Tuesday, 27 September 2022

The one where John is unpleasantly surprised by the fact that Mike is the loudest protestor.

Panel 1: We find ourselves watching a news story about high school students blocking rush hour traffic.

Panel 2: The reason for the protest is the recent thirty percent hike in student bus fares. (This tells us that Lynn half-remembered what was going on when she was a follower.)

Panel 3: The reporter singles out the loudest of the protestors as the person he's going to feed dialogue to. It is, of course, Michel.

Panel 4: We switch focus to John doing a Danny Thomas spit take.

Summary: This is what animates things: John's freaking out because Mike "lied" and also because his own reputation might take a hit.