… through some emotions… Shock, Anger, Denial, Bargaining, Acceptance.
You can see them all on his various expressions…
Easy there, big guy, don’t hurt yourself! That head-swivel is reserved for those a little younger than you…
All righty then! Enough with the Mark-splaining… This is getting more tedious than usual!
The Daily Trail 
I think we have already accepted the fact that Doc and his fellow “wranglers” were about as smart as a bag of hammers, to borrow a phrase. But that’s old news. Age hasn’t improved Doc’s naivete any. And I’m giving up pointing out how ridiculous the image is of a “pile of rocks” covering up a hole that mostly goes straight down. Sort of like this story line, in fact.
And ANOTHER thing: Why would Mark feel the need to explain ANYTHING to JJ, other than to say “Hope you get used to enclosed spaces, JJ!” I wonder if Mark will scratch out an article over this adventure?