
Apparently, not everyone at the circus feels that Tracy and Agent Ennen deserve to die (and maybe not everyone at the circus has a criminal record too). Fee Fi may be in the minority when it comes to that (and maybe he's just at the circus because it was either this or the pro wrestling circuit), but hey, he's the biggest guy around, so that's got to mean something. Of course, it could also be that Fee Fi doesn't want the tiger to get a tummy ache after eating all of that rich law enforcement food because for all we know, Fee Fi has to clean the tiger cage every day and doesn't want to have to clean up after this meal. The tiger momentarily held at bay, Tracy and Agent Ennen rejoice (or maybe they're checking out that brand spanking new television or dishwasher), but if I were them, I'd get moving on that escape plan.

Joy quickly turns to panic and fear when Tracy and Agent Ennen find that the cage door is still locked. (Really guys? You knew it was locked before. Pulling on the tail of a tiger is not how you unlock a door unless the tiger swallowed the key and by pulling on the tail really hard you can get the big cat to spit it back out. Oh where is Dr. Noll when we need him? I bet he would have had you out of that cage in a jiffy, and might have even had some sort of tiger repellent.) Fee Fi also seems to be having a little trouble as he's losing his grip on the tiger. In light of all of this, Tracy apparently decides to give up and instead of making some grand, heroic statement about how they'll be all right, they'll survive, or they'll come up with a plan, goes straight for "We're doomed!" (Though I must admit, I have liked these last panels lately. They're fun. The previous one looked like an ad for some sort of home appliance and this one look like the scene from an old horror movie where our two heroes have just encountered the pod people.) Of course, if he was really worried, he'd be on the lookout for that panther, which we can only assume is still prowling the cage. (Maybe they can't get to the locked door because of it, or maybe the panther is wearing the key around its neck. We'll probably never find out the truth.)
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