Note: Closing out the “Something Fishy” story, which really turned out to be about other things.

(Mon) Saturday’s strip had that feeling for this adventure coming to a quick, “get out of town” ending. Mark delivers his epilogue today. Maybe Mark intuitively knew that local cops would do almost anything to gain the publicity and bragging rights of arresting a state senator. And maybe Klingons caused the train derailment. Or perhaps the story just got away from Rivera, so she brought it to a quick termination. Was this story about a fishing trip? Faulty trains? Toxic spills? Corrupt officials? Mark’s disregard for the law? Or all of the above?

Some critics have complained that Rivera is bad-mouthing Ohio. I don’t see it that way. Cherry simply wants Mark to get away from the toxic chemicals in Ohio, something she has recently had experience with, firsthand. Mark, on the other hand, mistook her comment for a slight against Ohio, itself. But he quickly corrected her. Of course, husbands and wives never misunderstand each other!