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Fangirl Friday: Sebastian Stan

 Heyo! Happy Friday. Today's post is about one of my favorite actors who I have been a fan of for more than half of my life. So without further ado, let's get into it.

Most of you who clicked on this post know Sebastian Stan for playing Bucky Barnes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Some of you have been fans since his first appearance in the MCU in 2011 and some are relatively new due to his appearance in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier show that premiered on Disney+ last year.

My introduction to Sebastian Stan was sometime in 2007ish. I don't remember exactly when, but I know I wasn't even a teenager yet. I didn't have cable, I had a select few channels on TV with my crappy little antenna. On one of the channels, they were showing The Architect. NOW I was 10 or 11 when I watched this film, I haven't watched it since. I believe there was a sex scene between Sebastian Stan and another character. That truly was my first introduction to this man. Thus, also began my undying crush on Sebastian.

As stated, it was 2007 or 2008. I didn't have a phone. We had one family computer in my house. I didn't even use Google like I use it today, I used Yahoo. So I didn't know how to find out who that actor was. So I wasn't really able to keep up with him like I can keep up with actors I like today.

Fast forward a few years when Hot Tub Time Machine came out in 2010. I watched it because I'm a John Cusack fan. Was not expecting to see Sebastian, but I immediately recognized him. I did have a phone at this point, but it was a small phone that still had a keyboard and it didn't have internet on it, yet. So again, Sebastian eluded me. Though this time, I got his name from the credits!

That was also the time Black Swan came out. I felt like the universe was teasing me with the man. I was young. I had hopes to marry him. Imagine 13-year-old me, believing I was going to marry Sebastian Stan when I turned 20. I am about to be 25 years old and have never been in a relationship.

If you know me in real live or online, you know I refer to him as "Baz" while the rest of the internet calls him "Seb". The nickname came from a character in a soap opera my mom was watching around this time. It stuck and will forever be how I refer to him. I give most celebrities I am a fan of nicknames. Take it or leave it.

I was a casual Marvel fan because my mom is a comic book fan. I grew up with the X-Men cartoon and I loved the first Iron Man when it came out. But I had no interest in watching Captain America: The First Avenger BESIDES the fact that Sebastian was in it. Little did I know that the franchise would put their claws in me and keep me hostage for over a decade.

Seeing him in the first Captain America, made me fall in love with him all over again. Sending all my love to the costume and make-up departments of that film. Because Bucky in uniform lives rent free in my head forever.

Then he appeared as The Mad Hatter in Once Upon a Time. He should have been in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, but Marvel really kept the man hostage. This is a joke. Marvel, don't come for me. You've already ruined my life in more ways than one.

From 2011 until when my family finally got cable in 2014, I tried my best to keep up with his career the best I could. I watched all of Gossip Girl even though he was in it very briefly. When we got cable I was able to watch a lot of his films that I had previously missed.

As of writing this post, I have seen everything (shows included) he's been in EXCEPT his two newest films, Fresh, The 355, and his new show, Pam & Tommy but I'll watch those soon.

At the beginning of this post, I claimed that he is one of my favorite actors. It's not just because I think he is one of the beautiful people, but because I genuinely enjoy watching him. He disappears into the characters he portrays on screen. It's incredible. 

If you are a new or casual fan of his, I highly recommend going through his filmography. Though some of his films aren't for everyone. If you have only seen him as Bucky Barnes, I recommend checking out his other roles.

The man is so good and now, he's been getting a lot more recognition that he rightfully deserves. I cannot wait to watch his three newest roles and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for him.

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