Flashbacks intensify

Canary Islands leader rejects hantavirus-hit cruise ship docking there

This meme is split into two distinct sections. The top section is a screenshot of a public post from Reddit's r/worldnews subreddit, linking to a Reuters news article with the headline "Canary Islands leader rejects hantavirus-hit cruise ship docking there", alongside a thumbnail of a cruise ship near a coastal port. The bottom section is a still from the movie Back to the Future, where main character Marty McFly points forward with a shocked, recognizing expression, paired with the text "HEY, I'VE SEEN THIS ONE". The core joke draws an explicit parallel between the event described in the news post and the widely publicized incidents during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic where multiple cruise ships carrying confirmed COVID-19 cases were denied docking rights at numerous ports worldwide, triggering relatable unpleasant flashbacks for people who lived through the global pandemic period.

Per the provided additional information, this meme was originally shared on Reddit, categorized as a Reddit meme with the official original title "Flashbacks intensify". It is a derivative, user-created work that combines a screenshot of a real public Reddit news post with the popular pre-existing "Hey, I've seen this one" reaction meme template sourced from the Back to the Future film franchise, created to humorously comment on the obvious parallel between the hantavirus cruise ship incident and near-identical events from the COVID-19 pandemic.