The
Funny 115 - The Third One
#44. The Jump Scare
Worlds Apart - episode 13
There are some scenes in Survivor history that need a big, elaborate writeup behind them to get people to appreciate them.
Bruce's colon, 1947-2005
Happily, this is not one of them.
The
next time you watch Worlds Apart, watch for this cute little "blink and
you'll miss it" moment from episode thirteen. Where Mike pops up
out of nowhere and nearly jump scares Sierra into a heart attack.
It comes completely out of nowhere and it's really funny.
It's episode thirteen and Mike has just won immunity
For the twenty-eighth time in a row
Which means that one of the other five poor shlubs on 'Merica is going home tonight
So the players go back to camp.
And they all start breaking off into little pairs to strategize.
Dan pleads his case why he should stay to Mike
Rodney brags about the size of his dick to Will
Sierra helps Carolyn try to learn how to smile
And it's this last pairing of Carolyn and Sierra where the magic's going to happen.
So Carolyn and Sierra are standing there, talking
And strategizing
About why Dan needs to go home
Dan... is... GONE!
And this is where we get the greatest jump scare in thirty-plus seasons of Survivor.
Behold.
The one time Survivor actually turned into a horror movie.
So Carolyn and Sierra are just standing there. talking
And as they chat
The camera sloooooowly pans over to the right
And why does it pan to the right?
Well because here comes Mike, quickly running over to say something to them
Mike
Since Sierra has her back to the woods, she doesn't see him coming
And voila. The jump scare.
They are standing there, and Carolyn is in the middle of a sentence
And just like Jason Voorhees, Mike just suddenly APPEARS
Which, naturally, scares the everloving shit out of Sierra
"UHHHHHHHHHH!", she screams
It's too bad the camera wasn't focused on her face. Because this is what it looks like from the side.
GOD DAMNIT MIKE, STOP THAT!
To Mike's credit, he doesn't even pause what he's saying.
He just continues with why they need to vote out Dan tonight.
Meanwhile, unlike Bruce, Sierra has just dropped a full pantsload
The aftermath
And then, of course, we get Sierra's wonderfully understated reaction to just becoming the star of a Friday the 13th movie.
She looks to the right to see if anyone else is coming
Then she turns to look back to Mike
And then she informs him, matter-of-factly...
"Oh my gosh, you scared the living crap out of me."
It's
a quick little moment in an otherwise unmemorable scene, but it's one
of those things that will ALWAYS make you laugh when you watch for it.
Because it just comes completely out of nowhere. And
because Sierra's reaction is so loud.
UHHHHHHHHH!
Although I'm not kidding about it being a jump scare. It actually is kind of scary if you aren't ready for it.
Just ask Sierra. She nearly had a heart attack.
P.S.
Here's the infamous jump scare in gif form. Although you really need to hear the noise
that Sierra makes to get the full effect. Go watch for it in the episode. Trust me, it's worth it.
P.P.S.
"Guys, Rodney just referred to himself as a tripod. I don't know if I want to live with that."
