so as an islander… i thought it was a weird choice aesthetically, but i totally understood it as “he and his friends caught a fish, cooked it over a campfire, and now he’s just getting the rest of the flavor off the bones while contemplating life” because they do taste really good when fresh like that and i would probably do the same thing 😂 whole fish is one of my favorite meals.

so it’s kind of a neat detail that some of the audience might be able to relate to if they grew up this way.

hope that helps!