@JP Steve – exactly what I came here to say. And Sherman’s Lagoon is so openly meta that this is actually the correct in-comic reason well. Filmore wouldn’t be afraid to say ’It’s Saturday. The arc’s over,’ if Jim didn’t have the other joke here.
They have fire (and smoke) under the sea here. This water is not wet – which makes sense. The pixels are dry, and even with a physical edition, the ink is dry.
The only time Hawthorne has ever spread positive vibes is by leaving.