I was thinking this too. If they (miraculously) weren’t seriously hurt, hopefully the experience was scary enough to keep them from ever doing it again. At most a safety lecture or a harsh scolding to reinforce the lesson.
I feel like Gene probably has privileges to scold Kevin too by now. Especially over something like this where they could have been seriously, seriously hurt.
I really love the ones where Gene steps up as Kevin’s stand-in dad – taking him to wrestling and camping and so on.That boy’s entire life is going to be better for it.
I want to give him a hug. Notice he doesn’t say “rich” or “famous” or even “successful”. Just “okay”. This feels like something in his life has made him genuinely worry that he /won’t/ be okay, and that’s not how a kid ought to feel.
“We’re actually just gonna make out. Like, a lot.”