The 'First Time?' meme originates from the 2018 Coen brothers' Western anthology film, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. In the segment 'Near Algodones,' James Franco plays a cowboy facing execution for the second time. As he stands on the gallows, he glances at a fellow prisoner who is crying and asks the dryly comedic question, 'First time?' The image went viral as a reaction meme used to mock newcomers or 'noobs' who are overwhelmed by a stressful situation that the speaker has already experienced multiple times. It is widely used in gaming, finance, and everyday life to highlight the difference between a novice and a cynical veteran.