Deep into the third and most recent episode of the Paramount+ docuseries on Milan and United States men’s national team star Christian Pulisic – with the very does-exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin title of Pulisic – a remarkable sight unfolds: Pulisic, coaxed by his girlfriend, reveals something of himself.
In giving us even a few glances at his life – the instantaneous maelstrom of admirers that envelops him whenever he ventures into Milan, for instance – Pulisic unwittingly illustrates how little his national team peers have shared of theirs.
But Melton, having duly fallen for him when he slid into her Instagram DMs – “Hi,” he ventured, irresistibly; “Hey,” she responded with studious coyness – has begun to crack open Pulisic’s hard shell.
The hardier viewer is rewarded with one more rare sighting: a peek at Pulisic’s quick wit, which his teammates have long insisted exists, but which is rarely spotted in the wild.
“How does it feel to date a great golfer?” Melton asks Pulisic, himself an avid golfer, as they stroll between holes on a course.
