"Ran like every New Yorker who just heard 'last call'": Fans poke fun at Carrie Coon addressing viral sprint scene in The White Lotus Season 3 finale

The White Lotus Season 3 finale is all sorts of gaggery, and one of the iconic scenes during the finale? Carrie Coon's character, Laurie, sprinting when things go south at the White Lotus resort in Thailand.

In an interview, the actress explained the reason she sprinted during the scene, saying that she's a New Yorker, so she's really alert when something bad is about to happen. (via X/@PopCrave)

Internet's funny reactions to Carrie Coon's "sprint" explanation

Because of the actress' reason why she sprinted like that in the shootout scene of The White Lotus 3 finale, fans poked fun at her, saying that she ran like a typical New Yorker who heard "last call" and immediately saw a cab!

"Know the Exits - Carrie ran like every New Yorker who just heard “last call” and saw a free cab," a fan said (via X/@xwordz).

Fans also praised Carrie's acting in the shootout scene, commenting that that's what we would do if it happened to us IRL.

"That running scene wasn’t just acting,it was survival instinct. Carrie nailed the realism of what we’d all do," another fan pointed out (via X/@xpert_growth).

Other fans also trolled the actress's "sprinting" moment at the series finale, joking that when she heard the gunshots, she ran away from her friends without missing a beat and without even blinking. (via X/@grizzle_art)

Some fans also joked that Carrie's character, Laurie, is deciding between fight or flight, and she chose the latter, so she sprinted to the nearest safe place.

"Fight or flight, baby," another fan replied (via X/@plantysnatcher).

Fans also manifested that just with Carrie Coon's "sprint" scene during The White Lotus 3 finale, she should be nominated or win at the Emmys because our girl did the scene well and realistically. (via X/@SC6Coming)

"She’s running to that emmy nom," another fan added (via X/@luvcamiptsch).

X users also still can't get enough of Carrie Coon's "sprint" moment, commenting that they have been rewatching that *SCENE* for giggles.

"I rewind it 2 times just because it was hilarious, she did it amazingly," an X user remarked (via X/@xhensila_e).

Other X users also agreed with Carrie's explanation about knowing the exits, especially if you're in a bad situation, stating that she's a real queen.

"I know that's right diva," another X user commented (via X/@_JerBearz_).

The fact behind Carrie Coon's "sprint"

Aside from Carrie Coon's fact that as a New Yorker, she is trained that when something bad is about to happen, you should know the exits and run as fast as you can, another fact that the actress knows how to sprint is because she used to run and play soccer at her college—the University of Mount Union—that's maybe one of the reasons she sprinted like hell in the shootout scene.

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Carrie Coon's "sprinting" moment in The White Lotus Season 3 finale shows her attentiveness as an actress—applying what she knows and what she has learned in real life, thus, making the scene more realistic than it ever was.

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