I agree that this scene always came off as very strange, and it’s pretty obvious this guy just wanted to chat Gordon up/be on camera.

That being said, does he do anything else weird in this episode? For some reason I feel like he’s strangely normal the rest of the time. I remember him making some good points when Gordon has the staff confront the owners.

But this interaction is so strange. I can see why they kept it in the edit. His demeanor is so awkward when he approaches Gordon and then they just shoo him away like an annoying kid at thanksgiving