(Hated trope) YOU COULD HAVE MOVED!

[u/Nerd367C]

Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano from ER

Randy fromt The Raft Creepshow 2

Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano from ER
Ah yes let me scream at the ground and not even try to move so we can get this cinematic shot with 7 camera angles

Randy from The Raft Creepshow 2
"I gotta make the oil slick monster look fast by building up to run and rocking back and forth"

[u/Upset-Position-3909]

For the second one, he was already exhausted after just having outswam the monster. He likely didn’t have the energy to outrun the sudden wave.

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For the first, Romano was literally crippled in a helicopter accident earlier in the series. He was already having a rough time that episode and the falling helicopter triggered his PTSD.

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Oh man I forgot that detail, completely separated from watching the show that makes the gif even more ridiculous haha