feat. Brian & Tony Gold] - Shaggy

In a follow-up video, @alexafromspace zoomed into the order label on Pascal's cup, and man, it's a doozy. 

Pascal's drink appears to be an Iced Quad Espresso in a venti cup with extra ice and two extra shots, bringing it to a grand total of six espresso shots. According to Starbucks, two shots of espresso from the chain contain around 150 mg of caffeine, meaning Pascal's drink contains around 450 mg. The FDA says that 400 mg is the limit for healthy adults, although individuals' tolerances vary. 

To put it in the words of one commenter on @alexafromspace's video: "IS HE OKAY????"

To be fair, Pascal is pretty busy these days, with starring roles in both HBO's "The Last of Us" and Disney+'s "The Mandalorian." And ordering six shots of espresso doesn't mean that you have to drink them all at once. As Elite Daily's Rachel Chapman wrote, consuming the drink slowly and over the course of the day will eventually bring it to something closer to an Americano (espresso and water) as the ice inside melts.

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Palmer Haasch was an entertainment reporter at Business Insider and a film and television critic. Her work included reviews, comprehensive coverage of genre series like "House of the Dragon," and interviews with showrunners, actors, and filmmakers. She is a member of the Television Critics Association.Previously, she was a digital culture reporter at BI, covering TikTok and online culture. Before joining BI in 2020, she covered animation, television, and the internet for publications including Polygon, Thrillist, IGN, The Verge, and GLAAD. She has appeared on BBC Radio 4 Front RowNPR's All Things Considered, Recode Daily (previously Reset), NBCLX, NY1, and the British Film Institute's Woman With a Movie Camera summit to speak about TikTok, fandom, entertainment, and online culture. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with degrees in English and French Studies.